Monday, September 28, 2015
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Price Gouging Drug CEO Claims He’s The Good Guy
The CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals is defending his decision to raise the price of the drug Daraprim 5500%, from $13.50 to $750. He claims his company was not making a profit from the drug and that what he did was actually “altruistic.” Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian (The Point) hosts of The Young Turks discuss.
Do you think altruism was a factor in this CEO raining the price of the drug? Should the government implment restriction on how expensive medicines can be? Let us know in the comments below.
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Sunday, September 6, 2015
Friday, September 4, 2015
Thursday, September 3, 2015
TOK ESSAY TITLES DIPLOMA 2016
1.“In gaining knowledge, each area of knowledge uses a
network of ways of knowing.” Discuss this
statement with reference to two areas of knowledge.
2. “Knowledge within a discipline develops according
to the principles of natural selection.”
How useful is this metaphor?
3. “The knower’s perspective is essential in the
pursuit of knowledge.” To what extent do you agree?
4. “Without application in the world, the value of
knowledge is greatly diminished.” Consider this
claim with respect to two areas of knowledge.
5. To what extent do the concepts that we use shape
the conclusions that we reach?
6. “In knowledge there is always a trade-off between
accuracy and simplicity.” Evaluate this
statement in relation to two areas of knowledge.
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
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