Seeing how there has been an unprecedented level of Abject Horror stemming from A level papers this year, I am dumping all expectations and trudging in anticipating nothing but bad surprises. Every paper is now a life lesson about damage control. Thrilling times, these. I have a bad feeling about KI tomorrow (also stemming from a very human predisposition to observe trends + make predictions based on arbitrary patterns), so here are the more likely questions for tomorrow.
'Epistemic agents are not necessarily human.' Discuss.
Compare and contrast the nature of testimonial evidence, referring closely to Eastern and Western culture and philosophy.
To what extent do you agree that fields of knowledge are demarcated by methodology rather than claims to knowledge?
'Certainty is.' How far do you agree?
'Knowledge is essentially an instrument of the patriarchy.' Discuss with reference to aesthetic and moral knowledge.
'The only knowledge we have is knowledge we construct ourselves. The knowledge we construct ourselves is based only on the knowledge that others construct.' How far do you agree?
Explain and evaluate the arguments for anarchy in both the natural sciences and ethics.
To what extent is epistemology in the 21st century an ethical position?
Discuss the significance of paradox and polysemy in any three fields of knowledge.
'We were kidding about justified true beliefs. We made it up. Plato never said that lol.' Organise your response based on fields of knowledge, in alphabetical order.
'Organisers of information are, really, the constructors of knowledge, and should be given grants and stuff, cuz that's what keeps them going, and they should also be nicer to the poorer peoples, and be like, more forgiving maybe? Like give out knowledge, I mean, because it's for the best of all the nations and the countries and the poorer people and democracy... as well as.' Evaluate and discuss this position, referring closely to Edward Said's arguments in Culture and Imperialism, relating your response to objectivity in Kant's categorical imperatives. Compare and contrast your conclusions with the Horatian satire (Appendix A) on page 3. Additionally, structure your essay according to the syntax of a specified foreign dialect, commenting on the significance of your choice.
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