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Hi, I like the look of title 3, but I'm not too sure how to go about it. I was first considering to discuss how emotion can influence our reasoning and relate it to the arts where it can influence our interpretation of a piece. Then give a counter example with mathematics, saying that there is (usually) only one solution in mathematics and so there it can not affect our reasoning but perhaps it can influence our interpretation of the result. Would I need to address how emotion works and whether it works well and how reason works? My initial approach is to just see how emotion influences reasoning in two AOKs but I'm not too sure if that actually address the question. Does…
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Hi guys, I am currently working on my TOK presentation and I really need your help. My knowledge issue or now called knowledge question is: PREJUDICE OFTEN CLOUDS OUR JUDGEMENT, TO WHAT EXTENT DOES RACISM AFFECT OUR EMOTION AND REASON? Is this a good knowledge question? Also I wanted to ask about the structure. I would you two real life situation such as the recent Ferguson shooting and one other situation, where prejudice has negatively affected actions of an individual. Do you think that this is a good start? I would really appreciate your opinion on this and a possible feedback. Thanks
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Like what do you do during TOK? Is it hard to do well in?
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Hello, i've been looking though forums and haven't found a discussion on the essay topic number 4. which is “To gain an understanding of the world we need to make use of stereotypes.” With reference to two areas of knowledge, to what extent do you agree with this statement? If there is a discussion on topic 4 then oops sorry My AOKS are Natural sciences and Ethics WOK are Emotion and reason. What do you guys think about this topic?
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Essay question: "To gain an understanding of the world we need to make use of stereotypes." Areas of knowledge: social science and art Im saying that we need them to understand the world.. I need a different perspective about if we need stereotypes to understand the world! Thank you!!!
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In what way knowledge can obstruct the freedom of individual?-related with movie divergent To what extent has the one-child policy changed the Chinese culture
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Hello, so I'm new to this curriculum and my teacher hasn't exactly informed us about what a good presentation topic is like. I have read a bunch of the links about making one - but I'm not exactly sure if my topic is legit. 1. To what extent can physical beauty be defined? 2. To what extent has language inflicted different stereotypes among different cultures? 3. To what extent has technology caused harm towards the society?
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I did no 3, knowledge is nothing more than the systematic organisation of facts, got an A, surprisingly (lol ok maybe not surprisingly, my teacher said it was good but i heard its hard to get an A for TOK and stuff, bla3, so yeah didnt have that high hopes for bonus points). Such a serendipity. Or maybe, is there any statistics about how many people got an A in TOK for which question, for this year? :3
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How reliable is the scientific method in gaining knowledge of our past? is the knowledge question - how would you go about looking into the adv. and disadv. of the scientific method for looking at the past?
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May 2013 "The possession of knowledge carries an ethical responsibility." Evaluate this claim.
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I'm working on the TOK title paper, and I wanted to see what others think of this title. Title #3: "The possession of knowledge carries an ethical responsibility." Evaluate this claim.No one in my class is doing this title and I need some help. I want to affirm the claim, and say that knowing something carries a responsibility to act to either prevent harm, uphold principles of integrity (in a case of lying or cheating), and/or to spread wellness. I have a definition in mind for ethical responsibility, but not for "Possession of knowledge" yet. I want to take this in the direction of Ethics and Human Sciences. With a focus in emotion and reason. Any help?
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I was just wondering the official deadline for tok essay to upload it. thanks
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Every single piece of information that we acquire has some impact on how we will behave and react. Through acquiring information (description) the world is changed. How can you argue with this?? Trying to find counterpoints to my essay but I can't because its impossible to describe the world and not transform it.
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Question: How are ethics involved in the study of Human Sciences? How do these affect our ability to move forward in our knowledge of human behaviour? Our last task for this semester, this involves Human Sciences and ethics, however I need help with the last part of the question which is "How do these affect our ability to move forward in our knowledge of human behaviour"? What does that suppose to mean? All help, guidance or advice will be appreciated, thank you!
