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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“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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“In the natural sciences progress can be made‚ but in the arts this is not possible.” To what extent do you agree? I agree with this statement. Definition of progress. Then define the natural sciences and the arts as knowledge and how it would lead to ‘progress’. Define about how progress can be made in science. When has progress been made using scientific methods. Etc (Physics exam‚ not prepared now‚ prepared in 6 months because you know more things) Have better understanding of the
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FEDERATION OF MALAYA 1948 Introduction The Federation of Malaya (Malay: Persekutuan Tanah Melayu) is the name given to a federation of 11 states (nine state sand two of the British Straits Settlements‚ Penang and Malacca) that existed from 31 January 1948 until 16 September 1963. The Federation became independent on 31 August 1957. It was reconstituted as Malaysia with the addition in 1963 of Singapore‚ Sabah‚ and Sarawak. History From 1946 to 1948‚ the 11 states formed a single British crown
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who assessed the essays‚ and whose individual reports form the basis for this subject report. In order to secure success for their students‚ schools are strongly recommended to ensure that this report and previous ones are read in detail by all TOK teachers‚ and the Diploma Programme Coordinator. The May 08 Subject Report‚ as the first Subject Report for the new assessment criteria‚ contained much criterion-specific advice and is particularly useful. Teachers are also directed towards the IB
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TOK 1. Persuasion through images.(IV) Images are often not appealing to reason‚ but to emotions. This is not to say that a lot of thought does not go into graphical expression‚ but that the images are all ways aimed at moving the viewer visually. For example a form of visual theatre‚ burlesque will often attack something by representing it so as to look inane. In this case there is an interpreting process going on‚ but the audience must necessarily have an emotional
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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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MOHD ARIFF ZAKWAN BIN ABDULLAH ZAWAWI M11C MY ToK MOMENT My TOK moment was tonight 02/02/12 when the year one students had a batch meeting at the mosque having some games to create a stronger bond between us. As usual this kind of thing made my instinct to escape getting bigger and stronger. So‚ I decide to sneak out from the program pretending that I had to make some important call. So I ask the permission of our class rep to go out for a while with my best friend. Then we straight forward
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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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