Arun Iyer Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 History can be very fun! But you're going to have to read up on a lot of facts before you get anywhere near it. Also, HIstory is obviously very broad. Which do you want? Islamic, European, or American History? Narrow it down to what suits your liking. As for the question... Isn't discovering new ways of thinking on what we already know discovering new data? Nothing is 'new'; all the supposedly new data we discover is from existing data or theories. When someone says they 'discovered' a new planet, they only discovered it because there was: A- the theory that planets actually existed, and B- the proof of other planets existing. The only knowledge we have comes from existing knowledge, so essentially, we really know nothing at all. We're just deriving knowledge from theories or discoveries the knower made. We can only be knowers if we follow what the knower did... Continuing later; I have to leave for now haha I quite agree with this logic - I'm writing an essay on a similar topic: "It is more important to discover new ways of thinking about what is already known than to discover new data or facts"... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramana Posted September 25, 2011 Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 I am doing Natural Science, Mathematics and including a bit of computing in it... But I reached a snag when thinking about knowledge issues.. How do you find knowledge issues, and how do I include them in the essay? Thanks a lot!! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Achmed-The Dead Terrorist Posted September 25, 2011 Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 Read the TOK guide it's full of knowledge issues and then it's all about structure Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nejrahodzic94 Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 Is this organisation fine?-Explain terms in question, state knowledge issue (here I mentioned Platoon's opinion of ideas and explaned it, but my TOK teacher said I shouldn't put that in introduction but elsewhere? why?)-Explain one point of view in one AOK (Art, WOK: sense, perception?)-Explain other point of view in other AOK (History, WOK: reason, language?)-Give your own opinion even if it doesn't agree with any of the mentioned point of views (that is if I consider finding new ways of thinking and dicovering new facts equally important??? AOK: Natural Sciences)-Conclude I don't believe my teacher gives me the best advices for an A essay, so help? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonice Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 i am sooo confused with this topic and is it okay to say in the essay that an answer can not be deduced. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelangelo Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 Hi there! Please...could anyone help me? I have science as one areas of knowledge and I need another area and example for it I am so sorry for bothering but I really need help! Anyone? Thank you!! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzker Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 In my opinion, it doesn't matter whether we discover new facts or find new ways of thinking about current facts, as long as it is beneficial in some way. Currently, I am not sure what I'm leaning towards: new facts or new ways of thinking. It's a bit confusing, as it highly depends on the different contexts of the myriad of real-life situations we can come up with. Also, there is the slightly equivocal nature of the definition of the word 'fact'; it depends on people's perspective, once again.I'm planning to use natural sciences and ethics as my areas of knowledge. I'm not sure what ways of knowing I'm going to use, though. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryTClarke1 Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 How am I looking on some knowledge issue help? I need five according to my teacher and they have to flow showing a solid train of thought... Can someone please hit me with some. Thanks. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicSophie Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 People keep talking about this question of finding knowledge issues to discuss in their paper.Is this totally necessary? I was under the impression that the knowledge issue is given in the perscribed title, so in the case of title 6, it would be something along the lines of "is it more important to discover new information or new ways of thinking about old information?"I actually haven't taken the TOK course, I'm doing the essay and speech independently (so I could be very wrong, I'm just going off the seat of my pants for my own essay, I'm afraid). Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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