thought considers the matter to be ridiculous and that the debate should be focused on how to fight drugs instead. But‚ could it be that they are the same thing? Have our strict norms gotten in the way of solving this major societal problem? This essay will discuss the matter and it will also touch upon different views (for and against). Those for legalising drugs often use the argument that controlling the usage will be made easier. Creating a governmental monopoly on the goods will increase
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Jeremy Anderson TOK Essay Can a Machine Know? A machine is something that is manmade and essentially has no mind to think on its own. Therefore‚ when the question proposed is‚ “Can a machine know”‚ most people would answer by saying no‚ a machine can not know. The answer to this question is actually yes‚ a machine can know. If the question were changed from “can a machine know” to “can a machine know as much as a human”‚ the answer would be completely different. A machine can only know to the
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and are sensitive to light (cones) and enable black and white in darkness as well (rods). Perception begins with such articulate neural activity that is based on our expectations and experiences‚ or through top-down processing to accurately execute the recognition of a stimuli cognitively. The absolute threshold plays a crucial guise in visual perception as well. Absolute threshold enhances these perceptions to a more accurate result-the minimum stimulation necessary to detect a particular stimuli
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Can a Machine Know? Martin Eddy 6/5/10 TOK Essay Word Count: 1213 In today’s day and age‚ the question “Can a Machine Know?” is very important and relevant to what we are doing with machines in making them more and more humanlike and capable of human functions. A machine‚ as defined on Dictionary.com “is an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions‚ used in the performance of some kind of work.” That seems simple enough‚ not very complicated at all. But then if
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TOK Essay #1 – Connection between truth and belief Name: Marianne Janet Class: 12 IB 1 Date: 7 September 2012 Word Count: 1228 Culture is the set of rules and norms‚ both written and spoken‚ in which build an individual’s way of living. It affects mostly all parts of our life‚ as it shapes a person’s way of thinking. Culture has given a major role in our actions and it is likely to determine the basic intellectual settings. In short‚ culture teaches us the principle of life. On the other hand
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potential knowledge issues? To what extent do ethical considerations constrain the way the arts are created? To what extent do ethical considerations limit natural science experimentation and research? For more ideas‚ check out section 10 of the Essay Guide. d. What sort of real life situations can be drawn on? We’re interested in examples of where artists and scientists have been hampered (or encouraged) by ethical judgements. There are many ready-made examples for the natural sciences. For
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actions. I am going to explore this question in detail and provide three arguments for and against the use of capital punishment. I will also include various counter arguments to balance out the individual arguments. I will also make references to the TOK diagram at certain points by connecting reason and language as ways of knowing and the areas of knowledge will be ethics and psychology which lies in the human sciences. However‚ before I begin: for all intents and purposes I would like to state that
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represent unfound knowledge is there no way for it to be discovered? Different areas of knowledge argue against this idea. Human sciences allow us to perceive and have different observations of vocabulary. If vocabulary can hold different meanings and perceptions to different people and cultures this could potentially allow knowledge to break past the barrier of language. Language also holds its own set of rules. These rules (Context‚ comprehension‚ grammar...) can alter the meanings of words to once again
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empiricism and/or authority‚ than it is probably not true. When examining something to figure out if it is true or just believed to be true‚ it is really important to look at the four ways of knowing‚ which are: emotion‚ reason‚ language‚ and perception. If something that is believed to be true can be looked at through these four ways of knowing‚ then it is mostly likely true‚ and not just believed to be true. For example‚ it is true that I have‚ what is generally known as “red hair.” I perceive
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ToK: Sense Perception Essay Perception can be defined as one’s opinion and one’s interpretation. One of the forms of perception is sense perception‚ which is based on the usage of our five senses; the five senses being the ability to taste‚ touch‚ hear‚ see‚ and smell. The sense of taste allows us to differentiate and categorize sweet‚ sour‚ bitter‚ and salty. Touch gives us the ability to tell the difference of textures. The ability to hear allows us to identify sounds and speech‚ which plays
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