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=BMIS TOK year 13 Essay=

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May 2013 Essay Titles
1. In what ways may disagreement aid the pursuit of knowledge in the natural and human sciences?

2. “Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing particular examples can give us understanding.” To what extent do you agree with these assertions?

3. “The possession of knowledge carries an ethical responsibility.” Evaluate this claim.

4. The traditional TOK diagram indicates four ways of knowing. Propose the inclusion of a fifth way of knowing selected from intuition, memory or imagination, and explore the knowledge issues it may raise in two areas of knowledge.

5. “That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.” (Christopher Hitchens). Do you agree?

6. Can we know when to trust our emotions in the pursuit of knowledge? Consider history and one other area of knowledge.


 * [[file:may2013essaytitles.pdf]] || PDF with instructions of the essay titles ||
 * [[file:6 steps to a really good TOK essay.pptx]] || Please read the following again before starting the TOK essay ||
 * [[file:how to write a ToK essay cambridge.pdf]] ||  ||
 * [[file:Six-Steps-to-Good-Tok-Essay.pdf]] ||  ||
 * [[file:Blur words.docx]] || Knowledge words to be used in a TOK essay. ||
 * [[file:Blur words.docx]] || Knowledge words to be used in a TOK essay. ||


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