Tok Emotion Essay

Tok Emotion Essay
Veruska M. B. November 18, 2011 TOK Mr. de Silva Grade 11 OSC TOK Essay: How do Perception and Emotion Contribute to our Knowledge of the
World? Perception is broad concept, often defined through various contexts. Similarly, emotion has assorted definitions. These concepts differ in their
timing in the world, for without the initial perception, emotion is a non–existent concept. And without such commodities our knowledge of the world
would cease to exist. For our perception and emotion influences the other ways of knowing (WOK) immensely such as reason and language.
Perception is how we perceive our surroundings, and the world. It's often defined in 5 stages: The sensing process, integration, analysis, reaction and
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My emotion of sadness, led me to believe that my mother must be lying to me, because the sadness and anger obscured the truth. I was so
absorbed in emotion and denial. On Monday, I waited at the bus stop and missed two of my classes. My judgment was so clouded; I simply rejected
my perception, my knowledge, because of my strong emotion. Because of all the happiness Simon brought me, I could not let him go. Having it been
so long ago now, I have a different emotional response whenever Simon is brought up. The emotion of sadness is still there, but it does not cloud the
knowledge I gained from the experience of the loss. In conclusion, perception and emotion contribute to our knowledge of the world, in both its
filtering of knowledge, and its positive reaction. Emotion and perception can both suppress knowledge not wanting to be obtained in a moment of
strong emotion. But it can also be a strong positive influence in an area of creativity and individuality. The examples of art class and the death of Simon
both exemplify such occurrences in my knowledge of the world. Works Cited Brennan, Samantha. "Thinking Positive". Perception and Intuition, a life
long challenge. http://www.positive–thinking–principles.com/definition–of–perception.html "Definition of Emotion". Answers.Com. http:/
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Tok Essay
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, and have enabled our generations to uphold these same moral principles. While both these studies are so readily
used today, when comparing them it is essential in understanding at the same time the disparity between the two subjects. The...show more content...
Using whichever ethical lens that you feel encompasses your morals/values (deontology, utilitarianism, altruism, etc.), you can ultimately reach sound
conclusions. But even so, there are so many more aspects to consider, especially when dissecting an ethical issue. So how can we then determine any
"general" conclusions to ethics? By this, I am in essence making a referral to some sort of a general consensus to a universal query. It is up to the
individual who is asked, is it not, on how they perceive the argument, and how they react to it? Can we therefore begin to view ethics as an intrinsic
human reaction, a way of immediate analysis, or even the societal expectation that we carefully scrutinize every situation placed before us before
concluding? This unique interpretation of ethics could completely reform how conclusions are made and what they might entail. If we take for
example abortion, it is known that abortion is not a subject in which there are clear–cut solutions. I stand firmly with my belief that the choice of
abortion is rightfully entrusted to women, but then again, I share a personal connection with this abortion issue. My mother, who in every way is my
idol, has a sickness which inhibits her body's ability to function at certain times. Three years ago, she became pregnant. Doctors predicted disabilities
the baby could have due to medications my mother was taking. I admire my mother for her courage and

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A model is a simplified representation of some aspect of the world. In what ways may models help or hinder the research for knowledge?
A model by definition is "a schematic description of a system, theory, or phenomenon that accounts for its known or inferred properties and may be
used for further study of its characteristics"(source) that implies that a model is supposed to be a helping hand while searching for knowledge in any
subject. Sometimes however models can appear to be quite confusing as they are to general or too far away from real life situations. So how and in
what way models can help and hinder the search for knowledge in natural sciences, human sciences and arts I am going to argue in the following essay.
In school we...show more content...
However the models of art only help us in the search for artistic knowledge. However logically anyone can differentiate between a Picasso and a
Monet as the differences are easy to be seen but it takes a lot of study to empirically know the different models.
That means we can only understand and use the models if we understand art so to a normal human being that does not want to have a deeper
knowledge about art and its backgrounds and the fine borders between the styles those models are useless. In this case they are too subject specific
for someone to use. Models can also be interpreted as being rules about how to specifically draw or paint something so that it is art. A good example
for that is the Mona Lisa by Leonardo DaVinci. Although he drew a women in a realistic way, her eyebrows are missing, which lets people detach
from the painting emotionally as she seems less human in a way. In the Arts models can also be something different. A very good example for that
would be the Mona Lisa by Leonardo DaVinci. His model we assume was a woman or a man that must have looked just like an everyday person,
however DaVinci whether on purpose or not left out any emotion and lets the person appear extremely emotionless and cold. In this way the art work
hinders us from knowing more about the intentions of this painting and also about the person being drawn. However this is a trigger for people to want
to find out more about this painter and

