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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TOK Essay – Final draft By: Sakshi Khanna 13B Word count: 1413 “That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.” – Christopher Hitchens. Do you agree? “Seeing is believing.” Evidence can clarify doubts in certain areas of knowledge and can bring about conclusions. These assertions and dismissals can be driven by emotion and bias‚ while some individuals prefer to choose reason and logic over emotion in coming to asserting something‚ that is‚ they tend to assert
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What Are The Literate Arts Good For? Miller asked a question in his text‚ The Dark Night of the Soul‚ which is asked on numerous occasions. ‘What might the Literate Arts be good for?’ Miller gives situations and reasons why we could say the Literate Arts are useless in today’s world. What might the Literate Arts be good for? I ask this question a lot nowadays too. When I go for an English class or see literary books‚ the question creeps into my mind unconsciously. In this modern world ‘reading
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of the art image- What makes art therapy unique? Although visual expression has been used for healing throughout history‚ art therapy did not emerge as a distinct profession until the 1940s. Given its short history‚ “art therapy” exists as a term that describes a collection of diverse practices held together by a belief in the healing value of art making. (American Art Therapy Association [AATA]‚ 2010) Though art making itself is inheritably therapeutic‚ it is the creation of an art object
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TOK ESSAY “Art is a lie that brings us nearer to the truth” (Pablo Picasso) There are different ways for art to portray elements of truth and lies; but what Picasso was mostly referring to with his quote was that art might be a representation of the truth however lies to the human eye in terms of perception. The word art is somehow “controversial‚ especially in contemporary philosophy” because it relies on different AOK’s and WOK’s. The main area of art focused to support Picasso’s quote
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ART During the course of this ART123 class we have learned a great deal about art. We have learned to understand what art is and how art may be different to each other. Art is expressed in several ways. We see art in our everyday lives like in our hair‚ clothing‚ and even our makeup but artist intend to express it through how they draw‚ what they draw‚ the color techniques‚ the fullness and the dullness of the picture and most of all their creativity. I was able to view a few pieces of art and
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Art Appreciation Essay By definition‚ art is the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination‚ typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture‚ producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power. In simpler terms‚ art is what we find to be pleasing to our senses. In my opinion‚ art does not have a true definition. Its definition is different for all of us. To me‚ art is a way for one to express themselves. Each piece of art means something
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Nicholas Crawford English 103 10 September 2014 The Literate Arts: What is the Purpose? As a student I have read several essays‚ all in different but connecting points of view that explore in depth the diverse ways of education‚ educating in the literate arts‚ learning‚ using the information‚ and applying it to life. In reading the controversial opinions expressed throughout these essays‚ the question‚ “What are the literate arts good for?” has crossed my mind more than a few times. Four authors
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The claim “There are no absolute distinctions between what is true and what is false‚” has been discussed for many years‚ and despite this fact people still haven’t agreed on a concrete answer. Some people deny the existence of “absolute truth” and believe that all points of view are equally valuable: this belief is called relativism. Others believe in the concept of “absolute truth‚” and say that we can distinguish true from false: this belief is called absolutism. In order to understand the claim
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Science does not as yet have a full understanding of the universe. However‚ it is suggested that with increased technology and theoretical advance‚ it may be only decades before this is achieved. Do you agree this is possible? What might be the consequences? Science is‚ at its heart‚ a quest; a quest whose goal is to create an understanding of the universe. In effect‚ science attempts to quantify reality. It does this in many ways; through experimentation and observation‚ through theorizing and
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