Paradigms can be described as the lens (shaped through empirical evidence, biology, and past experiences), that helps interpret the world around us, allowing us to create our version of a situation that we hold true to ourselves. It is easy for us to get wrapped up inside our paradigms as 1. Our paradigms are invented […]
Month: September 2020
TOK Assignment: Culture and Paradigms
In many cases, it is compulsory to perform this daily burdensome ritual before leaving the house. The ritual requires the slaughtering of a pig – where elements of pig fat are taken and mixed with minerals extracted from iron ores and combined with pigments of squeezed juices from coloured fruit or even chlorophyll. Using a […]
TOK Assignment: Privileges
I think the basis of the article on ‘privilege’ stems from hidden paradigms. A crucial facet of these paradigms is that it remains hidden unless we have a reason to unlock it. I saw it for myself on my Instagram feed last month – endless black squares shared by friends – with repeating captions of […]