Grade 11 TOK Class of Mr C will post a short paragraph as update of progress:
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- What is the key point you have learned so far?
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1.Part 2 Ways of knowing
ReplyDeleteChapter4. exchanging knowledge
page number 69-79
what are our ways of knowing ?
2. in this chapter we learnt about the different ways of knowing and how it helps us to connect with people around us.AA
we also
it is only when we gain knowledge, we are able to communicate with people around. MK
By using the 8 different ways of knowing we can gain knowledge and we can also share this knowledge with others building our knowledge communally. AA
It helps us raise numerous number of questions. MK
I am working on Chapter 7 (page 109 to 114). The topic is about Reason as a way of knowing. The key point I learned so far is that reasoning is just a process of thinking about something in a rational way in order to form a conclusion or judgement. We utilise reason in almost every decision because it helps us to draw conclusions in our day to day life. I also learned about the differences between deductive and inductive reasoning. Furthermore, I read about the comparison between empiricism and rationalism which i found very interesting.
ReplyDelete- Aarzoo Arya
I am working on chapter 7 and I'm working on pages 112-125. The topic is reason as a way of knowing.
ReplyDeleteI learned that reason is used when we need to make a decision. We subconsciously make decisions every day, which is based on our past experiences. There are many barriers in our way that need to be addressed in order to find an appropriate solution for questions that are outside the box. Furthermore, I also learnt that avoiding confusion is a step by step process of reasoning that makes the content and process clear.
-Saakshi Gill
I am working on chapter 9, which is based on Emotion. Emotion as a way of knowing is the most pivotal way of knowing as it is integrated with our logical and cognitive mind, the power of our intuitive and imaginative mind and most certainly our sense perceptions. Therefore, emotion is the foundation that guides us as we navigate through the ways of knowing along with various areas of knowledge. A few first and second order questions that remained at the back of my mind and that were indirectly brought up through the course of the text were "How do emotions interfere with how we view the world" , "how does it help us construct the areas of knowledge" and " to what extent does emotion as a way of knowing influence and impact various decisions we make in life"
ReplyDelete-Diyaa Udani
1) I am working on the topic of intuition and the subtopics of Interactive ways of knowing, unconscious skills, making decisions, making moral judgements and jumping to error.(Pages 193 to 198)
ReplyDelete2)While reading about this, I learnt about how intuition and intuitive knowledge is related to our 'sixth sense' and how the decisions we make using intuition may lack reasoning at times as they are based on first impression. The key part of this topic is the reliability of intuition and how it affects the decisions we make
Akhilesh Choudhary
ReplyDeleteMemory as a way of knowing (Pg 97-108)
“Memory . . . is knowledge from the past. It is not necessarily knowledge about the past.”
-Avishar Margalit
Memories are shaped by our physical and emotional reactions. They can overpower current experiences and alter the way we 'see' the world around us and shape our perspectives. However, emotions seem to wrap our ability to recall information accurately, or at least, objectively.
AC
1. How do we know through memory? (Pg. 97-98)
ReplyDeleteMemory is basically recalling of past: both information and experience, which can be broadly classified into semantic memory (based on information) and episodic memory (based on experience). An example of former can be recalling where you went on your birthday, whereas an example of the latter could be the recalling of how the food tasted when you ate at a restaurant.
2. Eyewitness testimony: memory on trial (Pg. 98-99)
Acquisition, retention, and retrieval is the order in which the information is dealt with while giving an eyewitness testimony.
I am working on the second part of chapter 12: intuition. I am working on pages 199-205. Intuition as a way of knowing assists us in solving problems using the knowledge that we already have. There are restrictions to using intuition as a way of knowing, restrictions such as cognitive bias. Cognitive bias is when your own knowledge restricts you and makes your solutions to a problem more bias towards the knowledge that you already have.
ReplyDeleteI am working on Chapter 7-Reason as a Way of Knowing. The subtopic of Universal Generalisations really appeals to me and it helps us understand the fragility of statements. It also involves various trends and tendencies and statistics too. We learn about deductive reasoning, inferences and implications and arguments.
ReplyDelete-Vritika Mehta
topic: faith as a way of knowing from pages 174 to 183.
ReplyDeleteFaith as a concept has many different meanings and uses. Ones of them is simply belief without justification. To some faith is a fundamental component of their world view, to others it is ludicrous to believe something without proof like religion or patriotism.
Is faith a justification in itself? Do subjective beliefs have 'less value' than objective one? Are 'things' objective or simply the belief we have about them? by Farhad.
I am working on Chapter 8 : Language as a way of knowing. Language is a very necessary idea in the ways of knowing. Language is the basic form of human communication, which can either be written or spoken. Language is used to convey what you think and form it into a claim. Language is part of our heritage, and also develops based on where we live.
ReplyDelete- SM
Sidharth Agrawal Grade 11
ReplyDeleteThe topic which I am working on is Imagination as a way of knowing (Chapter 11) which is from page numbers 184-192. In this chapter, I learned quite a lot about imagination as a way of knowing. The term is described to be an “entrance to a divine realm” by Plato. This is something which I can agree with as imagination contributes to a major part of literature and one has to enter this “realm” to achieve an intresting plot. Moreover , the central knowledge question - Can imagination give us knowledge of ourselves and our world - is something which I can relate to as I read an article recently in Scientific American about “sleep learning” which I feel has a connection to imagination and the knowledge question.
I'm working Chapter 8: Language as a Way of Knowing. The ubiquity of language in our daily life, whether written or spoken, has ensured that it plays a pivotal role in our acquisition of knowledge and understanding of the world. Aspects of the chapter that I intend to focus on are how human beings first acquired language, how language shapes the way we think, and whether language assists or limits us as we search for knowledge.
ReplyDeleteThe topic which I am working on is Sense Perception as a way of knowing (Chapter 5) which is from page 88 to 96. In this chapter, I learnt a lot about how our senses are used as a way of knowing.
ReplyDeleteEverything that humans know is based upon the sensory perception. Every human is born with five senses, which are sight, sound, smell, taste and touch. As human beings, we are very dependent on these senses and are constantly relying on these to acquire knowledge and develop an understanding of the world around us.
Even when we are not consciously aware of interpreting sense information, our brains are actively engaged in doing so. For example in the process of recognition our brains are interpreting the chemical signals sent by the different senses.Stimuli are involuntarily being compared and contrasted with previous experiences.
For example, when you see when you see the traffic light change from red to green, your mind perceives this change in colour, not so much as a change in colour, but more as a signal to move forward.
Our senses have limits (e.g., human hearing differs from that of other animals and is lesser than animals like dogs) and can at times mislead us (e.g., optical illusions)
However we can overcome the limitations of sense perception as a way of knowing through technology. For example Human sight is limited and can only see objects far away to a point. However using a camera and its zoom function we can see objects that we may not be able to see through the naked eye.
- Aarav Verma
Yansh Rawal
ReplyDeleteI am working on the topic of Sense Perception as a way of knowing. The area which interests me is the decision making ability with respect to our senses and Man made instruments. It’s our human nature that we will always trust our senses over the instruments. I will try to find the relation between them to explain this phenomenon.