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__Arguments and Examples to Consider __

Arguments for this question are going to vary depending on how you view the key terms and assumptions in the title and the knowledge issue(s) you choose to explore. Below are a couple of ideas you could consider:


 * = Area(s) of Knowledge ||= Possible Arguments to Consider and Research Further ||= Examples ||
 * = Maths vs. Ethics ||= Maths presents the closest thing to a neutral question but complete neutrality is limited at the highest levels of Mathematics because knowers/knowledge communities/technology direct the focus of inquiries. Can a question that is asked to demonstrate ability be considered neutral?

Ethics is highly dependent on the perspective of the knower/knowledge community. While questions can attempt to be objective, they are still going to be investigated relative to context. ||= Direction of Computer Science

Phrasing of ethical questions: Marriage equality vs. Marriage Protection

Right to Choose vs. Right to Life? ||
 * = HS vs. NS ||= Attempts to provide neutral questions are made with mechanisms to limit the potentail bias of the knower through the methodology but the inductive process of creating a question involves the experience/interpretation of the knower to derive meaning from the observed pattern.

Questions in Human Sciences have inherent assumptions that limit their ability to be neutral? ||= Acts of Normal Science (See Kuhn)

Double Blind Tests

Different paradigms we support in HS impact the questions we ask: Classical vs. Keynes ||
 * = History and Arts ||= Both AOK are heavily influenced by personal knowledge and rely on personal knowledge to connect with the subject matter. Any meaningful question in History forces the historian to select, evaluate and prioritize evidence to establish arguments of causality.

The Arts rely heavily on the experience of the knower to inform the creation of a piece of art. ||= The Historian as the artist, revisionist history.

Art as the reflection or creation of reality.

Role of Phatic Questions ||

__Development Activities__ 1. Explore the potential arguments using the TOK Essay Planner. Can you create a position statement on your selected Knowledge Question? 2. Research 3-4 examples in each of the AOKs and attempt to articulate in 1-2 sentences how this example demonstrates your knowledge issue at work. Create a priority example list. 3. Attempt to add three examples to each AOK that you have experienced or are interested in further exploring.