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I am trying to prove that active experimentation is not a possible way of producing knowledge in the area of knowledge history. how would I go about articulating this?
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So, hello everyone. I have been doing an essay on the first title of the prescribed title for ToK May 2015. At the end of the statement, it is stated that we need to evaluate the statement with references to two AoKs, does it mean that we cannot use more than 2 AoKs to explain it further? Please help.
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Hi all, I'm just curious about how our TOK grade will be assigned in 2015, because I've been told that this year it is different from the previous ones? So instead of the mark being out of 60, where 20 is the presentation and 40 is the essay, it's been reduced to 10 for presentation and 20 for essay. Does that mean the old level boundaries still works, by simply doubling our marks to fit into the boundary? Also, just to clarify, is our TOK essay is externally moderated just like our EE? So that would mean the grade our TOK teacher gave us for our essay has little to no influence on the actual mark assigned by the IB moderators? Thanks a bunch!
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so I'm about to start writing my essay. i just recently picked my question, but I'm not sure where to start. i don't know if i should be doing research or if i should speak from my own opinion. my question is "With reference to two areas of knowledge discuss the way in which shared knowledge can shape personal knowledge." any kind of help is greatly appreciated. thank you
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Hello everyone, So I was doing my TOK essay and realised that there is this statement that is included in a theory (or maybe the statement itself is the theory, I am not so sure). So the statement goes like this: "We tend to see what we want to see, hear what we want to hear..." and so on (maybe). I am going to use it in my essay, however I am not sure in what theory the statement is. Can anyone help me? TOK Gods, maybe? Please.
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The prescribed title (from the May 2015 prescribed titles) is: 4. With reference to two areas of knowledge discuss the way in which shared knowledge can shape personal knowledge. I'm looking into Human Sciences and Art as my AoKs, and possibly Perception as my WoK. For Human Sciences, I will be discussing socialization and conformity, giving real life examples such as Milgram's experiment. In Arts, I will be discussing cultural movements and changes (Impressionism, Neo-Impressionism, Post-Impressionism). I came up with a knowledge question for this prescribed title, and it is: How far does shared knowledge give certainty to personal knowledge? How is this knowledge q…
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okay, so i have a TOK essay due tomorrow night, and yeah procrastination. but i've been sitting here for hours trying to assess this topic and im still stuck. can anyone provide some insight to stimulate my mind? haha thanks. “There are only two ways in which humankind can produce knowledge: through passive observation or through active experiment.†To what extent do you agree with this statement?
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I just wondered if this would be a good TOK presentation topic "Should digital piracy be considered theft?"
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Hey!! I have to write an essay on the question: "Ethical judgements limit the methods available in the production of knowledge in both the arts and the natural science" Could you help me with ideas for a 1. Knowledge question 2. Knowledge claim 3. Few AOK Claims Thanks
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Which one and explain why? It seems like number 4 with personal and shared knowledge is like a freebie. What do you think?
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I'm going to do my first TOK presentation on Sunday, and I need your opinion on a knowledge question I have formulated on an article. Here's the article if you would like to view it: http://www.ibtimes.com/google-effect-changes-our-brains-299451 The article in a nutshell talks about how we are using Google and the internet in general as our main external memory, and that we're less likely to remember information now and rely on our memory as much, because we have such easy access to information on the internet. The knowledge question I have formulated is this: To what extent has the internet reconstructed our memory?
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Its on internet addiction. so the knowledge question i formulated is "How can we establish that the internet can become a cause for addiction?"
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I'm confused :(
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Hi everyone! I'm a first year IB student and so far my school has covered ways of knowing and about to give us the titles for our presentations... However, I feel like I'm confused about everything that is in TOK. The concepts seem to be very intertwined to one another and every now and then I find myself doubting what I've already learnt and trying to put everything together. Is there any way I can make TOK more simple, enjoyable and relatable? Thank you
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Fellow IB takers, Does anyone have any idea or reflections upon this title? I'm currently writing my essay and I just found myself looking at it for 2 hours without writing a single word. Would be lovely to exchange some ideas with someone who is doing the same one! Thank you
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guys i planed of doing my tok mock presentation 1 on the topic child labor i need a bit of help wih this the aok i am connecting is with ethics and reason maybe emotion what do you guys feel
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Hey Guys! I've changed my knowledge question like 3 times already and I think I'm gonna go for this one - "to what extent do ways of knowing alter our beliefs" The real-life situation is cigarettes commercials in the 1950s' that used to deceit people into thinking that smoking is healthy Do you think it's a good question? Thank you!!
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Any ideas for Real life situations related to natural sciences?
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Hello, I am writing my TOK paper on “The whole point of knowledge is to produce both meaning and purpose in our personal lives.†To what extent do you agree with this statement? I have already explored what meaning and/or purpose are, and would like to form a second knowledge question based on the first half of the statement. My question - is defining what the purpose of knowledge is too broad? Thanks.