Tok Essay -- Emotions vs Reason
TOK Essay
Reasoning and Emotions and the quest for Knowledge
19th century English philosopher Samuel Taylor Coleridge claimed that "deep thinking is attainable only by a person of deep feeling", thereby
implying that emotions, or "deep feeling", play a key role in the quest for knowledge and the ability to reason, or, the ability to think deeply.
However, day after day I am confronted with evidence contradicting his statement, and, although I do my best not to have biased perception, I do not
see much in support. Emotions cause me, day after day, to make poor decisions while a little voice in my head – a voice I like to call reason – urges
me to act differently. The first example that comes to mind is the fact that I am currently working...show more content...
He would enquire: "what would push you to the desire of opening that door? You have no more passion and no more hope of achieving happiness."
The reason why, for Coleridge's supporters, emotional energy plays such a key role is that happiness is the intrinsic finality of the human life:
everything the individual strives for. But the wish for happiness is not the only driving factor. Curiosity, assuming it is an instinct, will still be present
in your chemical structure once emotions removed and therefore encourage you to open the "knowledge door", or, take the red pill. Thus knowledge is
achieved. However I must admit that this illustration is a simplified version of the 'truth'.
It is in fact heavily based on the presumption that knowledge in one entity with one outcome. But as we know, knowledge exists in distinct areas and
can take many different forms. The 'truth' is that in our ten by ten white room, there would not be just one "knowledge door". There would be
thousands, or even millions, behind which lay many different paths; paths which often intersect with that of "happiness". These may lead to knowledge
that varies from learning to play football to a solution to world hunger. So then, how would you know which door to choose from? Being an individual
who relies purely on reasoning, you might

Tok Sense Perception
To what extent is sense perception a good foundation for reliable knowledge?
Sitting in this classroom today, I can see different things around me, smell different smells around the room, feel the keyboard underneath my
fingertips, taste the apple I had during lunch and hear all the different sounds coming from all different people in the room. I can say I know this to
be true because we perceive the world through our five senses: sight, sound, taste, touch and smell. Knowledge is what we learn, what we gain from
our own experiences and what we understand from other people's interpretations. Our senses provide us with a journey, which we are able to take or
reject.
Trusting our senses comes so naturally that we don't realize what...show more content...
Appearance and reality can be very tricky to distinguish. I remember asking myself last month when I was very happy, is this real, or is this what I
want my life to be? Without knowing, without realizing we prove to ourselves what is real and what is not by using the tests truth. When I was told
about this, I didn't even know what the tests of truth were. The first one is confirmation by another sense, if something looks like an apple and tastes
like an apple, then we would conclude that its an apple. The reason we would use this is if one of our sense are wrong, like for example dry ice, when
you look at it is steamy so we would say that it is hot, but in fact if you touch it, it is cold.
The second test of truth is coherence. When you see something that doesn't fit into what you expect from experience of the world then you are most
probably mistaken. For example when I was a little kid I used to spin around in circles until I was dizzy, and when I stopped I used to see the world
spin around me. Although when I was not dizzy I knew that, that wasn't true. Finally the third test of truth is independent testimony, testimony of other
people. For example when I have put my mom's phone on the table and I have seen it there, and when my mom asks for it, and its not on the table I
ask my brothers and sisters to prove that they saw it there as well and my mom is most

