Question everything. Who do you trust for answers‚ and why do you trust them? It’s said that science seek the truth‚ but we can never be a hundred percent sure that something is true or false. The last decade‚ the production of new knowledge has increased significantly‚ at the same time scientific knowledge has become considerably more available and there is a lot of different scientific theories out there. This gives us the possibility to take informed choices and to have the power to make sure
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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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I. Identify and discuss three important reasons for the Crusades: including‚ names‚ dates‚ places‚ persons of interest‚ events‚ edicts‚ etc… One of the main reason for the crusades was to take back their holy land which was Jerusalem. Two main religions fought for the ownership of Jerusalem and they were Christians and Muslims. The Pope Innocent III was trying to expand the holy Roman Empire and reclaim the holy land from the Islamic Empire. This event lead to the start of the first crusade which
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SIX STEPS TO WRITING A GOOD TOK ESSAY: A STUDENT GUIDE STEP 1: SELECT A TITLE FROM THE IB LIST. Do not instantly seize upon a title that sounds appealing and plunge into it headlong. Instead‚ read carefully all titles (that is‚ all topics or questions) on the list. Which one allows you to demonstrate best your understanding of ToK issues and your own critical skills? Remember that you may not change the title to something else that you wish you had been asked‚ but must respond to what
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issues that create doubts in people’s minds and others that are left unanswered because the way they are is the way they will be. This causes uncertainty in these Natural Sciences and therefore this essay will focus on how certain one can be in the Natural Sciences. To begin with‚ there are various reasons to why we should not be entirely certain about the Natural Sciences‚ the main one being the fact that they are studied and brought to a conclusion by human beings. Humans tend to research deeply
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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 all examples and hypothetical
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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 Natural Sciences - How far do expectations influence observations? Alysia Francis In my opinion I believe that expectations influence or observations greatly. If we think something will happen we are more likely to look hard for it. If we want something to appear then it is more likely that we will think that we see it. An example of this is when people hallucinate. Someone is more likely to see a ghost if they believe or are expecting to see one. In natural sciences when looking
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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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