Early this month we finished our final TOK presentation. I did mine with Faizaan‚ and we chose to take up the subject of philanthropy. The real reason that people give in the first place is a very controversial and relevant topic‚ and so we thought it would make a good topic for a presentation. It was very important for us to be interested in the topic we were going to be presenting‚ as we would be spending so many hours doing work on it- we are both interested in business and aspire to become businessmen
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Sarah Lee Word Count: 1534 Shared knowledge‚ in common sense‚ refers to a body of knowledge that is commonly accepted or rejected by a collective organization (IB TOK guide). Personal knowledge‚ on the other hand‚ refers to a body knowledge acquired from experiences of a particular individual (IB TOK guide). Since human beings are political animals‚ as Aristotle aptly points out‚ as humans‚ we are born into a certain form of community or society. Being born into a society requires
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Do you have an awareness of your own perspective as a knower in relation to other perspectives? Several different factors affect an individual’s perception and understanding of their surroundings. It’s extremely difficult to separate one’s own perspective without relating it to other perspectives like that of religion and culture. Through my life experiences I have developed the ability to separate the two. I’m aware of my own perspective as a knower in relation to other perspectives and with my
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T.O.K Task: Discuss the problems of induction and give examples. You must include one example from your own learning experience. It would be an example you examined in one of your subjects‚ or it could be from personal experience. I think the first question we shall ask ourselves is: what is induction? Induction is the process of taking into consideration general observations or personal experiences and state them as general beliefs. On the other hand‚ deduction is made of general statements
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Mathematics Notes Introduction: * Characterized as a search for abstract patterns * The fact that if you take two of anything and another two you end up with four of that thing * Any circle no matter the size‚ if you take its circumference divide in by its diameter you end up with the value 3.14… * Mathematics not only gives certainty but practical value * Galileo: book of nature is written in mathematics * Mathematics also “leaves us with nowhere to hide” because
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The problem of Induction – Induction Science is supposed to be an empirical discipline which makes no claims beyond what has been observed. Therefore we have a dillema we could refuse to make any claims beyond what we observe and retain the idea of empirical science or we could defend the right of scientist to reason from the particulae to the genréral and accept that science is not strictly empirical. We could defend the right of science to reason from a particular to the general and accept
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Alexys Puch V B Titulo Prescrito: "Se puede progresar en las ciencias naturales‚ pero en las artes no es posible". ¿En qué medida está de acuerdo con esta afirmación? Escogí este título porque me interesa mucho como se progresa en la ciencias‚ debido a que las ciencias son un área que le tengo mucho interés‚ y además me gustaría saber si de la manera de cómo se progresa ahí‚ también se puede progresar en otras cosas también‚ en este caso en el arte. Cuestiones del conocimiento: ¿En qué medida
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Take a real life situation Extract a knowledge issue from the real life situation Analyze the knowledge issue (not the real life situation) From your own perspective From other perspectives Using ideas and concepts from T.O.K While analyzing other KI’s will be identified and analyzed The product of this reflection will then be applied back to the real life situation The application should also extend beyond the original real life situation to other areas Why do different people have different
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TOK essay Yoonhee‚ Ki Word Count: 688 “Doubt is the key to knowledge”. To what extent is this true in the area of knowledge “The natural sciences”? Natural science is one of the most remarkable achievements that mankind could have achieved because it gives us chance to step forward toward mysteries of the world‚ secrets of living organisms; furthermore it improves our quality of lives by offering convenient materials that our ancestors had never dreamed of. These
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knowledge prescribed titles Instructions to candidates Your theory of knowledge essay for examination must be submitted to your teacher for authentication. It must be written on one of the six titles (questions) provided below. You may choose any title‚ but are recommended to consult with your teacher. Your essay will be marked according to the assessment criteria published in the Theory of Knowledge guide. The focus of your essays should be on knowledge issues. Where appropriate‚ refer to other parts of
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