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Limitations of Language and Perception
"What we observe is not nature itself
but nature exposed to our mode of
questioning."
Daltons Model As “Searchlight”.
." Ask an impertinent question: and you are on the way to the pertinent answer."
Every theory is based in some analogy, and sooner or later the theory fails because the analogy turns out to be false
May 2005
• 1, For some people science is the supreme form of all knowledge. Is this view reasonable or does it involve a misunderstanding of science or of knowledge?
• 7. To what extent may the subjective nature of perception be regarded as an advantage for artists but an obstacle to be overcome for scientists?
TOK Prescribed Essays On Science
• 1. Is it a simple matter to distinguish a scientific argument from a pseudo scientific
argument ? (May 2003)
• 2. “God may have separated the heavens from the earth. He did not separate astronomy from marine biology”(Jonathon Levy). To what extent are the classifications separating Areas of Knowledge justified? (May 2003)
• 3. In science one tries to tell people , in such a way to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it’s the exact opposite ( Paul Dirac). Do both approaches suggested in the quotation enjoy equal success in explaining human knowledge? (May 2003)
• 5. “The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking” Could this be said of all areas of knowledge? (May 2002)