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    Theory of Knowledge Essay (May 2013) Question Title Six: Can we trust our emotions in the pursuit of knowledge? Consider history and one other area of knowledge Mankind shares psychological phenomena known as emotion that is a natural state of mind deriving from a person.1 By means of this special ability‚ trusting our emotions in the pursuit of knowledge can be questioned‚ as it is a circumstance that involves only an individual‚ there might be an

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    Claim: Can we have knowledge independent of our culture? Counterclaim: All knowledge is based on our culture‚ without culture there is no knowledge. Culture is the characteristics of a particular group of people‚ defined by everything from language‚ religion‚ cuisine‚ social habits‚ music and arts. Since we come into the world‚ we become part of a culture. Our parents and guardians slowly push us into it‚ they teach us about values‚ traditions‚ religion and everything else that can be called culture

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    argue that teenage dating is merely an activity which will negatively affect academic effort and achievements‚ thus it is not beneficial. However‚ teenage dating is not something that can be discouraged. In other words‚ teenage dating has to be perceived as a natural step within the adolescence period; although we cannot force teenage dating‚ it should definitely not be discouraged. Numerous Korean parents oppose teenage dating‚ in concern of its possible disturbance upon academic achievement.

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    your hobbies‚ sports‚ and other activities and interests. Include information about how long you have been doing the activity‚ your level of competence at it‚ and your level of commitment: ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… * Have you ever volunteered for a service organization before? If yes‚ which one(s)‚ when and for how long: ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………

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    The first of Rene Descartes six Meditations is concerned with the possibility that our immediate perceptions of the external physical world that we either ignorantly or correctly call reality‚ may all in fact be a dream. Is the external world we believe to be our waking reality different to a reality we are programmed to be unable to perceive? Is it merely an intelligent deception of some sort‚ orchestrated by a cunning evil demon? This essay will attempt to question our capacity (or lack thereof)

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    Can we know when to trust our emotions in the pursuit of knowledge? Consider history and one other area of knowledge. When I make a painting‚ I use the knowledge I’ve gained from studying art‚ for example‚ combining colors‚ the uses of different media and different surfaces‚ and how to represent something so that it is recognizable to others. This means I use knowledge to implement the “how” of the painting. But what about the “what” of the painting‚ the content? For example‚ I draw faces

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    that we can from time to time trust our emotions in the pursuit of knowledge. And generally we presume that it may be possible to know when to trust emotions and that emotions can help us in the acquisition of knowledge. And you may challenge these presumptions. Maybe it is not possible to know when to trust our emotions‚ and maybe our emotions have a limited value in the pursuit of knowledge‚ but to what I aim to analyse is to what extent do our emotions play a role in the pursuit of knowledge.

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    BAFOKENG SEKALELI TOK ESSAY CAN WE HAVE BELIEFS OR KNOWLEDGE WHICH ARE INDEPENDENT OF OUR CULTURE? The main aim of the essay is to find out if we have beliefs or rather knowledge which are independent of our culture. To do my investigation‚ I am going to follow different areas of beliefs and culture that I need. Culture is roughly perhaps a range of activities which are cultivated as a pattern of behaviour in a group of humans over time‚ and the manifest

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    emotions help us in getting knowledge during the history? I think‚ that the best example of this will be war‚ as it’s always full of emotions‚ such as fear‚ pain‚ hope‚ sorrow‚ loss and others. All of them makes people’s minds unclear and spoiled so they can’t perceive the reality properly. For example‚ there is a story about the Second World War. One German soldier was in a special group of people who was walking through the villages gathering supplies. Once they have been ambushed by Russian partisans

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    We know with confidence only when we no little; with knowledge‚ doubt increases”. The quote used in the prescribed title was adapted from famous German writer‚ statesman and scientist‚ JW von Goethe. During his lifetime‚ from 1749 to 1832‚ knowledge that was supported by sufficient evidence was limited as was a majority of widely accepted scientific knowledge. Goethe’s quote seems unfitting for the era in which he lived with little readily available evidence to back his claim. Despite this fact

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