QUESTION OF THE WEEK - 27th MARCH 2009

This is first of all a reminder that your contributions to the blog will be taken into account when semester grades are awarded. I notice that only a minority of you have responded to last week’s question. Those who have responded have made some great points, so why not take the chance to join them by making your contribution now?

In the mean time, we need to post the next question of the week. This time we are going to take a slightly different approach – please read on carefully.

Here is a Theory of Knowledge essay title:

Compare the roles played by reason and imagination in at least two Areas of Knowledge.

The question is – how would you go about responding to this title?

You would have a word-limit of 1,600. What form would your essay take and why? What would each paragraph be about? What areas of knowledge would you consider and why? How many areas of knowledge should be included? How would you set up comparisons between reason and imagination? How would you explore what these two terms mean? What examples would help? What claims and counterclaims could be made? Let’s explore in a practical way how a title like this could be the springboard for an outstanding essay.

I think this could be a very useful discussion in the build-up to the full-length essays you will be writing very soon…

QUESTION OF THE WEEK 20TH MARCH 2009: IS THE HISTORIAN MORE LIKE A PHOTOGRAPHER OR A PAINTER?

IS THE HISTORIAN MORE LIKE A PHOTOGRAPHER OR A PAINTER?

(NB: Thanks Chris for anticipating our question. This happens to be the question of the week)

QUESTION OF THE WEEK – 13TH MARCH 2009

To explain is to be able to predict. Is this true?