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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ethical responsibility? At what point in the process of knowing‚ if ever‚ is ethical responsibility created? - Is knowledge in some (or perhaps all) areas of knowledge without ethical dimension? Ways of knowing: - Perception – discuss how/if knowledge gained through perception carries ethical responsibility - Reason – discuss whether or not reason can be used to determine the limits of ethical responsibility and what is morally right and wrong exploration of moral theories? - Role of language
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and Evaluate Top-down and Bottom-Up explanations of perception (24 marks) Perception is a combination of both the physiological processes involved within the senses and the way in which the brain integrates and interprets the sensory information that it takes in. The two main explanations of perception prioritise the role of one or other of these different aspects. The bottom-up theory emphasises the importance of stimulus features in perception. The visual information that reaches the eye is thought
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The topic I chose to do my term paper on is Perception Checking. When using perception checking in the correct way‚ it can and will be a great tool that will help us communicate with each other. Social perception checking is the ability to understand someone else in your social group and others around you. When using the other source of perception checking‚ empathy‚ we come to have a clear understanding of most individuals that are being dealt with starting with the reason for their behavior and
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Yes. One of the factors biasing our perception is stereotypes. Stereotypes are generalizations based on a group characteristic. For example‚ believing that women are more cooperative than men or that men are more assertive than women are stereotypes. Stereotypes may be positive‚ negative‚ or neutral. In the abstract‚ stereotyping is an adaptive function—we have a natural tendency to categorize the information around us to make sense of our environment. Just imagine how complicated life would be if
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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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Why did we choose this topic? We think that knowing the past is an important thing – to understand what is happening and to prevent the “same” mistakes from the past. However‚ there is a slight problem in our knowledge of past. And that’s why we asked this question: ….. Real-life situation You might be thinking…why did they choose this topic? Isn’t it obvious that what we know really happened? Are they trying to show us some stupid conspiracy theories or what? So here comes the real life situation
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Emotions Emotion: A state of arousal involving facial and body changes‚ brain activation‚ cognitive appraisals‚ subjective feelings‚ and tendencies toward action‚ all shaped by cultural rules. Arousal- excited state; elevated state of emotion. (Can be positive or negative) Brain activation- electrical sparks; neurons Appraise- an act of assessing someone or something. Subjective feeling- feeling perceive by the person with the feelings Tendency to act- The action of being sad is crying
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– Arts Name: James Park Introduction: Essential Ideas & TOK vocabulary: In our culture‚ humans create certain objects for aesthetically pleasing reasons rather than of practical value. Creativity seems to distinguish human beings from other animals (highest and most satisfying form of human life. Arts include not only painting and sculpture‚ but dance‚ film‚ literature‚ music and theatre as well. What is art? Essential Ideas & TOK vocabulary: “What distinguishes worthwhile art from junk
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TOK Reflection: Mathematics To what extent is math relevant to your life and the lives of others you know and how can it become an even more viable area of knowledge. “In mathematics I can report no deficience‚ except it be that men do not sufficiently understand the excellent use of the Pure Mathematics.” Roger Bacon (1214-1294) Mathematics: the abstract science of number‚ quantity‚ and space; a subject considered by many to be useless‚ a waste of time‚ and too difficult. “When am
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