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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influence humans through language‚ reason‚ and emotion. An assumption is made here that the Ways of Knowing help the Areas of Knowledge mentioned above serve their purpose. Furthermore‚ by reading the title I am making the assumption that it states that history solely concentrates on unraveling the past‚ while Human Sciences exclusively seeks to change the future. Nonetheless I claim that it is plausible that both Areas of Knowledge‚ with the help of ethics‚ emotion and reason seek to study and understand
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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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” (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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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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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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Is the possession of knowledge enough to place an ethical responsibility on the knower? My thesis is that knowledge in itself is value free and ethical responsibility is created by the value judgment of the knower. If the knower has decided to follow a code of ethics or interprets a piece of knowledge to contain moral dimensions‚ then knowing creates ethical responsibilities. However‚ possessing knowledge as such does not automatically create ethical responsibilities. In the following I will explore
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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 reason for this variation in thought can be due to the personal attributes of these individuals as opposed to others
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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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“When the only tool you have is a hammer‚ all problems begin to resemble nails.” 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
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