Tok Essay Ways Of Knowing
Tok Essay Ways Of Knowing
Using one way of knowing is not enough if you want to determine if something is true or if something is believed to be true. The different ways of
knowing are sense perception, reasoning, emotion and memory.
Plato once stated that knowledge is "Justified true belief" which just goes to show that in order to obtain knowledge, we need to know certain thing
as a fact, not belief. When we believe something is true, we do not know it for certain. We just have faith in the fact that it is true. To test if our
beliefs are real and true, we can use the different ways of knowing to confirm or abolish our beliefs. However these ways of knowing each have their
own advantages and disadvantages.
Sense perception is...show more content...
Another part of reasoning is proportion. Putting something in proportion gives us a more accurate view of something we are trying to find out.
However, this can make reasoning fallible because external forces can influence it.
Emotion is a very flawed way to make the distinction between belief and truth. This is because things that influence us very easily mislead our
emotions and so we cannot determine a truth by only using our emotion. For instance some person that loves to play video games might start to
dislike it because he keeps losing. The more times he loses the more upset he gets and the more he starts to dislike the game. Pretty soon he might
lose interest and start to dislike video games altogether. It is also very easy to cloud people's judgment by playing on their emotions causing them to
hold a false truth or belief.
Memory is another fallible devise used to distinguish truth from belief. The older you get the harder it is to recall things set early on in your life, or
even earlier that same day. This poses a very big problem because sometimes when you have to identify someone that you have only seen once, you
could have major difficulties recalling their features. For instance, in a police investigation, the victims usually have to give an accurate description of
the suspect. Speaking from

Ever since the beginning of the Revolution of science, the western world has valued the scientific improvement over any other, placing scientific
theories and leaders on the base above their equals in lower sectors of society such as leaders within the business sector or governmental leaders,
which leads to the question: Why is it that the Sciences and theories are held in such as great respects? With the two different areas of knowledge what
results and consequences, do these two different sciences utilize methods such as observation, empirical evidence and the scientific method, in the
development of theories? These two areas of knowledge have key differences at their conclusion, which leads to their differences in their ways that they
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Scientific theories are not always completely reliable. But then again why do people think that certain theories are so definite that they have settled
with the theory being true? A reason for that could be that scientific method that the scientists develop to apply their respective theories and
conclusions are so reliable that we even put our confidence into it. One of the ways of knowing, Reasoning is what the theories in natural sciences
mostly rely on and where the scientific methods are developed from. The method of testing observations, and having reliable and consistent results, in a
process which many participate and improve based upon describing in objective matter. There are several theories that we have come across, one of
them, which involves chemistry is the "collision theory". The theory itself provides a great explanation to why chemical reactions occur and reasons
for the reactions to vary for multiple reactions. Experiments that are performed by a class showed the same results, with the statement as the
concentration of the reactants increased, the same it did to the rate of the reaction. This was a simplified view on this problem, as it demonstrates the
strengths of the scientific method and what the result comes with the theories with natural sciences; in which repeated trials produce the same results,
which will in turn strengthen the theory more. This way, the theories in natural sciences are convincing, because the theories are

Tok Essay
To what extent do personal attributes affect Ways of Knowing, and why, if at all, does answering this question matter in the first place? It is known
that there are four means through which human beings acquire knowledge of their surroundings; the ways of reason, emotion, sense perception and
language. However, are these entirely reliable? Different individuals possess different opinions of concepts and ideas, and this has not only been the
reason of many conflicts and wars but has aided in, for instance, the diversity of art. The reason for this variation in thought can be due to the personal
attributes of these individuals as opposed to others. A personal attribute is a 'characteristic quality or feature of a person or thing'1...show more content...
Gender, for instance, is a major factor in a person's vision. To detect color, a human being requires of three light sensing proteins, two of which are
found in the X chromosome; therefore, men have only one of these proteins while women have three. This also accounts for the loss of sight – it is
more probable for a man to lose it completely than a woman, and hence, their other senses will be most likely heightened by the loss. It is also
found that 'color blindness in African and Asian populations is less common by half,'5 and although the reason is unknown, it is figured it must be
due to race or possibly even culture. Equally, there is a machine that emits a sound that is referred to a lot as the 'Mosquito', which we have often
mentioned in Theory of Knowledge class. This apparatus has many uses; the one we discussed in class referred to a certain tone that is placed in shops
to scare away loitering teenagers due to the annoying high–pitched sound it emits that older individuals cannot hear. However, it is also used in
teenagers' benefit as a ringtone 'on their cell phone to alert them when they've got a text message so the teachers can't hear it.'6 The same effect
probably works in the class with the television. When it is connected to the receptacle, Mr. Bromley cannot seem to hear the high–pitched sound it
emits that bothers all the students in the class. The ears and hence, the hearing of people deteriorate with age, causing age to be a vital example as to
why

