Breaking the Laws
UC Berkeley political scientist Mark Bevir describes why a deeper understanding of politics flows from appreciating the difference between laws in the natural and human sciences.
Tag: Theory of Knowledge
Extending Experience
Extending Experience emphasizes the vital role our past experiences play in shaping our current understanding.
Communicating Concepts
Communicating Concepts focuses on the challenges and opportunities associated with the communication of knowledge.
The Benefit of the Doubt
Imagine that one day next week, you suddenly find yourself charged with a terrible crime from your distant past that
Emotional Rescue
To most scientists, human emotion is something to be minimized at all costs in their pursuit of rigorously objective understanding
Talking Democracy
University of Cambridge political scientist John Dunn’s insights on the role of etymology in his research.
Imagining the Past
University of Oxford historian John Elliott on the key role of imagination when historians examine historical records since they are usually written from only one perspective.
Falling Trees
If a tree falls in a forest with nobody to hear it, does it still make a sound? For many, this
Redefining Progress
Princeton University historian of science Michael Gordin on falsification and science vs. pseudoscience.
Discovering the IBDP
A decade later, a friend of mine mentioned in passing that, given my interests in education, I should check out the IB’s Diploma Programme.
Perpetual Reform
Education is one of those curious topics that manages to display unparalleled consensus and divergence simultaneously.