fifth way of knowing selected from intuition‚ memory or imagination‚ and explore the knowledge issues it may raise in two areas of knowledge. The study of Theory of Knowledge (TOK) indicates four distinct ways of knowing: sense perception‚ emotion‚ reason and language; however‚ in this essay I will argue for the inclusion of intuition as a fifth way
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IB Theory of Knowledge 12 6 December 2012 Intuition: A ‘Hybrid’ Way of Knowing Many have experienced a moment in which a decision was quickly made‚ based solely on these four simple words: It just felt right. There were never any supporting facts or even ample time spent to mull over the decision as any decision would normally require. The surprising result? The decision just happened to be spot on. Now‚ the odds of this occurring may seem quite low‚ even impossible. Call it
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When should we discard explanations that are intuitively appealing? Intuition and reasoning together lead the individual to personal truths. Intuition is man’s personal experience with knowledge‚ derived from the world order around him and his coming to know explanations to be true. Is intuition the most beneficial method of acquiring knowledge? Man’s instincts instruct him on how to feel towards an idea or concept‚ and whether to hold it to be true. However‚ these natural responses do not characterize
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unable to make sense of the world. We also need to take a closer look‚ at the nature of intuition. For some of our most fundamental beliefs seem to be more emotional matters of the heart than rational matters of the head. This gives us an agenda for the rest of this chapter. In the next three sections‚ we look at: 1. emotions as an obstacle to knowledge 2. emotions as a source of knowledge 3. intuition Emotions as an obstacle to knowledge Since emotions are an integral part of our mental
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principals‚ all consist of concepts that develop from intuitions. However‚ these intuitions are not able to develop as a result of prior experience. Fortunately‚ it is possible to intuit something a priori. An intuition of an object can occur before the actual experience of the given object occurs. One’s intuition contains the mere form of a sensory experience (Kant pp. 18-31). Human beings‚ through the slightest form of sensuous intuition‚ are able to intuit things a priori. However‚ because
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Knowledge is information that is understood to a point that it can be used as a skill to help oneself in certain situations. The reason that it is so highly valued is because it can be difficult to obtain. There is so much information in the world that not all knowledge can be known and acquired to benefit those who hold it. How does one learn knowledge? The topic I chose states that there are only two ways in which humankind can produce knowledge: through passive observation or through active experiment
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conscientiousness and depth of deliberations. On one end of spectrum is conscious‚ well thought of‚ rational decision making‚ in between “real world” bounded rationality and at the extreme other end‚ unconscious‚ without inference and or use of reason‚ intuition. Organizations should use the best available rational decision making process routinely under ordinary circumstance but one should be more conscientious‚ if potential impact of poor decision is known. One bad decision can impact whole organization
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starve.’ ‘I know that six minus four leaves two.’ Our experience of being confident that we are right in cases like those is often called intuition. Intuitive knowing seems to be a direct‚ convincing way of knowing‚ which needs no further argument. And it is a perfectly ordinary‚ everyday occurrence as those examples show. Are there such things as intuitions in religious matters too? Does a similar feeling of conviction in cases of religious experience also give us the right to say we know‚ even
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According to Peter Singer‚ ordinary intuitions allude to the commonly held moral convictions about something and might be true or false. Common intuitions thus apply across the board and are accepted by a large group who support a belief if they belief is or reject one that they are against. An example of a common intuition as illustrated by Singer is the notion that killing worse compared to letting someone die naturally. On the other hand‚ rational intuitions according to Singer are the neutral
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entrepreneurial intuition regarding business decisions is what allowed them to succeed the way they have. With that being said‚ decisions cannot always and purely be based on intuition – one’s ‘gut feeling’. This essay reputes the notion that all decisions involving huge outlays of capital are solely based on intuition. Although intuition is a highly significant contribution to decision making‚ rational analysis cannot be overlooked - which touches on Herbert Simon’s notion that intuition and rational
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