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 will be theatre and what philosophical role it plays in our everyday society, do we really need it,
and is theatre the true or false image of reality? It is evidently challenging to make any sense out of this quote especially when the truth can...show more
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It is commonly known that theatre is mostly connected to political or spiritual ideologies. Arthur Miller's The Crucible, takes a historical fact and
turns into a political play based on the Salem witch trials; can the truth be seen in this play? Yes, mostly because of the main historical debate
described in the play involving Wiccan cult versus Christianity and it is known to be based on cultural concerns. "The play can be seen as symbolic
of the paranoia about communism that pervaded America in the 1950s" . Thus, Miller's play on the witch trials in Salem originates from the true
events however is projected with false pretenses. Aristotle's Poetics have six elements for theatre and there are surnamed Plot, Characterization, Idea,
Language, Music and Spectacle. These elements represent the keys to a theatre performance, however where is the psychology in that? One theatre
genre that can be an absolute opposition to Stanislavsky's perception of theatre is known as the Theatre of the Absurd. The theatre of the absurd
does not follow any guidelines concerning the techniques of theatre, which is why it is a good example because absurdity does not have any true or
false, it is a bit chaotic and strange at the same time. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Websites "A Philosophy of Theater В« " East of Mina. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan.
2011.

The Historians Task Is To Understand The Past
"The historian's task is to understand the past; the human scientist, by contrast, is looking to change the future." To what extent is this true in these
areas of knowledge?
Colegio Franklin Delano Roosevelt
November 13 2013
May 2014 Exam Session
Word Count: 1600
Humans have come to accept that History by mere definition is the exploration and study of history whereas the Human Sciences are defined as the in
depth study of social, biological and cultural aspects of human beings. As humans we have used and accepted this two Areas of Knowledge, to interpret
and understand the world around us. History and Human Sciences seek to influence humans through language, reason, and emotion. An assumption is
made here that...show more content...
Since our knowledge is primarily based on intuitions and assumptions as to what a person's behavior is going to be5, it can then be inferred by
historians what will happen in the future.
Although historians seek for evidence to substantiate their facts, there are times were no physical evidence is found therefore they discard their
evidence as merely a myth or relate it to other accounts who share a similar believe. Nonetheless historians, who fail to seek into the past to
substantiate their viewpoint, don't necessarily neglect the idea of using the evidence found to better the future. When a historian is successful at
achieving his goal and writes a successful review on a historical event it is then when he reasons as to whether the information can be applied to the
future to make an improvement or if it should be discarded as another piece of evidence of our history's past.
On similar concept, Human Sciences also study the past to try and change the future. Anthropology as a branch of this AOK cultural anthropology6
studies the cultural and social variation among the different communities and races in the world. Back in the past there was a misconception as to what
cultural anthropology studied.

TOK Knowledge Essay
The claim "Knowledge is nothing more than the systematic organization of facts," has many flaws in its implications. All of the knowledge that we
gain as ToK knowers cannot be considered infallible fact. The term "fact" implies that the statement or claim can be reinforced with substantial
evidence and can be proven, and we have learned that almost any information can be considered knowledge, no matter how subjective or specific the
information is. Given that an individual is defined by having a specific and unique way of thinking and perceiving the world, most of the knowledge
gained in several different Areas of Knowledge are heavily dependent on the perspectives of the individuals under examination. Both the Areas of
Knowledge of Ethics and Human Sciences have many ambiguities when it comes to organizing and legitimizing this data. This leads the knower to ask,
"What makes information factual in terms of ToK knowledge?" It can be proven through Ethics and Human Sciences that knowledge is not the
systematic organization of facts, but the systematic organization of collective data to show trends and patterns. Ethical boundaries and impressions are
subjective to every individual, and the public ethical boundary must be based off of the accumulative average of the environment. There is not a
factual "This is right" vs. "This is wrong" because no single human being has the authority to make such a statement. In fact, it is this basic ethical
disagreement that has led to

