TOK Essay
Questions for 2024
Questions for 2024
1 |
Is subjectivity overly celebrated in the arts but unfairly condemned in history? Discuss with reference to the arts and history |
La subjectivité est-elle excessivement valorisée dans les arts, mais injustement réprouvée en histoire ? Discutez cette question en faisant référence aux arts et à l’histoire. |
2 |
How can we reconcile the opposing demands for specialization and generalization in the production of knowledge? Discuss with reference to mathematics and one other area of knowledge. |
Comment pouvons-nous concilier les demandes opposées de spécialisation et de généralisation dans le cadre de la production de connaissances ? Discutez cette question en faisant référence aux mathématiques et à un autre domaine de la connaissance. |
3 |
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. |
Il n’y a rien de plus stimulant que des idées innovantes, mais pourquoi les domaines de la connaissance sont-ils souvent si lents à les adopter ? Discutez cette question en faisant référence aux sciences humaines et à un autre domaine de la connaissance. |
4 |
Do we underestimate the challenges of taking knowledge out of its original context and transferring it to a different context? Discuss with reference to two areas of knowledge. |
Sous-estimons-nous les difficultés posées par l’extraction de la connaissance de son contexte d’origine et son transfert dans un contexte différent ? Discutez cette question en faisant référence à deux domaines de la connaissance. |
5 |
Do we need custodians of knowledge? Discuss with reference to two areas of knowledge. |
Avons-nous besoin de gardiens de la connaissance ? Discutez cette question en faisant référence à deux domaines de la connaissance. |
6 |
Are we too quick to assume that the most recent evidence is inevitably the strongest? Discuss with reference to the natural sciences and one other area of knowledge. |
Avons-nous tendance à trop vite supposer que les preuves les plus récentes sont forcément les plus solides ? Discutez cette question en faisant référence aux sciences naturelles et à un autre domaine de la connaissance. |
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