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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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