TOK Essay
Jeana Joy Tan
Belief has been described as "certainty about what cannot be seen". Does this statement hold true any, some or all areas of knowledge?
Over the years, philosophers have tried to grapple with the concepts of belief, certainty and knowledge. Despite numerous controversial claims and
arguments that come from both sides, we have yet to come upon a general consensus. However, the contention here is that belief can contribute to all
areas of knowledge.
Even though belief can be associated with all areas of knowledge, it is a complex concept that exists in different degrees and preconditions. Therefore
not all kinds of beliefs can contribute to knowledge as there are certain limitations we need to be...show more content...
This is a reasonable belief and we can therefore conclude that he has now attained knowledge. This explanation can also be illustrated using the
education system itself. Every day, students go through the same mundane activities in school; they sit in classrooms and listen to endless lectures that
range from the sciences to arts. Do they question the teacher's knowledge of which is imparted to them and insist that the teacher provide substantial
evidence to the reliability of the source of their information? Most often not, as this would be rather ridiculous. Though we should not abandon the
inquisitive mind, we can't expect our teachers to take us to the volcanoes to believe that volcanic eruptions are real nor can we expect to be taken back
in time to witness the Civil War to believe that it happened.
One can also attain knowledge through reason. In our daily lives, we are constantly using reason to gain a deeper insight into the immediate evidence
of our senses. Reason is a powerful source of knowledge as it gives us certainty about what cannot be seen and is rationalism's fundamental
philosophy of life. To be able to reason based on a logical and rational premise is crucial to arriving at a conclusion that serves its purpose of increasing
our knowledge. Rationalists like RenГ© Descartes are particularly impressed with areas of knowledge such as logic and mathematics,

What are the advantages and disadvantages of Sense Perception as a Way of Knowing?
What is Sense Perception? Sense Perception is our primary Way of Knowing. It includes all our 5 senses– sight, smell, touch and taste. It is the reason
we are what we are today as the human race, the most advanced species on this Earth. It is our basic point of entry into this world. For example, as
a child we see people walk and the way they walk and without reasoning it out we learn how to walk, or sitting on a chair, we don't ask why he or
she is sitting on the chair we just know that a chair is meant to be sat on. This is why I say it is our 'primary' Way of Knowing, and then comes reason,
emotion and language. Even though there are several advantages...show more content...
Therefore, how reliable is Sense Perception on its own? Not very. In fact it can be deceiving on its own.
Sense Perception is a very superficial Way of Knowing. And ipso facto it can lead us to many truths but all very superficial in nature. For example,
when we see a table a dog, we know it's a dog because we've taught about it or read it in books when we were a child; the truth is it's just a dog. Now
take for example a sick dog, Sense Perception alone cannot lead us to the fact that it is sick, we see certain symptoms which can tell us if it is sick
or not, for example if it is lying in a certain way we reason it out as to why it is lying in that particular way, is it normal or abnormal? Therefore the
truth that Sense Perception alone could tell us was just the superficial truth.
Sense Perception is often intercepted by our other Ways of Knowing – Reason, Emotion and Language. We watched a video in class about
eye–witnesses and how they detect the culprit among all the suspects. This was a very fascinating video about a woman who was raped by an
African–American and while she was being raped she managed to get a very good look at the persons face. After surviving the horrendous crime,
after a while she was called in to look at a series of pictures of suspects, she identified a picture as the culprit. Then later she

|TOK Essay Title : "That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence" Do you agree ? | |Word Count: 1240 Words |
Evidence is a thing or things that help in attaining knowledge. The statement "that which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without
evidence" means that it is possible to confirm and dismiss the same if there is no evidence or proof to form an undebatable judgement. In this essay I
am going to analyse this quote from the prospective of different Areas of Knowledge. I will proceed in this way because they...show more content...
high unemployment or high inflation)?" There are two main schools that present this issue: the Keynesians argue in demand policies while New
Classicals argue that supply management policies allow a long–term improvement in these deficiencies. The question that arises from this reasoning is
the following: "Is there then a "true" theory and a "false" one?" The answer is No, as both these contrasting theories are based upon reason and
sense perception. However, to a degree they also dismiss the other theory. In fact, as the discussion is about which theory is best for governments to
improve its macroeconomic deficiencies, there can be only one theory that respect this statement. Here again it is shown how a scientific claim based
upon reason and sense perception is not necessarily true as it can be displaced by another theory based upon other evidence. Therefore, in this Area of
Knowledge I agree with the statement "That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence". A key knowledge issue is
the counter argument to the underlying assumption of the title. If one is to base an argument or a knowledge claim on the need to provide evidence,
then one must also provide evidence to dismiss a competing argument. What this means is that in order to dismiss an assertion, one would indeed
require evidence in order to prove the dismissal. The statement is

