TOK ESSAY

Prescribed Title:
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.

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AOK

Why does it take a long time for areas of knowledge to embrace new ideas despite it being exciting?

FRESH

IDEAS

SLOW

INCORPORATED

HUMAN SCIENCES

MATHEMATICS

Dictionary : Newly made or obtained

Something that differs from the norm

For something to be fresh, it depends on the perspective as something that's fresh in one area could be well-established in another

Knowledge Question

are cultural traditions a factor that contributes to the slow adaptation of new knowledge?

how does trust and reliability in the conveyer of new ideas make it less skeptical?

Dictionary : A thought or concept

do perspectives matter in the adoptation of new ideas?

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product of mental activity

Concept existing in the mind

Takes up a lot of time

Put into practise

Utilized on a regular basis

Valid way of doing things

New knowledge is not highly appreciated in the community

People tend to overlook them which slows down the incorporation

There are reasons as to why the acceptance of new concepts are delayed.

People find new ideas interesting and sparks people's curiosity but it is not trustable right away

Stanford philosiphy : ideas are cast as modes of thinking that represent (or present or exhibit) objects to the mind

AOK 1 : HUMAN SCIENCE

AOK 2: ARTS

RESPONSE 1: Fresh Idea is out of societal norm

RESPONSE 1: Fresh idea goes against established practice

RESPONSE 2: Fresh ideas are subjective to different perspectives// legal issues

Explanation :

What is societal norm ?

Social norms are the perceived informal, mostly unwritten,

rules that define acceptable and appropriate actions

within a given group or community, thus guiding human

behaviour

The idea goes against those norms which causes people to be reluctant to the acceptance of that knowledge

May only pose benefit to one side and as a predator to the other.

KC

RLE 1 : Entrepreneurship has been anticipated as a male “gendered connotation” and is considered a “masculine concept”

Yunis, Mohammad & Hashim, Hina. (2020). The Gendering of Context: A Fresh Perspective of Women Social Enterprise in Pakistan. Business & Economic Review.

RESPONSE 2: Fresh ideas are met with skepticism

RLE 2: Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is not a valid psychiatric disorder of posttraumatic origin; rather, it is a creation of psychotherapy and the media.

Gleaves, D. H. (1996). The sociocognitive model of dissociative identity disorder: A reexamination of the evidence. Psychological Bulletin, 120(1), 42–59. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.120.1.42

What is skepticism

doubt as to the truth of something

acoustic to digital instruments

artistic practises, techniques, and forms may evoke strong emotional responses in artists and listeners

Street art

first introduced as an idea in 1970s (Patterson, 2023) which many considered as an interesting concept since street art typically captures contemporary socially significant issues and many artists, including Shepard Fairey, an immensely popular and influential artist, communicate their opinions through street art, which screams a loud message to those passing by because it is painted in public places

majority of musicians, especially those who have been the industry and are viewed as experienced individuals do not favour idea of digitalising the way we play music because they are less expressive than acoustic instruments and do not provide the same natural contact (Tzanetakis, 2016).

related to music culture where expressionism is essential in music production

standpoint of the authorities, it is wrong to do so because it violates the law by causing damage to public property. As a result, the concept of street art is still not widely acknowledged today, owing to the fact that authorities have more power than artists

people from various backgrounds have opposing perspectives on a new idea, the side with more control will usually overrun the idea.

artists have an emotional link to their instruments and prioritise feel when playing them since it transmits both communal and individual feelings (Irene Martínez Cantero & Jordi-Angel Jauset-Berrocal, 2017).

The change was exciting for most musicians because it meant that there are endless possibilities of sounds that can be produced which are not limited to each instrument's physical build

encouraging a reevaluation of traditional methods in the search of artistic expression