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Hi. I'm doing an outline of my TOK presentation and I'm facing some problems. I would greatly appreciate if anybody could answer my questions. I have already chosen one real life situation which I find very interesting and complex enough to take 10-15 minutes of speech. I don't really think I will be able to find a RLS which is as complex and interesting and deals with the same Knowledge Issue. In fact, I have been searching for a while and this is the only one I've got. Due to this I was wondering whether it's possible to discuss only one real life situation. Will I get a very bad mark if I discuss only one real life situation but thoroughly? Is it even possible…
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So I'm undecided on whether I should do my presentation alone or with my friend. Basically I wanted to do something on the Kitty Genovese Case and the Bystander Effect (if you don't know what it is, the rough explanation is that it's a psychological concept based on a murder where around 20-30 people heard it happening but nobody called the police because they all thought someone else would)- it's something I'm very interested in and have been for years, but have never had the opportunity to research into it further. I pitched the idea to my friend, and she said it seemed interesting but I can definitely tell she's not as into it as I am and would just kind of end up doin…
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During summer I am going to start the TOK presentation. I am thinking that propaganda during WWII is a good idea but I do not know how to do it ! Can you help me by giving me information about the structure of the presentation according to my topic? Thank you
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I have my ToK presentation coming up soon and I have done about 80% of the powerpoint already, however I need help and advice to polish over it. So I'm just going to talk about the structure of my presentation and where I think it needs improvement. Firstly I'm going to start with my real life situation, Edward Snowden and the NSA scandal; give a brief overview then say from that i extrapolated my knowledge issue, 'how can mass media affect an aspect of our society'. So my first question is, is what my structure so far alright? If not how should I improve? Secondly is that a appropriate title or too broad? Then I talked about what methods of WoK and AoK I will be usin…
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Hi guys I need help. The question for my TOK essay is "We may agree about general standards in the arts but dissagree as to whether a particular work has artistic merit. In ethics the situation is reversed: we may disagree about ethical theories but we all know an unethical action when we see one. Discuss." I really dont know how to develop it. I know I will separate the body in two paragraphs. One for arts (argument + counterargument) and another one for ethics (argument + counterargument). But I cant find any links on internet related to the topic that are easy for me to understand. PLEASE HELP ME
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I've been preparing my first TOK presentation and I've found very difficult to answear the following questions: What is the importance of language in human sciences? what role does language plays in this area? So, if someone could help me with this by telling me where can i find this information or if someone could recommend me some things to read that could help me to answear that. I will appreciate that.
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Hey Guys, My group recently presented our ToK presentation and we had to hand in a "Presentation planning document" that our teacher wanted us to fill in. Does anyone know if this form is marked by IB examiners or if it is just examined to confirm that our group did the actual presentation? Thanks!
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What is the time limit for a TOK presentation? Thanks in advance.
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Hi! I'm having a problem creating a knowledge question for my real life situation: 'The Fur Industry, skinning animals alive'. Could anyone please help? THANKS
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I know this is unconventional but I'd like to do a part of my TOK presentation on Quantitative Easing. What knowledge claims can I make for this? Stuff like, QE will stimulate the Economy Counter-claim being it will not? Can I do this? I've to submit the planning doc today. Appreciate it
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Hello everyone! I am currently doing my TOK presentation with a partner, and we are having trouble deciding whether or not both us need different real life situations or not. Can we use the same real life situation, or do each of us need to come up with a different one? All help would be welcomed Thank you!
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Is this question classified as a KI? "How can we use language and reasoning as a knowledge tools to help us decide whether or not social media influence the society? Thanks
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Hello I'm doing my tok essay on: “The task of history is the discovering of the constant and universal principles of human nature.” To what extent are history and one other area of knowledge successful in this task? The quotation essentially implies (as I see it) that the job of history and human sciences (my selected AOK) is to find qualities that are present in all human beings. But, I'm confused with how to go about the topic in an essay format -- should I choose a couple of human nature characteristics like 'lust for power' and 'survival instincts' and just focus on how these are discovered by human nature and history... or should I have lots of different examples…
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TASK: “Using the examples of two recognised psychology experiments, describe and explain what can be learned about human behaviour through doing experiments”. -Does that mean their findings are universal? -What happened? -What did the experimenters conclude? -What are the advantages and disadvantages of doing experiments on humans? Any ideas of any human psychological experiments? All help/advice/guidance will be appreciated, thanks!
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The prescribed title is: "I believe in everything until it's disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it's in your mind. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now?" - John Lennon Can you give me any ideas to come up with a good knowledge question for this quote? Also, can you suggest a way of knowing I can evaluate or any of these AOKs (natural science, ethics, or religion)? Should it have the knowledge question I'm trying to raise? What AOKs and/or WOKs does the concept of "truth" deal with?