Tok Essay
"The Possession Of Knowledge Carries An Ethical Responsibility." Evaluate This Claim.–Seo Yeon Choi–
Theory of Knowledge Essay
Topic: "The Possession of Knowledge Carries an Ethical Responsibility" Evaluate The Claim.
School: Auckland International College School Number: 001495 Candidate Name: Seo Yeon Choi Candidate Number: 001495
–010 Session: May 2013
Teacher: Beate Wiebel Word Count: 1480
After reading the claim, вЂћThe possession of knowledge carries an ethical responsibilityвЂџ, I first thought what does вЂћethical responsibilityвЂџ
means. Considering that ethics is the study that debates what is right or wrong and thus govern...show more content...
In my case, when I heard my neighbour having huge fights every day, I decided to not call the police or go over and ask if they are fine because I
thought my actions might bring bigger rage. In my point of view, the thought of helping my neighbours seemed like I was intruding their privacy.
However, on the other hand, in others' point of view, they might think that as long as they have that knowledge, it is their rightful duty to help their
neighbours. LetвЂџs look at another example about euthanasia, which explains the knowledge issue above using human science as one of the areas
of knowledge and reason and emotion as ways of knowing. Euthanasia is a serious problem around the world and many people are aware of it as well.
However, even if many people know that it is unethical to administer euthanasia, having that knowledge does
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not give them the right to stop those who do so. The reason for this is mainly because those who carry out euthanasia may have reasonable excuses
such as, financial problems in maintaining hospital fees, psychological problems in watching beloved ones suffer, or even the patient might want to
administer euthanasia in order to end his or her suffering. Hence, it can be seen that although some might think that having certain knowledge brings

Possession of Knowledge Tok Essay
TOK Outline
Essay title – "The possession of knowledge carries an ethical responsibility". Evaluate this claim.
What knowledge issues I think are involved
How can you possess knowledge? How do you acquire it and do these ways affect your responsibility of imparting it on others?
How is the knowledge you have affected by your personal ethics? Some people would have no problem giving out certain pieces of knowledge while
others would be very trouble giving out exactly the same information.
How can one know when they are ethically responsible? How do you know how big the impact of the knowledge you are giving will have on the
recipient?
Ways of knowing, Areas of knowledge that are involved.
Ways of knowing o Reason – Has...show more content...
4th Paragraph
Same as 2nd paragraph except with second area of knowledge – Natural and human sciences.
Biology – example would be Ben Johnson at the 1988 olympic. Doctors ethical responsibility to give him the drugs knowing their effect and the details
while Ben Johnson just trusted his professional ability.
Economics – Bank crisis in 2008. Did the banks have an ethical responsibility to tell the public that their money was being used for other things, instead
of just letting the money be lost and telling them after they had invested it all.
5th paragraph
Explain how ways of knowing will be linked to the claim – Reason
Provide example. o If someone stops you on the street and asks for directions then you use reason to determine that it seems perfectly fine for you to
impart the knowledge you have and that it coincides with your ethics.
6th paragraph
Same as above with other way of knowing – emotion o A doctor giving the results of tests to a patient and telling them that they are terminally ill. They
may not want to impart that knowledge as they know it will greatly affect the person and emotionally you wouldn't want to be giving that information.
But they are ethically responsible as professionals to give that information. o Another example that would go with this is a police officer having to tell
the next of kin that they family member has died.
Conclusion

