There will be a special meeting of all students and teachers in late September to discuss best practice in exploring these titles.
1. “It is only knowledge produced with difficulty that we truly value.”To what extent do you agree with this statement?
2. “Facts are needed to establish theories but theories are needed to make sense of facts.”Discuss this statement with reference to two areas of knowledge.
3. Should key events in the historical development of areas of knowledge always bejudged by the standards of their time?
4. “In the production of knowledge, traditions of areas of knowledge offer correctivesfor ways of knowing.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?
5. Given access to the same facts, how is it possible that there can be disagreementbetween experts in a discipline? Develop your answer with reference to two areas of knowledge.
6. “Humans are pattern seeking animals and we are adept at finding patternswhether they exist or not” (adapted from Michael Shermer). Discuss knowledgequestions raised by this idea in two areas of knowledge.
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