Abenaa Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 Hi, So I'm wondering if y'all could help me find some counterclaims... My prescribed title is “'There are only two ways in which humankind can produce knowledge: through passive observation or through active experiment.' To what extent do you agree with this statement?" I'm basically looking for some counterclaims of both PO and AE so that I can counter the argument. Some examples I have so far are of listening to a lecture (PO), reading a book (PO), seeing someone put something on a table and thus learning about what a table can do (its better than what I just wrote here (PO)), Biology lab (AE), how a farmer knows about land and a biologist knows about nature (AE) ANYWAYS, I need more counterclaims to talk about, or something that is questioning both PO and AE. I also need help with an introduction for this essay? But thats not the focus of this question... THANK YOU ALL so much, As fellow IB students I'm sure you know how much your saving my butt Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandwich Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 Try switching the things round and it should help you think of counter examples. Active observation and passive experimentation. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sonia Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 (edited) Also consider - is all our knowledge produced that way? yeah they are crucial, but don't you think imagination creates knowledge too? think about how language was created, not acquired by an individual, but created by humankind. You could also argue how accurate is the knowledge we produce from sense perception, which is a way of passive observation. Edited December 13, 2014 by supersonic Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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