As mentioned recently, a came across this eye-opening article on the BBC. A must TOK read!
Showing posts with label Way of knowing: reason. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Way of knowing: reason. Show all posts
Friday, 6 June 2014
MathTOKmathics
As a follow up to the Maths/TOK session, you' re encouraged to review the mind map shared by Mr Pearson and follow the links to all these interesting articles.
As mentioned recently, a came across this eye-opening article on the BBC. A must TOK read!
As mentioned recently, a came across this eye-opening article on the BBC. A must TOK read!
Tuesday, 14 January 2014
Can we question religion?
In the following two documentaries, Bill Maher, prominent American comedian, and Richard Hawkins, former Oxford professor, both set on similar journeys to question religions.
Their quest for the truth takes them to a variety of places where they interact with religious leaders and followers of different religions. While Maher's approach appeals mostly to reason, Dawkins focuses sorely on scientific evidence.
The narrators of Religulous and The God Delusion have the merit to question issues that not many have publicly addressed so bluntly before them. In this sense, they qualify as useful TOK materials.
However, you need to watch them with your TOK glasses as it must be said that persuasive techniques and the underlying bias are apparent in both films. I believe Maher's strong (but sometimes questionable) sense of humor is no less provocative and offensive than Dawkins' scientific arrogance. He may pretend to mock all religions equally, but as the film comes to an end it becomes evident that he dislkes one in particular.
Their quest for the truth takes them to a variety of places where they interact with religious leaders and followers of different religions. While Maher's approach appeals mostly to reason, Dawkins focuses sorely on scientific evidence.
The narrators of Religulous and The God Delusion have the merit to question issues that not many have publicly addressed so bluntly before them. In this sense, they qualify as useful TOK materials.
However, you need to watch them with your TOK glasses as it must be said that persuasive techniques and the underlying bias are apparent in both films. I believe Maher's strong (but sometimes questionable) sense of humor is no less provocative and offensive than Dawkins' scientific arrogance. He may pretend to mock all religions equally, but as the film comes to an end it becomes evident that he dislkes one in particular.
Friday, 15 November 2013
Google is no authority
You have possibly heard a number of times that you should be cautious when fishing for knowledge on the internet.The following article is a good piece of journalism that clearly explains what happens behind the search engine. It was published in May 2011, but nothing has changed since then. Worse, the web contents may even be weaker than they were two years ago.
More than a good read, this offers solid evidence to counter any fallacy that would assume internet as an authority.
http://maisonneuve.org/article/2011/05/9/age-algorithm/
More than a good read, this offers solid evidence to counter any fallacy that would assume internet as an authority.
http://maisonneuve.org/article/2011/05/9/age-algorithm/
Monday, 11 November 2013
A beautiful list of fallacies
http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/rhetological-fallacies/
You can also download this handy poster.
But my personal favourite is the Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments
Thursday, 7 November 2013
Monthy Python Logic
What is the issue with the logic applied in this scene?
Can you identify the false premises?
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