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Hello! My ToK presentation is due next week and I have identified the real-life situation and the knowledge issue: - To what extent is the control and manipulation of knowledge by governments justifiable With this I am aiming to involve both historical and contemporary situations, propaganda and censorship are two possible aspects related to this. I am new to this and thus I have my doubts: Is this knowledge issue a ''real/efficient/suitable'' one and are the aspects I have mentioned relevant enough? If not, how can I improve these? Thank you.
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Hey all, kinda of new to this site still but I am in urgent need of TOK help. I have my presentation soon and I would highly appreciate feedback, especially guidance through mail or forums here if possible. Ia m doing my presentation on how whether To what extent can torture serve as means of interrogating information? (Is this right as i modified this from) To what extent can reason (or other WOK) be used to justifying torture as means of interrogating information? I have my topic and i have my two sides arguments: people who are for it and those who are against (as wwell as their reasons) i have done a lot of research. But I am stuck on what i should do next. I was told…
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Hello! I have my ToK presentation in exactly a week's time. I have more or less identified the topic and the question I want to deal with (although there are several different topics that I have on my mind). Anyway: - To what extent is internet censorship justified as a mean of protection rather than a measure to reinforce a government's domestic/foreign authority. This is the "topic/knowledge issue" and I have considered different countries and relative events that can be used as the real-life situation: Iran, elections and how twitter became a problem for the government, China, Russia and USA (considering the surveillance programme). I spoke to my teachers about this …
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Okay I have to present in two weeks and I am freaking out on a topic. Any ideas? I was thinking of doing something affliated with authority's manipulation of knowledge, or how superstitions affect our subjective/objective knowledge.. Still stuck.. Would appreciate it if someone helped me out
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TOK presentation topic? Urgent!
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Hello everyone! So I have TOK presentation tomorrow and I have been preparing for 2 weeks but I really am not sure which topic I should choose. So far I have thought of: How can we be certain if common sense is true? Real life examples: e.g. Did all Vikings have horned/winged helmet? Involving: Language, imagination, memory(?), history, natural science How can our sense perception affect our emotion? / How can we know if our emotion is not a result of our sense perception? Real life examples: e.g. Horror film with a funny music? Involving: Sense perception, emotion, natural science, human science How accurate is language in describing the truth? / How is language used …
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Hi! I´m having my Tok presentation in 5 Days and still haven´t done much.. I have my question, which is: "How do we know we perceive the same colour?" and I Think i can come up with a real Life situation. But I´m stuck for the rest.. I don´t know how or where to start. If someone can please help me, or give me tips It would be really thankful!
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Hey I'm writing my TOK prescribed title essay right now and I'm really confused, can somebody upload their PTE so I can take a look at it please? My chosen title is: Can we know when to trust our emotions in the pursuit of knowledge? Consider history and one other area of knowledge. Thank you
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Hi! I have received my first TOK essay as a practice to do before we start the real one. I am planning to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of sense perception as a way of knowing in the AOKs of history and art. I was wondering if anyone would have any good points or even good resources !!! Thanks ))
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Hello, I am doing my first "practice" TOK oral and I need some help for pulling more RLS into it. This is my KQ: What are the implications of humanity’s responsibility to the pursuit of science when driven by imagination and reason? I am already thinking about using de-extinction as one, but I can't think of any other sides... Thank you
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"A skeptic is one who is willing to question any knowledge claim, asking for clarity in definition, consistency in logic and adequacy of evidence" (adapted from Paul Kurtz, 1994). Evaluate this approach in two areas of knowledge: The Arts & Natural Sciences PLEASE HELP ME WITH SOME POINTS/GENRAL IDEAS TO MENTION....
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Hi, can someone please suggest a good real life situation I can use for my final tok presentation, thanks
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I have my TOK planning papers due tommorow and i only went to 2 classes does the Malaysian airline incident work as a real life situation and how would i extract a question and areas of knowledge from it? please help
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Hi my presentation is coming up, and I have no idea how to approach it. I have a vague idea that I want to do something on stereotype or discrimination. And the real life situation I have been looking at is the "Senate Constitutional Amendment 5" of America. So basically, it is a policy that aims to limit the number of Asian student in universities in California. I am not sure whether this topic is doable, and how can I generate a proper knowledge issue. Could some one give me some hints?
