To what extent is the truth different in mathematics‚ the arts and the ethics? María Inés Zelaya Luque Theory Of Knowledge Essay Teacher: Lesa Raber Date: Thursday 18 February 2010 Word Count: 1‚588 Cadidate Number: 003741-011 The world “Truth” is more an adjective rather than a noun. There are true statements true evaluations and true reasoning but not a reality that can be called “The Truth”. Therefore when we consider
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Ful lco l o u r editi on Theory of Knowledge for the IB Diploma Richard van de Lagemaat Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-66996-3 - Theory of Knowledge for the IB Diploma Richard van de Lagemaat Excerpt More information 1 The problem of knowledge ‘It is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions.’ T. H. Huxley‚ 1825–95 ‘The greatest obstacle to progress is not the absence of knowledge but the illusion of knowledge.’ Daniel Boorstin‚ 1914–2004
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SAMPLE TOK ESSAY GUIDE Knowledge claims must be filtered through the critical lens of reason. Do you agree? Understanding the question: The Q reminds us of Socrates’ saying: ’The unexamined life is not worth living.’ What did he mean? Should we question everything‚ even at the expense of our own personal (and social) happiness and sanity? The openness of the Q allows you to look at numerous knowledge claims (make a list in advance) and what they attempt to establish. At first glance‚ wouldn’t
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the way I do. They do not get the same image as I do‚ they do not have concept of color especially if they were born blind. The artist Esref Armagan is an example that it is possible to have images of the world in your head without having visual perception‚ images of the way the world is perceived to those with vision‚ “He paints houses and mountains and
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5. What is it about theories in the human sciences and natural sciences that makes them convincing? Man has always struggled to understand the world around him and‚ as a result‚ has relied heavily on the sciences. The sciences first became popular in the Greco-Roman era and from then have continued to develop and ultimately diverge into two separate subjects‚ human and natural sciences. Each of these has further diverges in which there can be up to fifty categories within each subject. However
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To what extent does personal or ideological bias influence our knowledge? How would one rate the effectiveness of their personal experiences or ideological bias on their knowledge claims? Most people would think their knowledge claim is a true belief‚ but without some form of proof‚ data‚ or authority verification it is not a true knowledge claim. It is known that what distinguishes knowledge from belief is truth‚ but if you only believe a portion‚ it may be true or false. Therefore‚ it should
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The traditional TOK diagram indicates four ways of knowing. Propose the inclusion of a fifth way of knowing selected from intuition‚ memory or imagination‚ and explore the knowledge issues it may raise in two areas of knowledge. The study of Theory of Knowledge (TOK) indicates four distinct ways of knowing: sense perception‚ emotion‚ reason and language; however‚ in this essay I will argue
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MAY 13 3.“THE POSSESION OF KNOWLEDGE CARRIES AN ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY” Prof. Dr. Mümtaz Turhan Social Sciences High School EYÜP KUN / 003280-047 “THE POSSESION OF KNOWLEDGE CARRIES AN ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY” Candidate name: Eyüp KUN Candidate number: 003280-047 Testing Session: May‚ 2013 Word count: 1263 MAY 13 3.“THE POSSESION OF KNOWLEDGE CARRIES AN ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY” Prof. Dr. Mümtaz Turhan Social Sciences High School EYÜP KUN / 003280-047 Bearing the individual
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is the lens through which we evaluate the world. Given that the word “see” in the prompt stands for sense perception and “understand” stands for interpretation and meaning‚ our identity‚ which consists of our biological personality‚ social class‚ upbringing‚ and life experiences‚ shapes much of the reality that we hold to be true. This can be seen in our use of rationality and sense perception as ways of knowing. Politics are an example of the way in which one’s identity shapes one’s reasoning
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Wednesday‚ April 11‚ 2012 Madee Vasa TOK essay #3 Do words have meaning or do we give them meaning? In Shakespeare’s Hamlet he wrote: “There is nothing either good or bad‚ but thinking makes it so.” What Shakespeare is saying in this quote is that everything in the world is only an inanimate presence until we bring it to life with our thoughts‚ which lead to perception‚ which then leads to actions. This can be applied also to language and the meaning of words. Do words really have a fixed
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