10. ’Through different methods of justification‚ we can reach conclusions in ethics that are as well-supported as those provided in mathematics.’ To what extent would you agree? One could argue that mathematics and ethics are the underlying essentials above which our society has based itself. Scores of cities have built their infrastructures using measurements and methods founded in mathematics. Our inherent ethical natures have catalyzed the great minds from ancient civilizations to create democracies
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Niki Ahmadi TOK Essay January 20‚ 2013 The Possession of Knowledge Carries an Ethical Responsibility “The possession of knowledge carries an ethical responsibility.” The challenge in understanding this claim lies in its broadness. Stated as such without qualification‚ the statement has no real context and cannot be confirmed or disaffirmed with any solid justification. This is the nature of language: words in and of themselves do not come with a history behind their meaning‚ the various ways
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Model ToK Oral Presentation Understanding the Vancouver Riots: a TOK analysis of the violence following the Stanley Cup Hockey Finals on June 15th‚ 2011 Objectives of ToK Oral Presentation Identify and explore a Knowledge Issue (KI) raised by a Real-life Situation (RLS) Show insightful thinking about KI‚ supporting ideas about knowledge claims‚ justifying thinking‚ making connections with ToK concepts Presentation should have two stages: an introduction and brief explanation
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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 actions in mind‚ one of the basic problems concerning the ethics of knowledge‚ is the question of “How to survive with knowledge gained?” What sort of individual and social responsibility does it require to have knowledge? We can expend this claim with further questions. The question of “What should the moral
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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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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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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 the issue
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Take a real life situation Extract a knowledge issue from the real life situation Analyze the knowledge issue (not the real life situation) From your own perspective From other perspectives Using ideas and concepts from T.O.K While analyzing other KI’s will be identified and analyzed The product of this reflection will then be applied back to the real life situation The application should also extend beyond the original real life situation to other areas Why do different people have different
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biased conclusions Areas of knowledge: - Discuss different areas of knowledge‚ e.g: - Arts: offending art - Human sciences: experiments‚ unethical business practices - Applications of scientific discoveries - Historical interpretations - Ethics?? Argument: - Arguments should be supported by examples from ways of knowing‚ areas of knowledge and personal experiences - Counter claims? - Explore different perspectives Personal voice: - Discuss when/if I’ve felt ethically responsible
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“The possession of knowledge carries an ethical responsibility”- Tanmay Dhanopia 11th C As we all know that possession of knowledge carries an ethical responsibility‚ sometimes both ethical responsibility and knowledge confuses us in making certain decisions. One fine morning I was sitting in my house’s balcony enjoying the lovely weather‚ I started reading a newspaper whose headline which was “the improvement in cosmetics by animal testing” attracted me as the whole article was providing details
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