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Presentation ToK presentation, help urgent!
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Hi guys, My ToK presentation is due in a few days and I am still stuck with it. My topic is about the territorial dispute between China and Vietnam for South China Sea. My knowledge issue tends to evaluate the effectiveness of historical evidences in resolving the dispute. However, I don't know which are the two ways of knowing I should use. The first one for sure is language but the second one I am not quite sure. Can you give me some suggestions? Thank you very much.
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I am doing a practice TOK essay on the topic: “The vocabulary we have does more than communicate our knowledge; it shapes what we can know”. Evaluate this claim with reference to different areas of knowledge. The title says that I have to refer to different areas of knowledge (at least two, I'm assuming). I already have some good information for human sciences. My problem is that I can't think of claims/evidence/examples for any of the other areas of knowledge. Art is my first choice for my second AOK but I have no idea how to start or what I should try to look up. Any suggestion? Thank you Ally
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Hi, I'm having problem with my presentation topic.I want to do my presentation about the topic of Death Penalty which I really really interested in.However, my tok teacher finds it very common and suggests me to change it.So choosing a common topic would lead to me get lower mark ?? if so, I can do it about the technology addiction or something about that.So I can talk about amish people which can be really good argument i think.Would it be a good idea? I haven't got enough time by the way.Thanks.. PS: I'm sorry if posting a topic with "urgent" word is allowed, please tell me if it's not then i can change it.
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So my groupmates and I were thinking of basing our Knowledge Issue on Jurassic Park (which was intended to be our "real life situation" -yeah, we know it's fiction hahah) and to do something along the lines of the TOK essay topic of how ethics limit production of knowledge in the area of the natural sciences. My teacher said that it was a good starting point, and to find an actual real life situation to go with it. And here we got pretty stuck. Anyone have any ideas of what kind of real life situations could go with something about the natural sciences spiralling out of control during experimentation? Or something similar? Also, should we structure our presentation with a…
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My partner and I have been throwing around ideas for the knowledge issue (KI) of our project that is due in a few days. Help as soon as possible would be very much appreciated. The idea we want and have talked about the most, because it "intrigues" both of us, is something to do with technology. We're looking into and talking about basically implications of technological advancements. "How can we tell or how do we know that any strides in technology are a true advancement for humans(in what sense we have yet to specify)?" Or how can you justify that they are to put it into ToK terms. We need help generating our knowledge issue and whether or not the ideas we've thrown aro…
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Hey! So, I've decided to use mathematics as an area of knowledge which seek to describe the world. But, I can't seem to think of examples or ideas to support my claim for mathematics as an aok that seeks to describe the world. My claim is that maths is something that hasn't changed for the past hundred years and it just describes knowledge, it has been explained and taught past generations and generations. Also, I need to make a knowledge issue for this question, "Some areas of knowledge seek to describe the world, whereas others seek to transform it.” I guess I could say, How certain are we able to rely on the fact that the arts transform knowledge and mathematics desc…
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I need students who would be willing to tell me about their school system and how it compares and contrasts to the IB Program. Our Tok presentation will be regarding how some school systems impact creativity.
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Hi guys, so my TOK presentation is coming up but my teacher is absolutely horrendous. She is the IB economics teacher and hasn't a clue how to teach TOK, unfortunately for us. I've been given some help from another one of the TOK teachers that actually knows what they're doing, but unfortunately he can no longer help me as he has too much to deal with right now. I was wondering if this question and real life situation is alright? " Is there a point at which multicultural tolerance should be limited? " Real Life Situation --> Person wearing hijab in their passport / through security commits crime in airport. Unable to identify which person with hijab perpetrated crime…
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Ok, we started to do TOK presentations in class and i'm planning on doing the Knowledge question: "To what extent do our emotions influence our reasoning and sense perception?" My real life scenario is about a married couple from Iran (living in the UK) who have marriage problems. In summary this guy's wife stabs him, intent on murdering him, because she thinks that he secretly married another woman while visiting his family in Iran. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2170616/Jealous-wife-stabbed-husband-sex-thought-married-else.html i want to talk about how our emotions hold us back from the truth through hindering our reasoning skills and manipulating our perceptio…
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