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"Where the senses fail us, reason must step in." - Galileo Galilei To what extent do you agree with this quote?


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To be honest, I don't know if I've completely understood this quote. But I think it is talking about how there are some things we must use logic/reason for, and our sense won't always be what gives us the answer. In terms of ToK and the WoKs, you could talk about how our multiple ways of knowing (reason, sense perception, language and emotion) all work together in the pursuit of knowledge. Also, our ways of knowing can be used for specific things (e.g. to gain knowledge from art, it is a combination of sense perception and then emotion). Hope this helps you on your way to developing some good ideas for an essay. Good luck! :)

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