TOK ESSAY 8. Analyse the strengths and weaknesses of using faith as a basis for knowledge in religion and in one area of knowledge (ETHICS) from the ToK diagram. Faith comes from the latin terms fides and its etymological meaning is related to trust‚ (to trust is “fideres” in Latin). Faith is an understanding‚ a confident belief in a person‚ idea or thing that can’t be proven that does not rest on logical arguments or evidence. Faith is frequently related to the action of believing firmly in
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Tok Essay “We see and understand things not as they are but as we are”‚ this claim shows how much our beliefs and experiences changes how we view the world. Our beliefs and experiences are what make us who “we are”‚ therefore this are what influence on our ways of knowing. Since the ways of knowing is what shapes our understanding of the world and views then we can see things as “we are”. Examples of this would be: “The needs of the many outweighs the need of the few”(Star Trek II: The Wrath of
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” Examination session: May 2014 1‚232 words The Ways of Knowing are a sophisticated way of explaining how everyday people gain knowledge throughout the world‚ and discover our specific place in it. Whether it is Sense Perception‚ Emotion‚ Reasoning‚ or Language‚ they all serve as a vital part in our lives and guide the way we as people live. But how reliable are the ways of knowing? Abraham Maslow once said “When the only tool you have is a hammer‚ all problems begin to
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that! But what if I do not know if that something I am being open-minded about is true for certain? If that is the case‚ I shall have to investigate to what extent this idea is relevant to the truth. But what is truth? (I am starting to act like my ToK teacher…). So when I am questioning open-minded views‚ am not being gullible. In that case I am being… what is it called again… was it not something like scektical? No‚ I remember‚ it was sceptical. So‚ to improve my search for knowledge‚ I shall
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Hague Theory of Knowledge Essay May 2010 Word Count: 1‚599 “We see and understand things not as they are but as we are.” Discuss this claim in relation to at least two ways of knowing. In 1991 the Soviet Union collapsed‚ and it was the end of the Cold War. Who was responsible for ending the Cold War? Was it Reagan or Gorbachev? From all the sources and knowledge accessible shouldn’t we all come to the same conclusion? Even in history the use of perception and language changes the
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” (Christopher Hitchens). Do you agree? Theory of Knowledge Essay Qatar Academy Word count: 1269* words Rawand Helmi 10th of January 2012 Candidate number: 001368-068 *Footnotes not included People’s choice of belief is possibly one of the most intriguing topics one can study. The journey of gaining knowledge in itself is so dynamic and full of factors that one couldn’t possibly be able to analyze in full. In this essay‚ the question that is to be answered encompasses and questions
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study and understand the knowledge from the past to strive to change the future‚ but it is up to both historians and human scientists to use it to either better the future or discard it as just knowledge. The knowledge issue I will investigate in this essay was created by the knowledge stated above‚ which in turn leads me to question in what ways does History and Human Science use emotion‚ language and ethics to study the past and change the future. Knowledge from the past comes from studying our history
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Writing a TOK essay by Richard van de Lagemaat Theory of Knowledge for the IB Diploma Richard van de Lagemaat 978 0 521542 98 2 www.cambridge.org/uk/education/international/ib/tok/ For information on the author’s education consultancy service: www.inthinking.co.uk For information on the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme: www.ibo.org/diploma/ © Cambridge University Press 2007 Writing a TOK essay ‘Most people would rather die than think; in fact they do so.’ BERTRAND RUSSELL
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affect Ways of Knowing‚ and why‚ if at all‚ does answering this question matter in the first place? It is known that there are four means through which human beings acquire knowledge of their surroundings; the ways of reason‚ emotion‚ sense perception and language. However‚ are these entirely reliable? Different individuals possess different opinions of concepts and ideas‚ and this has not only been the reason of many conflicts and wars but has aided in‚ for instance‚ the diversity of art. The
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and wrong change over time. Homosexuality‚ for example‚ was acceptable the Ancient Greece‚ but in the 19th century England it was regarded an abnormal deviation and a crime. Thus‚ historical and cultural context shape people’s value judgments and perception of ethical responsibilities. Possessing knowledge may lead to ethical responsibilities also based on why knowledge is created and how it is used. Most would condemn a research project to create a biological weapon based on the poliovirus and approve
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