Date: 27/8/20167
During this period we discussed and offered our thoughts on the connection between perception and reality. Educational points were the processes the brain goes through based on senses to store something as information. More interactive activities were how we can see 'non existent shapes' and the Hermann Grid to provide more direct forms of learning and comprehending. There were questions asked such as 'how can one hear their name across the hall?' and 'how do tasters know all the tastes without better/more taste buds'. The answers to that are all gained from understanding that senses are enhanced due to repetitive exposure of the same stimuli. This allows us to identify our name in a crowed since we hear it so often in our lives and associate it with matters concerning ourselves. WIne tasters are also able to differentiate from all the wine types because their taste buds have been repeatedly been exposed to different wines combined with memorization and critical information. This emphasis on certain events belonging to certain senses is a natural adaptation process that allows us to learn and improve in areas we utilize more often (probably originate from survival instinct and adaptation).
The question that was asked was "What are the main points of perception and knowledge of the world?". The brain processes information and categorizes it as knowledge once all the sensory data has been made sense of using the 5 points of the mental construction of reality (Previous Experience, reason, Expectation, Emotion; Preconceived Ideas). Once we have analysed something based on these 5 points, you are able to apply it to the world to help comprehend something or provide an explanation of any other form.
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Date: 22/9/2016
In today's lesson of ToK, we discussed the Theory of Knowledge and what it means to us. We were given a list of statements and presented with 3 questions, starting by asking if the statements have the same process of knowing. They do not have the same process of knowing since each statement was based on a different way of knowing (belief, faith, logic, observation, etc). These cannot be answered by the same criteria. The second question was if these are just language differences or if the go deeper. I think that the difference of these statements goes much deeper, since they all are pretty different comprehensible constructs. 2 + 2 = 4 is an easy construct to grasp but something as emotionally complex of love is different to measure or know for certain. I think these statements are not equally verifiable since you can in no way prove that god loves you, while knowing how to ride a bike is based off of personal experience and understanding. Verifiability matters a lot, in order to determine what actually is knowledge. Allowing something to be considered knowledge while it has no evidence seems pretty foolish. This was my reaction and interpretation for the questions provided and i believe i have regarded them skeptically
In today's lesson of ToK, we discussed the Theory of Knowledge and what it means to us. We were given a list of statements and presented with 3 questions, starting by asking if the statements have the same process of knowing. They do not have the same process of knowing since each statement was based on a different way of knowing (belief, faith, logic, observation, etc). These cannot be answered by the same criteria. The second question was if these are just language differences or if the go deeper. I think that the difference of these statements goes much deeper, since they all are pretty different comprehensible constructs. 2 + 2 = 4 is an easy construct to grasp but something as emotionally complex of love is different to measure or know for certain. I think these statements are not equally verifiable since you can in no way prove that god loves you, while knowing how to ride a bike is based off of personal experience and understanding. Verifiability matters a lot, in order to determine what actually is knowledge. Allowing something to be considered knowledge while it has no evidence seems pretty foolish. This was my reaction and interpretation for the questions provided and i believe i have regarded them skeptically
Sunday, September 18, 2016
Introduction to Theory of Knowledge
From the first lesson of ToK until prior to the Eid holiday, we were introduced to the subject, its style of teaching and just a general feeling of what we will be learning and discussing. We started off by learning about the areas of knowledge and how they can provide evidence for our ways of knowing. We did a but of class work and interpretive activities to realize how we see things or classify the difference between fact and belief. We categorized different bits of information into the ways of knowing and listed things that we know are true just to get an understanding and familiarize with how categorize information. Additionally, we watched a video on the differences and influences of both conscience and emotion to show how these both affect our thinking.
All in all, I am looking forward to learning and interacting more in this class in order to improve my critical and recognition skills which i can see myself applying to my other subjects or generally just to the flow of information in my daily life. I personally would be more interested in how we scientifically or ultimately decide something to be a fact and what properties it must require to make it absolutely irrefutable.
From the first lesson of ToK until prior to the Eid holiday, we were introduced to the subject, its style of teaching and just a general feeling of what we will be learning and discussing. We started off by learning about the areas of knowledge and how they can provide evidence for our ways of knowing. We did a but of class work and interpretive activities to realize how we see things or classify the difference between fact and belief. We categorized different bits of information into the ways of knowing and listed things that we know are true just to get an understanding and familiarize with how categorize information. Additionally, we watched a video on the differences and influences of both conscience and emotion to show how these both affect our thinking.
All in all, I am looking forward to learning and interacting more in this class in order to improve my critical and recognition skills which i can see myself applying to my other subjects or generally just to the flow of information in my daily life. I personally would be more interested in how we scientifically or ultimately decide something to be a fact and what properties it must require to make it absolutely irrefutable.
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