In this interview, Leonard Lopate and Mark Matousek discuss the origins of our ethical and moral behaviors. These origins seem to link very well into the different theories of learning in psychology; Matousek talks about mirror neurons and being “wired” for certain behaviors, which is almost identical to the biological level of analysis in [...]
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I believe that asking this question is like asking an old bird where he hails from: “I have been everywhere, flying past meadows green and deserts dry, tundras’ frost and jungles’ cry. I have learnt many things: the location of the edge of the world, the distance between islands, how to foretell a storm [...] The most important thing that I believe this exercise shows us is that the ethics of a human and of decision making cannot be constrained by theories such as these; while trying to make the decisions according to the different theories of ethics, none of them seemed to be in concordance with my own [...] Here’re my rankings, from “bad to worst,” as many others have described it: The friend – I believe that the friend is the only one who actually does not deserve to be described as “bad” in this story, depending on his actual motive. If he had happened to find out about the situation that [...] What does it mean for maths to be beautiful? This question is a interesting question, as it stands out from the rest of the group. Whilst the other questions strive for truth and answers, this one seems to endeavor to receive opinion and subjective ideas. This question is a mix of what many of [...] Last week, in class, we discussed mathematics and its relation to the equation of the universe; the main idea that I expressed and supported is based on the fact that what we are referring to as mathematics can be split into two different concepts: one, the mathematics that the world exhibits, which we will [...] Last Friday, we discussed Mathematics and its importance in life; this discussion was quite thought provoking in that it really made us question whether our study of Math would actually result in any help to our future. In everyday life, we will never use any of the higher level math techniques and concepts that [...] Translation between languages is an interesting concept, as languages, fundamentally, are the same; however, only on this fundamental level. When we use different languages to convey our meanings, the building blocks that we use to piece together our thoughts are essentially congruent: blue is still blue in Chinese, and door is still door in [...] When thinking of people to bestow with the honor of a street name, people often lean more towards the obscure famous people; those who perhaps may have done great things, but are less known for it. However, we also have to remember that, even though they are widely known and remembered for their achievements, [...] The case has presented to us some very intriguing details; these details lead to very inconclusive findings. We, as detectives, can only subtly distinguish motives and suspects of the case, though we are unable to draw any strongly supported information from the situation: The most probably identity of the victim is Mark Pullen, though we cannot be [...] I cannot express how much I agree with this sentiment. According to the Evolution theory, humans have progressed massively from our reptilian ancestors, of whom we can still observe today. These ancestors of ours still retain their basic brain structure that we have inherited from them; this part of the brain we now call the reptilian [...] Could it be possible that the universe is actually a hypersphere that we’re viewing from a three dimensional PoV? It would explain how the universe grows and shrinks in size and also the multiverse, as a hypersphere is an infinite number of different sizes spheres in one. Before the Big Bang, what was [...] Skimming through the posts that people have put on the blog before, it seems Umbrellaology hasn’t completely been accepted into our little ToK society; this fact, I am quite perplexed to observe. I myself have been struck deeply by this amazing new scientific advancement. Umbrellaology creates so many possibilities, opening up a plethora of new frontiers [...] Emotion can be quite an interesting topic to discuss; Why do we have emotion? How does emotion help us? Is emotion a good or bad concept? Would we be more successful without emotion? All of these questions are quite evocative, and would encourage much thought within people; however, whether a definite answer is reached [...] Seeing as everybody has already explained deduction and induction in their own way, I’ll try to keep my explanation short (okay, fine, not) and simple; to do that, I’ll use the analogy to facilitate my explanation: Sudoku. I’m sure that everyone has tried a Sudoku puzzle before, but just in case someone hasn’t, I’ll [...] Perspective is a word that can mean many different things. In art, a perspective defines the way you draw a picture; in debating, a perspective is one side of an argument. But, these different ‘perspectives’ really all are the same thing: a perspective is how we ‘see’ things, whether it be a contemporary issue, [...] I believe that there is not much left to be said about this topic; what my classmates have covered in posts below state much of my point already: There is no point in overworking your brain (being in a vat and all, I don’t think it’d be very happy if you did that) over [...] On Monday’s lesson, we discussed the diversity of language and the effect of culture on language. One of the big topics that was brought up is whether the variations of a language affect communication greatly or not; I would say that it barely affects communication. The only part of communicating that it would affect [...] Good-natured lies. What an oxymoron. Is there really such a thing? Can a lie every be made with good intentions in mind? The answer to that would be yes. Anything can be done with good intentions: killing, raping, destroying, torturing, and, yes, even GIVING HOMEWORK. But, the real question that we must answer here [...] In this week’s ToK lesson, we explored the different issues that Martin Lindstrom’s article “You Love Your iPhone. Literally.” One of the major issues that Mr. MacKnight brought up was that, as we progress in scientific knowledge, the gap between those who are scientifically literate and those who are less so is growing larger [...] Metaphors are definitely an essential part of our lives and our cultures. There are plenty of sayings that we use naturally throughout the day, that we don’t take notice of at all; the paper that we read gave a plethora of examples to support this, such as “warm/cold” and “heavy/light.” We use these metaphors [...] The issue of language is indeed, as many have said below me, very controversial. Language seems to be a very localized and culture based concept; We can see the clear similarities between languages of countries and areas that are close to each other; Spanish, French, and English, for example, having all originated from Latin, which was used [...] The ToK highlight of this week – I believe most would agree with me on this – is definitely the ToK conference we had on Thursday. The conference was an extremely helpful introduction to the “journey” that we are about to embark on, and introduced us to the basics of knowing and of knowledge [...] When asked what “to know” means, I can’t help but think back to a quote that many of us probably have heard of (at least, those who took the scholarship exam): “A prudent question is one half of wisdom.” I can’t say I favor this quote; it brings back bad memories of an essay [...] |
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