constantly acquiring knowledge‚ whether that is of what a vector is‚ or what their friend thinks of their mother. Some of this knowledge is sought out‚ some is accidentally gained‚ but all of this carries an ethical responsibility transferable to the newly knowledgeable subject. Ethics and reason are two key factors to the claim that knowledge carries an ethical responsibility‚ and are transferable in their standardized definition to make this claim reliable. This ethical responsibility is not to be blundered
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“The possession of knowledge carries an ethical responsibility” evaluate this claim 1-2 Knowledge can be a justified as a true belief‚ factual information or skills aquired‚ as stated by the Oxford dictionary: “facts‚ information‚ and skills acquired through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject”.1 It can also refer to the knowledge of human nature‚ perception and reason are ways of knowing which we use in our everyday life‚ making knowledge also
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Every decision that one makes throughout the course of their lives affects them in even the most minor way possible. The responsibility of choosing a career path or a simple task such as picking out a restaurant to have dinner in could potentially have implications on another factor in one’s life. For instance‚ someone who chooses an inadequate career path will not be as content as someone who chooses his or her perfect career. Similarly‚ if one was to choose a restaurant that had a reputation of
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Daniel Go Does the Possession of Knowledge Carry an Ethical Responsibility? There is no singular definition of knowledge‚ but for the purpose of this paper; knowledge will be defined as the familiarity with a situation or fact. Ethics‚ on the other hand‚ is a set of moral principles that govern a person’s behavior. Simplifying the knowledge issue would be to state that: The familiarity of something (whether a fact or situation) entails compliance with ethical or moral obligations. In
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TOK Prescribed Essay “The possession of knowledge carries an ethical responsibility”. Evaluate this claim. Candidate Name: Ting Yuen Lai Candidate Number: 1206-051 Centre: Sha Tin College Word Count: 1207 Session: May 2013 We are often troubled and worried about the course of our actions‚ and the ethics associated with those actions. Ethics are known to be the fundamental principles or beliefs associated with morally acceptable and morally unacceptable
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TOK Outline Essay title – “The possession of knowledge carries an ethical responsibility”. Evaluate this claim. What knowledge issues I think are involved • How can you possess knowledge? How do you acquire it and do these ways affect your responsibility of imparting it on others? • How is the knowledge you have affected by your personal ethics? Some people would have no problem giving out certain pieces of knowledge while others would be very trouble giving out exactly the same information
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Personal Responsibility: Defining One’s Worth Personal Responsibility: Defining One’s Worth “Personal responsibility is concerned with people taking individual accountability for their decisions and actions‚ together with the outcomes they create and their impacts on others”. (Malby‚ 2009). Self-responsibility is one of the first lessons we learn; this starts as an adolescent and continues until we take our last breath on this earth. Lessons learned from responsibility may be
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Knowledge is generated through the interaction of critical and creative thinking. Evaluate this statement in two areas of knowledge. The way knowledge is generated is different among the various areas of knowledge‚ but the way we gain knowledge requires thinking‚ thought processes‚ and this may be either critical or creative. The two areas of knowledge I will be addressing are Natural sciences and the arts. The definition of critical thinking is to “judge” and thus implies the use of logical
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Media and Its Ethical Responsibilities SOC120 Introduction to Ethics and Social Responsibility Charles Kaye March 19‚ 2012 Media and Its Ethical Responsibilities Mass media has become a major influence in our lives throughout the years. We live in a society that is dependent on information and communication. We rely on these daily for direction and help to accomplish basic activities such as work‚ education‚ traveling‚ etc…. Due to the advancement of technology‚ life has become much easier
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Do celebrities have ethical responsibilities to set good examples to young people? Aainaa Azmi Abigail Palmer Raveena Devi Soon Tsuey Jing Sanjeetha Raja Segi University College American Degree Program Summer 2012 Do celebrities have ethical responsibilities to set good examples for young people? Young people nowadays need role models more than they ever needed before. We can see that crimes rates involving youngsters are increasing worldwide. One of the possible causes is that
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