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How do historians and human scientists give knowledge meaning through the…
How do historians and human scientists give knowledge meaning through the telling of stories? Discuss with reference to history and the human sciences.
TOK related words
Telling stories
language (communicate), subjective, narrative
give knowledge
Provide information, share
Meaning
Interpretation, justification, importance or sense
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Discussion on the title
The title is focusing on valid justification to prove that both history and human sciences give knowledge through stories. It focuses on relating both, rather than making one to stand out.
Relation between human sciences and history is made to clarify that they use knowledge while telling stories.
Argument: Telling stories are based on events that helps to gain knowledge, and therefore, that knowledge is transmitted.
Example: When talking about the Mexican Revolution, we know the exact date and the exact place due to the truth told generation to generation.
Counterargument: Telling stories might be influenced by subjective thinking, which might affect the knowledge adquisition
Example: When talking about the Mexican Revolution, we might not know the whole truth as there might be some events that make Mexico look bad so they are avoided or skipped.
Point of view
Stories are told in either subjective or objective way, it all depends on how reliable it is and how much has it been changed while telling it from generation to generation.
Human sciences are subjective as findings can be based on personal observations or brain behavior. It focuses on personal thoughts.
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