TOK Daily Quote
Jan 31, 2011: I hear, and I forget I see, and I remember I do, and I understand. Anon. In maths you don’t understand things, you just get used to them. – Gary Zukav Feb 2, 2011: Imagination...
View ArticleTwo Wrongs Make a Right – Fallacy
Two Wrongs Make a Right: “a person ‘justifies’ an action against a person by asserting that the person would do the same thing to him/her, when the action is not necessary to prevent B from doing X to...
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Because Seeing Isn’t Necessarily Believing Anymore
Emily Corning TOK presentation What does Obama’s birth certificate, Thomas the Apostle, the moon landing and a rainbow have in common? A knowledge issue question. Knowledge Issue Question: What...
View ArticleSael: Seal or Sail?
What role does what we expect to see, or are used to seeing, play in what we observe? Give examples from the sciences in your response. Can we learn to see things “properly”? TOK Essay- Sense...
View ArticleBridges, 1984 and Ambiguity
Are vagueness and ambiguity shortcomings of language or can they be viewed as positive aspects of language? (TOK) While it is easy to condemn vagueness and ambiguity as shortcomings of language as a...
View ArticleVagueness and Ambiguity
Are “vagueness” and “ambiguity” shortcomings of language or can they be viewed as positive aspects of language? Explain. Language is naturally vague and ambiguous and, although they can be seen as...
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Vagueness and Ambiguity- Short Comings or a Positive aspect?
Language is considered as the primary method of communication for Man in the world throughout time. It is the primary method of expressing thoughts and its clarity is very important, if not sometimes...
View ArticleVagueness and Ambiguity of Language
With this said, the vagueness and ambiguity of language also has its negative aspects. If you tell someone that you are sad, they man not fully understand it because the word “sad” has many meanings....
View ArticleTOK: The Side Effects of Vagueness and Ambiguity in Language
Are “vagueness” and “ambiguity” shortcomings of language or can they be viewed as positive aspects of language? Language, as a form of communication and as a way of knowing, is incredibly essential to...
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