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Title says it all. I am very confused, and I think I have gone through all the TOK resources I could find. If not I am wrong, I did ask my teacher about it, but quite honestly - I forgot what he said. Whatever he said, it was with some uncertainty. So now am I unsure. Most places I read that I am supposed to take the title - derive a few 'knowledge questions' from the title, and write arguments and counter-arguments for those questions. And you have all this stuff about AOK and WOK... I think I have understood that part too. Anyways, do I include, explicitly, the KQ in the essay? Should I stick to one, or write about all 2-3? Would I put them in the introduc…
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Hello everyone, I am writing this TOK essay about this topic "To what extent is scientific knowledge based on fundamental concepts?" and i am completely lost.I have so far talked about how fundamental concepts leads another fundamental concept to be derived and this leads to scientific knowledge to be gained and i dont even think what i am writing is correct. Can anyone please help me?
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Hey guys! We are asssigned an essay for the winter break and my selected question is "Should we delete bad memories?" This is my first time writing an essay for my ToK class, so any help would be really appreciated. And my main concern is that can we use movies as real life examples?? For exampe can I use the movie "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" as a source to point out that issue as if it was a real life example? And do you have any tips for writing TOK essays at all? I do very badly on my essays normally, and when it comes to TOK I don't even know how to write an essay in TOK structure. Any help would be really appreciated. Thank you guys!
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Hey everyone, I'm currently doing my TOK Presentation (,,How do we know the Bible is authentic?'') referring to the are of knowledge of ethics. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER TO INCLUDE COUNTERCLAIMS IN MY TOK PRESENTATION OR NOT. Obviously, my topic is a rather opinionated topic and I will not have a conclusion regarding everyone's opinion, yet I can say 'Personally, I came to the conclusion….. However, it still is a matter of opinion…'. Some ways of knowing could be a counter arguments to others. What would you guys say? PLEASE HELP I WANT TO GET IT DONE AND OVER WITH!! THANKS SO MUCH to everyone in advance! tiana169 xoxoxoxo
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I'm writing my ToK essay, and I wonder: Is using the story of Adam and Eve a good example to use when talking about neutral questions? I noticed that the exchange between Eve and the serpent would make an interesting point, but my concern is if whether or not marks could be taken off because the Bible is a religious text that not everyone believes to be true--i.e. possibly not a real life example. Anyone who cares to clear up my confusion is highly appreciated.
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Hey, would anyone help me with my introduction ?Or how to start it! PM me :-D
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nvm
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Hi, So I'm wondering if y'all could help me find some counterclaims... My prescribed title is “'There are only two ways in which humankind can produce knowledge: through passive observation or through active experiment.' To what extent do you agree with this statement?" I'm basically looking for some counterclaims of both PO and AE so that I can counter the argument. Some examples I have so far are of listening to a lecture (PO), reading a book (PO), seeing someone put something on a table and thus learning about what a table can do (its better than what I just wrote here (PO)), Biology lab (AE), how a farmer knows about land and a biologist knows about n…
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Hello IB-ers I just wanted to know your opinions on which topic is the easiest to broad your ideas. And can you be specific a bit on how you're going to broad it? For me I'm still confused either title 4 or title 6. And in title 4: "With reference to two areas of knowledge discuss the way in which shared knowledge can shape personal knowledge.", is it possible to have counter claims? Cause it seemed to me that it is very hard to find many good counter claims, since it is true that shared knowledge shape personal knowledge, in many ways. THANKS GUYS
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Is this a good knowledge issue?: To what extent can fiction have a positive impact on individuals and society?
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Hi there, Does anybody have a good example of Intuition overriding reason as a better WoK in a certain event? Thanks
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I need help with my introduction... I chose the second prescribed title : “There are only two ways in which humankind can produce knowledge: through passive observation or through active experiment.†To what extent do you agree with this statement? For what I have in my intro so far doesn't really specify specific areas of knowledge, because honestly I could talk about all of them. I'm not sure if I should... So the question is: should I pick a few specific AOKs to talk about or can I not specify/do a lot? THANK YOU SO Much guys!!
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"In What Ways Can Happiness be Assessed?" Any ideas for improvement, or is this okay? Thank you!
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Hi, I'm wondering if anyone could help me think of a more knowledge question-y knowledge question. My current question is "How much should the identity of an artist affect our interpretation of their work?"
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Hey, I haven't really had much in my TOK class, because all our teacher makes us do is watch videos and write reflections about what we saw. I am really confused because i am not sure what exactly knowledge questions and areas of knowledge are. Our teacher had never mentioned them, and was like write a 700 word essay. I totally wrote bulll****, but thats another issue. Also, I am superly confused about how the essay and presentation bits work. Finally, what exactly are ways of knowing? Our teacher doesnt tell us anything. I have zero idea about TOK, so please let me know in as much depth as you possibly can. Thanks in advance.
