Title: TOK Essay 1/2012 Question: When should we trust our senses to give us truth? Name: Syaza Yasirah Bte Abu Bakar Class: P2 Index number: 14 Word Count: 1439 The Ways of Knowing of sense is related to empirical observation. From empiricism we might get facts‚ knowledge and truth. In this case‚ when our senses are reliable‚ it is defined as trust. Truth can be determined based on the three theories of truth. Although none of them is entirely satisfactory‚ each of the theories
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Alexys Puch V B Titulo Prescrito: "Se puede progresar en las ciencias naturales‚ pero en las artes no es posible". ¿En qué medida está de acuerdo con esta afirmación? Escogí este título porque me interesa mucho como se progresa en la ciencias‚ debido a que las ciencias son un área que le tengo mucho interés‚ y además me gustaría saber si de la manera de cómo se progresa ahí‚ también se puede progresar en otras cosas también‚ en este caso en el arte. Cuestiones del conocimiento: ¿En qué medida
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When I go shopping in Sydney‚ after I bought clothes and foods‚ they will give me plastic bags. Should plastic bags for shopping be banned by the Australian government? Claim: Plastic bags should be banned. Evidence: Point 1: ‘“These bags are junk‚ whether you want to call them biodegradable or not. They end up in the same place: blowing around the streets or in landfill‚” said Councillor David Shiner‚ a member of Mr. Ford’s executive who surprised many by introducing the ban.’ When people
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TOK Essay – ART PART 1 What is art? The definition of ‘art’ perhaps makes one of the most controversial‚ yet confounding topic of discussion; where it is observed that each individual definitely has a view point. Some are ardent supporters of their beliefs‚ while others choose to sit on the fence. Everyone has their own answer to –“what is art”. Majority agree with the idea that “art is a medium of expression”‚ which is probably one of the most stereotypical definition; but its overuse does
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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless‚ and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful. Samuel Johnson English author‚ critic‚ & lexicographer (1709 - 1784) Samuel Johnson wrote this about education. He was comparing‚ ignorant but caring‚ ethical people as opposed to educated and brilliant but selfish and antisocial people‚ Johnson was stating that‚ it is dangerous to educate people without a moral compass‚ or as former President Teddy Roosevelt once said‚ "To educate a
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Knowledge is generated through the interaction of critical and creative thinking. Evaluate this statement in two areas of knowledge. The way knowledge is generated is different among the various areas of knowledge‚ but the way we gain knowledge requires thinking‚ thought processes‚ and this may be either critical or creative. The two areas of knowledge I will be addressing are Natural sciences and the arts. The definition of critical thinking is to “judge” and thus implies the use of logical
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Instructions:- Read the following questions carefully and make your choice. Introduction to Marketing Research True/False Questions 1. Boeing commissioned Harris Interactive‚ Inc. to conduct a study to determine the aircraft preferences of fliers. Boeing did this because they understood the importance of continuously monitoring the dynamic marketplace and understanding the needs and priorities of Boeing customers. -TRUE 2. Informative capitalizes on the need for “recent” marketing
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discussing whether or not it is ethical to inflict death upon a human being regardless of the severity of his or her actions. I am going to 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
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produce knowledge: through passive observation or through active experiment. ’ ’ To what extent do you agree with this statement? Knowledge as an abstract concept1 is supposed to help us developing skills and the ability to think for ourselves throughout our whole life and obviously there are various ways to gain it‚ for example by observing the world around us or through active experiment‚ such as in the area of knowledge science. Producing and finding knowledge within
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knowing in the pursuit of ethical knowledge? Loftus suggests that memory‚ like liberty (i.e. freedom)‚ is something that can easily be manipulated due to its delicate nature. The title assumes that we can recall on past events in order to draw reasonable conclusions surrounding ethical issues. In order to understand the question raised in the title more easily it could be rephrased as follows; ‘Is memory a reliable way of knowing when drawing conclusions based on ethical matters?’. There are weaknesses
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