Tuesday, October 16, 2012

GRADE 12 COMMENTS - TOK ISSUES IN "COPENHAGEN"

Students must post here one comment of 80-100 words on the play "Copenhagen". This is a TOK EXERCISE NOT LITERATURE. PLEASE DO NOT REVIEW THE PLAY. FOCUS ON TOK :)

  • SUGGESTIONS -
  • KNOWLEDGE ISSUES CONCERNING HISTORY AS AN AREA OF KNOWLEDGE- HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT WE KNOW?
  • KNOWLEDGE ISSUES - HOW CAN WE KNOW THE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT SOMEONE WAS THINKING OR THEIR INTENTION?
  • What are the ethical limits of knowledge when it concerns weapons of mass destruction? Should we use our knowledge to build chemical weapons, biological weapons and nuclear weapons?
  • SCIENCE AS KNOWLEDGE - ETHICAL DUTY? ( Scanners on foetus - checking gender of foetus in advance- infanticide?)
  • Amartya Sen - "The Argumentative Indian" -  chapter on nuclear weapons.
  • You - as a  TOK STUDENT IN INDIA IN 2012 - WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE PLAY AND ITS RELEVANCE IN THE WORLD OF 2012?