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HI I'm currently doing my TOK presentation. My knowledge question is: To what extent does authority shape knowledge? I have all my claims (regarding the areas of knowledge of: Religion, Human Sciences and The Arts) But I have no idea of what counterclaims I could use, as in how authority does not shape knowledge. Do you have any ideas or examples????? pleaseee helpp
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Hi, I have posted about my TOK presentation before, but decided to change it and need some help in structuring my actual presentation. I have picked an article on Putin's idea to his own version of Wikipedia: http://time.com/3587656/russia-wikipedia/ And decided to focus my knowledge question on: 'On what grounds can we judge which perspective is the most reliable?' If you guys have any tips on the actual structuring of the TOK presentation I'd love to hear them. Thank you:)
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Helloooo. So, i'm giving my final ToK presentation next Thursday and I'm stuck on my presentation. I'm doing it on euthanasia and my KQ is 'what are the ethical implications when euthanasia is being considered?' I have 2 real life situations but not I'm quite unsure of where to go. I know I'm supposed to give claims and counterclaims for each of my AoK/WoK but I'm not sure how exactly to do that? Can someone give me some clarification or an example of a good claim and counter claim in regards to my KQ or at least tell me what to do? My WoK are reason and emotion. Thankssss
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Hello, i just got my tok essay graded from my teacher and i am freaking out of what i had gotten. I got a 4/10 and i am on the verge of crying because i think i failed. I am not sure how to put this in how the IBO would grade it and my teacher won't give us the real grading out of 40. Please help. Do you think i passed or not? and addition to that, i got a 6/10 in my tok presentation.
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Please help!!! I have chosen the Essay " Withe reference to two areas of knowledge discuss the way in which shared knowledge can shape personal knowledge" the areas of knowledge that I have chosen is human sciences and history but unfortunately I am not an Ib history student. do you know examples of shared knowledge that shaped personal knowledge in history? Thank you
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Hi, I need someone to look through my TOK introduction! Anyone interested to help? I'll pm you the introduction! :-D Be aware it is not my final, it is just a mock, by I want to make sure, I have done it somehow right! My prescribed title is: "Ways of Knowing are a check on our instinctive judgments"
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Hey guys, I am working on my TOK Essay and my title is: "To what extent does Japanese xenophobia as described by historians and documentary films pertaining to the 1930s and 1940s shape my views of Japan?" What do you guys think? Any suggestions on how I should tackle the topic? Regards, Kenneth
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Hey guys, I just saw the tok essay prescribed titles and thought to share in case someone hasn't seen them yet. What do you think of this year's questions? Do you like/dislike any in particular? I can't choose from any myself. They all seem confusing and absurd... 1.There is no such thing as a neutral question. Evaluate this statement with reference to two areas of knowledge. 2. “There are only two ways in which humankind can produce knowledge: through passive observation or through active experiment.†To what extent do you agree with this statement? 3. “There is no reason why we cannot link facts and theories across disciplines and create a commo…
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I am doing my TOK presentation alone and I have it in 7 hours. The only thing I feel like is panicking because I am not prepared at all. Some few questions: KQ make sense? - How does the status of an expert increase the reliability of the knowledge? Can i only have two developments? (I have chosen two AOKs)
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i got to do my TOK presentation tomorrow, I'm doing it with my friend he asked me to write about how emotion and reasoning affect decision making? I have 0 idea what I'm gonna write about. my KQ is to what extent can the position of authority change human behaviour?
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Hi, For my TOK presentation I came up with the knowledge question of 'To what extent is emotion a more dominant factor than ethics regarding disabilities?' however my teacher wants me to switch out the word 'disabilities' to make it more general. Any suggestions? My knowledge issue was derived from the real life situation The Ashley Case were a set of parents stunted their disabled daughter's growth, sterilized her, and removed her breast tissue in order to avoid her being sexually abused by caretakers, and make it easier for her parents to take care of her. Any help is welcome:)
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“There are only two ways in which humankind can produce knowledge: through passive observation or through active experiment.� To what extent do you agree with this statement? Can someone please explain to me what is meant by "passive observation" and "active experimentation"? Thanks in advance!
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I need to come up with ways in which imagination is in Mathematics. I think that axioms were created by people by using their imagination. However, i do not know how to explain how i know imagination is used. Anyone have any ideas to help me explain it? Axiom: Self-evident truth that requires no proof. For example one of Euclid's Axioms: Things which are equal to the same thing are also equal to one another. Thanks!
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Hi Guys! So my TOK presentation is coming up really soon and I'm having difficulties. My real life situation is about Kwasi Enin and how he got into all 8 ivy leagues, despite the fact that his SAT score was not competitive with other kids who apply to Ivy League schools. My original question was 'Does the SAT measure intelligence' but this still needs to develop into a knowledge question. My teacher has approved of this real-life situation but I am unsure of where I can go with this. I am finding it difficult to develop a knowledge question and decide what Areas of Knowledge and Ways of Knowing to focus on. I asked my teacher for guidance and she says that there are m…
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Hi guys. I'm struggling with my TOK presentation. I want to analyse in which way personal knowledge affect other ways of knowing. However, I was wondering... can ways of knowing (intuition, sense perception, emotion) be classified as a personal knowledge?
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