Evaluate all the points that have been talked about.
Restate your

Tok Essay: Critical and Creative Thinking
Wilde
Theory of Knowledge
3 May 2012
TOK Essay Response: Critical and Creative Thinking Since the dawn of humanity, man has sought to gain further insight on life through attaining
knowledge. Knowledge can be defined as any information gained through personal experience. The means of obtaining knowledge include four main
branches: reason, perception, language, and emotion. Despite the means, all knowledge is formulated through the process of thinking. Thinking refers
to the use of the mind to gain understanding of the world. In the modern educational system, students are trained to think critically and apply gathered
information to generate knowledge. However, schools also stress the idea of being original, using one's own creative...show more content...
In my IB Chemistry class earlier this year, my class was asked to design a neutralization lab. In our lab, we had the task of reaching a neutralization
of an acid and a base. Each student designed his or her own unique experiment to cater to his or her individual creative tastes. I chose to do a titration
with a strong base and a weak acid. In contrast, one of my peers chose to use litmus paper to test the acidities of various liquids. A common conclusion
can be reached through creative means. Furthermore, creativity plays a prominent role in the study of astronomy. The universe is such a vast space that
holds much of the unknown. Dating back to the ancient Greeks, people have attempted to make sense of the universe, to understand its extensity. The
ancient civilizations originally used their imagination to picture how they believed the universe to look like. There were no microscopes or rockets to
allow travel into space. There was no prior knowledge to evaluate. Creative thinking was used prior to critical thinking. Imagination created the image
of space, then critical thinking evaluated its validity. A counterclaim could be that modern technology has allowed humans to observe extraterrestrial
activity as well as enter space. Therefore, in modern astronomy, people use critical thinking to analyze their observations to understand the universe. I
would argue that although advancement in

Tok Essay
New TOK Essay
Topic 3: There are no absolute distinctions between what is true and what is false. Discuss this claim.
I'd always believed that the truth was a rather simple idea. To me, it was something that was true or correct or existing in this world. But after all the
discussions in TOK, with family and with friends, and after deep rumination on the subject, I've realized that's it's a much more broad, complex and
often mind–boggling concept. However, now I see that there are essentially three main factors that lead us to accepting something as the truth: a strong
emotional belief, our senses (particularly sight) and applied logic and reasoning. These are in fact three of the ways of knowing. Language is used to
aid the acceptance...show more content...
The belief may have been cultivated by family, religion, culture or any other external factor but the fact remains that it is accepted as a truth mainly
because of the strong emotions associated with it. However, these same emotions are incredibly varied between people because of the differences in
family, religion, culture and other factors. Hence, there are also people (atheists) that have strong emotions against the existence of God. As this
difference in beliefs between people exists and will most probably always exist because of the diversity of our world, emotional belief as a truth
cannot be absolute. It is relative to the person believing the truth.
Applied logic and reasoning is fundamental to determining axioms, formulas and concepts in Math that are considered to be truths. In Math HL, we
have a topic called induction whereby the goal is to prove a certain formula or equation. We can prove the formula, but on all occasions, it is only
true within a certain domain, i.e. for a certain set of values. This shows that the formula is not an absolute truth but relative to the variables involved.
But let's also consider the simplest equation known to man: 1 + 1 = 2. Isn't this an absolute truth? I used to believe so, until I discovered that a pile of
sand + a

Natural science, as the TOK definition, was the sciences that prove the basic rules and the laws of the nature. It's based on the measurement and
processions of the quantitative data in the real world. Humans invented some models of natural processes that research both human behaviour and
social patterns as well. As two Interdependences subjects in AOK, the humanscience aim to interpret the experiences, activities, living, and artefacts
which were associated with human beings. The data, for example, were the measurements of a particular item or process which based on the
experiment mainly; and about theory, was the understanding which about the existing empirical knowledge, experience, facts, rules, and cognitive
hypothesis proven with...show more content...
As the results, the human science had some theoretical misunderstandings base on the unknowns. The wrong experimental results might be regarded as
the true data because those results had low contingencies which corresponding with the human science understanding in that time. While the
technology improved at today's stage, the wrong results would be retested and reproved due to the research of the human science.
Not only that, by answer the last knowledge claim, there're another claim come out for this topic: By comparing with the suspicion and theory, what's
the situation would the nature science faced on if the theoretic result was wrong?
–– if the human was evolved from Primates, then why did we still have monkeys in our zoo?
We know that the nature science was studying the behaviour of nature creature and conditions. The structure of nature was one of them as well. The
theory that human was evolved from Primates by Darwin, which had been considered as a non–evidence theory because more facts were found over
the time: A new genetic study was stirring the waters, suggesting comb jellies, gelatinous marine animals that look similar to jellyfish, were actually
the first animals to had evolved over 600 million years ago that possibly become the ancestors of human beings . (National Geographic, 2008) The real
truth had been twisted during the 19th centuries until now the scientists "discovered" a part of the facts of nature

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