In the production of knowledge, are we too quick to dismiss anomalies? Discuss with reference to two areas of knowledge.

Do we need custodians of knowledge? Discuss with reference to two areas  of knowledge.

How can we reconcile the opposing demands for specialization and generalization in the production of knowledge? Discuss with reference to mathematics and one other area of knowledge.

Do we need custodians of knowledge? Discuss with reference to two areas of knowledge

 Nothing is more exciting than fresh ideas, so why are areas of knowledge often so slow to adopt them? Discuss with reference to the human sciences and one other area of knowledge.

Do we need custodians of knowledge? Discuss with reference to two areas of knowledge.

Are we too quick to assume that the most recent evidence is inevitably the strongest? Discuss with reference to the natural sciences and one other area of knowledge.

How can we reconcile the opposing demands for specialization and generalization in the production of knowledge? Discuss with reference to mathematics and one other area of knowledge. 

Are we too quick to assume that the most  recent evidence is inevitably the strongest?  Discuss with reference to the natural  sciences and one other area of knowledge.

Nothing is more exciting than fresh ideas, so why are areas of knowledge often so slow to adopt them? Discuss with reference to the human sciences and one other area of knowledge.

Is subjectivity overly celebrated in the arts but unfairly  condemned in history? Discuss with reference to the arts and  history

Is subjectivity overly celebrated in the arts but unfairly condemned in history? Discuss with reference to the arts and history. 

Is replicability necessary in the production of knowledge?  Discuss with reference to two areas of knowledge.

Are visual representations always helpful in the communication of knowledge? Discuss with reference to the human sciences and mathematics.

For artists and natural scientists, which is more important: what can be explained or what cannot be explained? Discuss with reference to the arts and the natural sciences.

Does it matter if our acquisition of knowledge happens in "bubbles" where some information and voices are excluded? Discuss with reference to two areas of knowledge.

 For artists and natural scientists, which is more important: what can be explained or what cannot be explained? Discuss with reference to the arts and the natural sciences.

To what extent is the knowledge we produce determined by the methodologies we use? Discuss with reference to history and one area of knowledge.

TOK Essay: 5. “How can we distinguish between good and bad interpretations? Discuss with reference to the arts and one other area of knowledge”

Is there solid justification for regarding knowledge in the natural sciences more highly than knowledge in another area of knowledge? Discuss with reference to the natural sciences and one other area of knowledge.

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TOK ESSAY 2021 TITLE 3: “Labels are a necessity in the organization of knowledge, but they also constrain our understanding.” Discuss this statement with reference to two areas of knowledge.

Word count: 1,599. Predicted an 8/10 for this TOK Essay. Ended up with Grade A.

TOK Essay -  “The quality of knowledge is best measured by how many people accept it.” Discuss this claim with reference to two areas of knowledge.

Does our responsibility to acquire knowledge vary according to the area of knowledge? 

How might it benefit an area of knowledge to sever ties with its past? Discuss with reference to two areas of knowledge.

In the pursuit of knowledge, what is gained by the artist adopting the lens of the scientist and the scientist adopting the lens of the artist? Discuss with reference to the arts and the natural sciences.

En la búsqueda del conocimiento, ¿qué se obtiene cuando el artista adopta el enfoque del científico, y el científico adopta el enfoque del artista?

In the production of knowledge, is ingenuity always needed but never enough? Discuss with reference to mathematics and one other area of knowledge.

“How might it benefit an area of knowledge to sever ties with its past? Discuss with reference to two areas of knowledge.”

¿Varía nuestra responsabilidad de adquirir conocimiento de acuerdo al área de conocimiento? Discuta esta pregunta haciendo referencia a la historia y a otra área de conocimiento.

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