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    NAME: ALICE SENAMNIMOH-APPEA CANDIDATE NUMBER: FINAL TOK ESSAY DRAFT QUESTION: “There are only two ways in which humankind can produce knowledge: through passive observation or through active experiment.” To what extent do you agree with this statement? Knowledge as a whole is the total information one has acquired. Passive observation is the process of observation that one is not experiencing the event. It is not as dynamic as active experimentation because one just perceives the event and not

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    Can moral problems be solved in a completely algorithmic way‚ by following a fixed sequence of unambiguous‚ logical steps? In my opinion‚ it is possible that moral problems can be solved in a completely algorithmic way‚ either by following a fixed sequence of unambiguous or logical steps but the outcome may not be reliable for some extent. If the moral problem can be solve by using the algorithm‚ logically‚ there are only two approaches that enable it which is by the professional mathematician

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    Reason as a Way of Knowing

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    Reason is a way of knowing in which we construct meanings together through modifying and improving individual opinions and ideas‚ in order to reach a plausible or logical conclusion. In other words‚ reason is the ability to help people decide what is true and what is not. Most of the time‚ reason is more commonly related to math and science subjects‚ where logic is put into place in order to obtain logical validity and justify claims. Through observations and experiments‚ we can prove‚ within reason

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    Can One Be Moral

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    Can one be moral and not believe in God? Carolyn Jones PHI103: Informal Logic (GSK1219A) Instructor: Fabio Escobar June 11‚ 2012 Can one be moral and not believe in God? Let’s start by defining what it is to be moral or have morals. Morals simply is defined by Webster as “of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behavior‚” (Merriam-Webster‚ 2011) When you believe in a spiritual being this can play a major role in one’s moral belief. If one do not believe in God or a spiritual

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    Moral philosopher Immanuel Kant famously stated that lying was unequivocally immoral even in extreme cases like protecting innocents from a murderer. He believed this approach was implied by the moral system he developed. Later philosophers‚ however‚ work have pointed out that his metaphysical framework does not actually imply a rule this strict and Kant‚ of all people‚ made a simple logical misstep. The question of what Kant thought about lying depends on whether we are talking about Kant the man

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    Karthik Keni William Reckner Philosophy 22 30 November 2010 Kant: Formulas of Universal Law and Humanity Kant’s philosophy was based around the theory that we have a moral unconditional obligation and duty that he calls the “Categorical Imperative.” He believes that an action must be done with a motive of this moral obligation‚ and if not done with this intention then the action would hold no moral value. Under this umbrella of the “Categorical Imperative” he presents three formulations that he

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    would miss the most if it were taken away‚ the majority of people would respond with the obvious choices of sight or hearing‚ but how many people would think about our sense of language? Language affects our lives in ways that we do not often realize. In the essay “How Language Shapes Thought” Lera Boroditsky argues that many of our cognitive abilities are enhanced‚ or hindered depending on the fundamental structure of our system of language. I found that Boroditsky used much of her own research in order

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    Kant how are imperatives possible” In this passage Kant is stating is believes about imperatives by saying that in order to make a morally correct decision‚ there is a universal law that complies with all humans that can rationally think ‚ this law is not based upon humans own desires. Kant imperatives deal with universality consequently he stated that it is immoral if a rule cannot be made into something that all humankind can follow. For example if I say "I will never keep my promises"‚ this

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    We Can But Should We?

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    We Can But Should We? Healthcare is an ever-changing entity and technology is constantly advancing. This technology can be both good and bad and‚ while most technology is thought of as a good and positive advancement‚ some technology is not. Pros and cons must be weighed in an effort to determine what works and what does not with regard to healthcare technological advancements. As the advantages and disadvantages of Quick Response (QR) coding are weighed‚ one would be able to make a good‚ educated

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    <Date> Schools of thought The date is 2023 and the world of psychology has changed so much over the years. When people look back to the beginning of psychology they cannot believe the schools of thought that was written about. This paper will take you on a journey through the birth and life of psychology. You will see how one school of thought lead to another and how we got to The School of today called Successism. Travel back in time to see how we got to where we are today and taking a little

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