MLA Philosophy

TOK essay

1600 words, not exceeding it. (not including headers, footnotes, and bibliography)

Prescribed title: Given that every theory has its limitations, we need to retain a multiplicity of theories to understand the world.

Area of knowledge: history and ethics
Ways of knowing: reason and sense of perception

Knowledge Question: To what extent considering multiple perspectives rather than one would help us better understand history and ethics through reason and sense of perception?

Claim: a collection of theories which is multiple perspectives of an area of knowledge, will aid us our understanding of knowledge rather limiting us to once source

Counterclaim for history; one has to rely mainly on autobiographies and memoirs because they are primary resources.

Counterclaim for ethics, the core of ethics is to rely also on counterclaims to explore how valid theories are.

Real-Life Situation  (more than one): one personal and two real-life situations

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