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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Try to write a Conceptual Understanding that you think emerges from this. You might like to use nouns such as story,  sense-making, information,   narrative,   perceptions, construction, interpretation,  subjectivity, reliability valid, truth, explanation, paradigm evidence. Explain your CU with reference to the River Boat Story: I think the concept of a paradigm is subjective. We are […]

Write a blog post giving one real-life example (different to ones we discussed in class) that you think makes an important point about reasoning/perception.  Please explain your thoughts on your example relies on issue of : reason, bias, perception, narrative, interpretation, fact, truth, evidence, certainty, any AOK, any WOK, etc (or other TOK issues) Attempting […]