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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Question 7: “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. Louise Hansen IB candidate#: 000768-019 American School of the 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
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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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film entitled The Truman Show stops at nothing to depict just how much manipulation and traumatization can affect a human being. The motion picture presents Truman Burbank‚ a man who has been legally adopted by a television network and set up to live in a constructed set entitled Seahaven filled with fictional elements. He is shadowed by an estimation of five thousand cameras in order to be broadcasted 24 hours a day‚ not knowing he has been the star of his own television show for nearly thirty
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Allegory of the Cave/Truman Show Limited Knowledge‚ truth (or revelation)‚ reality‚ and idealism are some of the common themes expressed in Plato’s Allegory of the Cave and the film “The Truman Show.” The differences can be found in the way Plato allows some of the prisoners to remain unknowing‚ by giving them an almost fear-like stance involving the truth of their world‚ and how to free themselves. Another is that the “false” world is created on different premises‚ either to create a safe an
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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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figurehead Big Brother. Also‚ The Truman Show‚ directed by Peter Weir‚ represents a false utopia‚ similar to 1984 with the same idea of somebody watching someone’s every move. Both these works have similar themes. Because The Truman Show uses film techniques to illustrate an Orwellian theme‚ the film represents a worthy study‚ in conjunction with 1984. The importance of a higher power watching over someone is shown in both the Truman Show and 1984. The Truman Show’s a worthy of study to 1984 because
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1998 Peter Weir released‚ The Truman Show‚ an ingenious movie that urged viewers to reflect on ethics related to modern day television programmes and the media. His latest movie‚ released in 2003‚ Master and Commander was a gentleman’s action movie. Although the latter was much more entertaining‚ it is a movie that corresponds meticulously to Hollywood formulas. The Truman show is a movie that doesn’t relate to Hollywood formulas but does the complete opposite. Truman Burbank’s character doesn’t
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Both The Truman Show by Peter Weir and The Giver by Lois Lowry‚ have had an impact on the world. They both have constructed and changed the presentation of reality‚ and both characters realize their world is fake‚ they become disillusioned and search out the truth.But in the end they both seem to find out that there world are not utopias but dystopias. First the book The Giver‚ Every person’s life is carefully planned when they are born. People rarely make choices on their own.
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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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