The four ways of knowing presented by the IB are all based on our conscious mind whose mechanism is known to a certain extent. However intuition‚ memory and imagination are part of our unconscious mind whose functioning is not yet proven till date. Memory is the function of storing and recalling information gained from experience. Whereas‚ imagination is the process of forming new ideas or concepts of external data not present to our senses. For a notion to be proposed as a way of knowing‚ it needs
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This power was very strong and meant that a certain person was chosen by God to be a King‚ Queen‚ or any position in high power. Both Eastern and Western Europe were very similar and contrasted in the way they used absolutism. In the body paragraphs below‚ it will be explained why they are similar and differ. There were some similarities between Eastern and Western European Absolutism. There was absolute rule in both parts of Europe. The monarchs had an insane amount of power compared to a more
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I always wondered what type of parent I would be… Would I be like my mother? Or would I make it up as I went along? I did not realize how much went into picking a style. Fast forward to less than a week after my daughter was born‚ I felt weak‚ unprepared and helpless; nothing like the mother I thought I would be. Reality had sunk in and here I was exhausted and responsible for making sure my daughter grew up to be a well adjusted member of society. I know my husband would say we are a “team” but
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Key Points Brylle’s Notes for Theory of Knowledge The Four Ways Of Knowing Perception‚ Reason‚ Emotion‚ Language The world is a confusing place in which we find a bewildering variety of different opinions. Our common sense picture of reality probably contains inaccuracies and biases that we are not aware of. We acquire knowledge about the world through language‚ perception‚ reason and emotion‚ but none of these ways of knowing can give us certainty. According to relativism‚ truth is relative
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WHICH CULTURE IS BETTER: WESTERN OR EASTERN “The Last Supper‚” the painting of Da Vinci illustrates the mental states of each subject and the expressions in a vivid manner and bring the subjects to life. Qi Baishi‚ a renowned painter of traditional Chinese painting‚ famous for painting shrimps could bring subjects to life within seconds. Both of them possess painting techniques which are extraordinary‚ but their styles are completely different. The famous Chinese painter Master Li Hongzhi
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[Comparison of Eastern and Western Philosophers ] Comparison of Eastern and Western Philosophers I will compare the Western philosopher Socrates to the Eastern philosopher Lao Tzu. These two philosophers had some things in common with their ideas and philosophies that they pursued. Socrates was a western philosopher that lived in Athens Greece and Lao was thought to be from what is now known as the Hunan province of China. Socrates Socrates lived in Athens which was a city that
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self or the existance of some kind of "soul" can be uncovered through both buddhism and hinduism and I consider these religions expressing either halves of the self. Buddhism reflects on the emptiness and impermanent self‚ anatman‚ as a way to lead to our "true" way of being which is nonexistance‚ while hinduism focuses on the true self‚ atman (the soul). I question how and why buddhism believes in no self yet believes in reincarnation and karma‚ I ’ve found that there must be some type of being
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per cent of those students are from Asia (DFAT 2012). Middle Eastern students are increasing strongly. Both of Asian and Middle Eastern students have similar learning styles --those students are from countries known as “Eastern Countries”. Eastern learning style depends on substantial aspects‚ for instance‚ memorization‚ while the learning style in countries like Australia‚ United States and European countries --also known as “Western Countries” depend on critical thinking. As a result of this movement
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Reason is a way of knowing in which we construct meanings together through modifying and improving individual opinions and ideas‚ in order to reach a plausible or logical conclusion. In other words‚ reason is the ability to help people decide what is true and what is not. Most of the time‚ reason is more commonly related to math and science subjects‚ where logic is put into place in order to obtain logical validity and justify claims. Through observations and experiments‚ we can prove‚ within reason
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2009). 9. "Phonics Reading School." Phonics Reading School. http://www.readingschool.ca/topsew_view.php?eid=1590 (accessed December 16‚ 2009). "ThinkQuest : 404 - Page Not Found." Oracle ThinkQuest Library . http://library.thinkquest.org/26618/en1.4.1=What%20are%20emotions.htm (accessed December 16‚ 2009). [10] Emotion as an obstacle to knowledge. Van de Lagemaat (TOK‚ 2003‚ pg 151) [11] http://psychdondero.com/Documents/IB%20Emotion%20Guide.pdf
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