Saturday, April 4, 2009

The TOK classes were interesting as we dealt with dubious topics. One such topic is the difference between expression and communication. Previously I was very confused about the two terms as they overlap each other. While reading the article in class and attempting to solve the mystery of the dissimilarity between them we answered multiple questions which came our way.From my understanding, the expression is a part of communication. Expressions are one way, but when they are comprehended by the other person it is ransformed into communication. Therefore communication become a two ways while expression becomes one way. Expressions are backed by reason and emotion, and they are based on the perception of a person. For example, when a person is disabled he is unable to talk; he would express himself through sign language. He would have heard someone talking or doing something which was amusing to him. Therefore to express his emotional feelings he communicates through sign language. As a result there is reason backed by perception and emotions. It was fascinating in the way we linked the ways of knowing to the areas of knowledge. The debate was interesting but there were still a few questions which remained unanswered. The other topic which was that intuition and instinct, this topic fascinated most people in our class. There was a heated discussion on the differences between instinct and intuition. Prior to this discussion it was difficult for me to gauge the difference in-between the two. Later, I realised that intuition is the ability to sense or know immediately without reasoning while instinct is the inherent disposition of a living organism toward a particular behavior. The example for distinguishing both the terms can be that intuition is like a premonition while instinct is the current action which pertains to the emotions and perceptions of the person and the reaction is dependent on the situation. The tok classes have been interesting and these are one of the topics which have interested me the most. It has been a very interactive session and therefore theory of knowledge, which I thought to be boring and uninteresting, is now enjoyable. It helps me explore and connect the different ways of knowing to the areas of knowing.

1 comment:

  1. NO POOJA, we need reflection, girl, NOT a summary of what we've done in class...

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