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    TOK Essay Example A: Student Work

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    Disputes over knowledge claims within disciplines arise as boundaries of knowledge are pushed. Theoretical disputes involve differing claims not substantiated by evidence, while practical disputes contradict empirical data claims. Resolvability of disputes depends on their nature. In physics and psychology, theoretical disputes may be resolved through experimentation as both use the scientific method where claims are testable and falsifiable with evidence. For example, a dispute in physics on the Earth's shape was resolved through geodetic expeditions measuring its precise dimensions. However, practical disputes are not always resolvable if evidence is limited or inconclusive.

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    Disputes over knowledge claims within disciplines arise as boundaries of knowledge are pushed. Theoretical disputes involve differing claims not substantiated by evidence, while practical disputes contradict empirical data claims. Resolvability of disputes depends on their nature. In physics and psychology, theoretical disputes may be resolved through experimentation as both use the scientific method where claims are testable and falsifiable with evidence. For example, a dispute in physics on the Earth's shape was resolved through geodetic expeditions measuring its precise dimensions. However, practical disputes are not always resolvable if evidence is limited or inconclusive.

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    Disputes over knowledge claims within disciplines arise as boundaries of knowledge are pushed. Theoretical disputes involve differing claims not substantiated by evidence, while practical disputes contradict empirical data claims. Resolvability of disputes depends on their nature. In physics and psychology, theoretical disputes may be resolved through experimentation as both use the scientific method where claims are testable and falsifiable with evidence. For example, a dispute in physics on the Earth's shape was resolved through geodetic expeditions measuring its precise dimensions. However, practical disputes are not always resolvable if evidence is limited or inconclusive.

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    Disputes over knowledge claims within disciplines arise as boundaries of knowledge are pushed. Theoretical disputes involve differing claims not substantiated by evidence, while practical disputes contradict empirical data claims. Resolvability of disputes depends on their nature. In physics and psychology, theoretical disputes may be resolved through experimentation as both use the scientific method where claims are testable and falsifiable with evidence. For example, a dispute in physics on the Earth's shape was resolved through geodetic expeditions measuring its precise dimensions. However, practical disputes are not always resolvable if evidence is limited or inconclusive.

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    TOK essay example A: Student work

    Are disputes over knowledge claims within a discipline always resolvable? Answer this
    question by comparing and contrasting disciplines taken from two AOKs.

    Disputes over knowledge claims within disciplines constantly arise as man constantly
    pushes the boundaries of our knowledge. Disputes arise when facts within the domain are either
    unexplainable or contradictions exist between propositions. Discussing whether disputes over
    knowledge claims are always resolvable would shed more light on how to go about addressing
    future disputes, and important factors to consider when faced with contradictory claims. In this
    essay, theoretical and practical disputes will be discussed. Theoretical disputes are differing
    knowledge claims, arrived at using prior theories and unsubstantiated by empirical evidence.
    Practical disputes refer to contradictions between claims that are formulated from empirical
    data. 'Resolvable' is the act of dismissing or reconciling conflicting claims. In this
    essay, the discipline of Physics from the Natural Sciences and the discipline of
    Psychology from the Human Sciences will be compared and contrasted to justify the
    perspective that the resolvability of a dispute within a discipline largely depends on the
    nature of the dispute.

    Theoretical disputes may be resolved using evidence obtained through experimentation.


    The implementation of the scientific method in both disciplines dictates that scientific
    knowledge claims are testable, which means they can be falsified through empirical evidence.
    The scientific method is a systematic process in which scientists make use of experimental and
    empirical data to substantiate their observations and support their hypothesis. 1 This then leads
    to either the abolishment, strengthening or replacement of an existing theory.

    In the area of Physics, the Cassin is claimed that the Earth was a prolate spheroid - a
    sphere that is elongated at the ends. Whereas Newton deduced that the distance to the Earth's
    centre was slightly greater at the equator, and therefore, theorised that the Earth was an oblate
    spheroid- a sphere squashed at its poles and swollen at the equator. This dispute was eventually
    resolved by the Lapland and Peru geodetic expeditions, where researchers measured the precise

    1 Andersen, H., & Hepburn, 8. (2015, November 13). Scientific Method. Retrieved August 5, 2018, from

    ht1ps://plato.stanford.cdu/cntrics/scientific-meU1od/#Con

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