Week 2 - October 19

This week we did the following:

-we identified the difference between objective and subjective and brought articles/examples of objective and subjective articles.
The subjective articles were based on opinion while the objective articles stated facts - and views from all perspectives (they were unbiased and not based on opinion). They included a lot of data and numbers. It was mentioned that objectivity requires "dettachment" from the subject matter.
We alsomentioned the 5 senses and discussed which one we trusted the most. Most people said that sight was the sense they trusted the most (I was among them) while a few others argued that touch was their most trusted sense.
We also looked at the "dove evolution" clip on youtube that showed a model's day at work and how photographs taken are photoshopped. It then stated "no wonder our perception of beauty is distorted". That was to show us how much we can actually trust our sight in certain circumstances.
We also received the "Sense Perception" worksheet and we're taking a look a it today.

Week 1 + 2 - 12 October

3 levels of importance/belief

-pet goldfish level (least important) - i.e. orange juice (how do we know it's orange juice; not that important)
-family dog level
-Own child level (most important) - i.e. belief in god/religion/things that matter

Areas of Knowledge: Ethics, mathematics, natural sciences, human sciences, history, the arts

Ways of Knowing: Emotion, reason, sense of perception, language