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3) 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.
regarding knowledge more highly something more highly giving something more worth, having more respect, and perhaps more useful?
AOK's: natural sciences, regarded highly like medicine tend to be quite difficult means they are quite exclusive.
astronomy vs astrologie, predictions based on stars more about beliefs use of scientific knowledge
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Arts: oppoqite to natural sciences, they tend to not have a direct practicle applications.
Justification: an explination that supports a claim or action. A reason for something can be right. can come in many forms such as opinions, beliefs, proof, observation.
AOK: maths is often seen on the same level as the natural sciences and has many applications. natural sciences are often based on maths and therefore maths could support natural sciences
imagining numbers, unsolvable so use of imaginary numbers
solid: concrete reliable and trustworthy, sufficient
AOK: human sciences different ype less rigulras it is more focused on humans and seen as everything we do is from a human perspective it is important
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AOK history: important for keeping order in place and social organisation and without that we would not be able to seek knowledge in other AOK's such as the natural sciences because it would be chaos.
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4) How do historians and human scientists give knowledge meaning through the telling of stories? Discuss with reference to history and the human sciences.
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sources eg in WW1 diaries, lack of sources, reliability, inductive reasoning vs deductive reasoning, dairies are what people think they saw
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pseudo-science, pseudo psychology
urban myths, crocodials in sewers, everyone knows it's not true
how covid started origins of a pandemic, human sciences, manipulation, fake news. people from 100s of years ago predicted it, bats in lab escape.
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2) To what extent do you agree with the claim that “there’s a world of difference between truth and facts” (Maya Anelou)? Answer with reference to two areas of knowledge.
AOK: History, facts are the objective actions described as objectively as possible and the truth is our interpretations of what happens and the reasons behind the actions.
natural sciences: Physics different theories to explain facts but they cannot coexist. they can both be considered true.
facts claims that are supported by evidence and seem more objective and neutral. The fact is the proven thing or a statement that exists.
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Truth is a sense or a belief, or we can say it’s more a philosophical idea. It’s based on values or beliefs. our perseption of what is real. the meaninng we give to situations and event.
A world of difference: means that 2 things are very very different, incmpatabe, no or very few similarrities, cant replace them with each other.
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5) How can we distinguish between good and bad interpretations? Discuss with reference to the arts and one other area of knowledge
art: film leader of the kk or ok because it's about the man. both good interpretation both are supported by the text. one interpretation more supported influences others opinions.
maths: statistics is subjects to manipulation, pick and chose data to what you want to say.
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art can be writing, film, litterature, dancing, singing
interpretation of historic events, WW2
the experts, what is the purpose of art, spread a message or view of art to create your own interpretation. is there one true interpretation of art.
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6) If we conclude that there is some knowledge we should not pursue on ethical grounds, how can we determine the boundaries of acceptable investigation within an area of knowledge? Discuss with reference to two areas of knowledge.
Biology: is animal research justified. bad for animals but you are trying to save other. benefit more people than it harms.
maths: unethical, maths used to create the atomic bombs
should we seek the knowledge, the more you learn something the more it becomes engraved in your brain and therefore leads to bias etc.
physics: universe space investigations, do not agree with other religions.
natural sciences: wepons of mass distruction, utilaterianism, the most benifit for the most people, jeremy bension
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1) Can there be knowledge that is independent of culture? Discuss with reference to mathematics and one other area of knowledge
Independent: no reliance on anything, no effect
Culture: system of shared values beliefs communications beliefs practices culture, specific to a certain group of people
AOK: maths: seen as universal, different perspectives within maths.1 that maths exists independently of humans 2 humans have created it.
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AOK: human sciences, cross cultural psychology, psychology from one culture does not necessarily apply to another. there are no universal laws of psychology that will work for all cultures
AOK: History: different cultural knowledge rather then analysis of facts, impacts how we see ourselves as a culture
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AOK: natural science, such as physics is quite similar across all cultures such as the concept of gravity.