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Key Words to Define and Evaluate

"Ways of Knowing are a check on our instinctive judgments" To what extent do you agree with this statement? Why/ not?
 * = Terms to Consider ||= Definitions ||= Things to Consider ||
 * = "Ways of Knowing" ||= Look in detail at the 8 Ways of Knowing and what they mean ||= What will be the most appropriate WoKs to use for this question? It is not going to be realistic to examine all of them, so which are most useful and how will you justify your choice? ||
 * = "Check" ||= Balance, Counter, Provide an alternative to, Examine the accuracy of, Stop or slow the progress of, Verify or Establish ||= Are instinctive judgements necessarily wrong and to be avoided ?

Is there an assumption in the title that instinctive judgments are flawed in some way? || Judgments" ||= Instinct refers to an innate mode of behaviour. The implication would be that instinctive judgements are those based on our nature as human beings, are immediate and pre-programmed in some way. ||= Intuition is a WoK in its own right. To what extent does it relate to Instinct - is it the same or different?
 * = "Instinctive

Is it really possible to have innate or instinctive knowledge?

What is the relationship between 'instinct' and 'judgment'? Does one precede the other, or are they inseparable?

What kinds of real life examples of judgments can truly be classed as instinctive? - this will need to be handled with care. ||
 * = "To what extent?" ||= You need to explore and evaluate evidence both agreeing and disagreeing with the statement. e.g. claims and counter-claims ||= Which Areas of Knowledge are going to be most appropriate in providing a basis for your evaluation? ||
 * = "Do you agree?" ||= Not simply an opinion, but a carefully constructed Knower's Perspective ||= Consider the issues of personal and shared knowledge, membership of knowledge communities and issues of upbringing and culture. What factors may have influenced your personal perspective? ||

__Development Activities__

1. Look up the dictionary definitions of the above terms and evaluate to what extent their different definitions change the meaning of the title. For words with multiple definitions, attempt to plug in each definition and see how it creates a different meaning. Select the definition for each term that feel makes the most sense for this title and add it to the above table in your own words.

2. Attempt to answer for yourself the questions posed in the "Things to Consider" column. Why are these questions important to answer?