- Sense Perception (Ex. I know that my eyes are blue-green-gray because I can look in the mirror and see that they are this color.)
- Logic (Ex. I know that raising any number to the power of -1 will be 0 because I can prove this fact.)
- Intuition (Ex. I know that I should not cheat on an exam because my intuition tells me so.)
- Self-awareness (Ex. I know that I am tired because I just heard myself yawn.)
- Memory (Ex. I know that I went up to Cambridge on Saturday for a journalism conference at Harvard because I remember it.)
- Authority (Ex. I know that tanning beds can cause skin cancer because the studies conducted by experts say so.)
- Consensus gentium (criteria of truth) (Ex. I know that it is unlucky for a groom to see his bride before their wedding because people say so.)
- Revelation (Ex: Noah from the Bible knew that there would be a great flood because God told him there would be.)
- Faith (Ex. Practicing Christians & Catholics believe that they will go to heaven if they act as they are instructed to by God because they have faith.)
Monday, October 24, 2011
Man Is the Measure #8
8. What are Abel's nine good reasons or evidence which serve as the basis of knowledge?
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Hidden Assumptions
1. How did you react to your results? Were you surprised? Angry or hurt? Pleased? Discuss what you felt and why you think you felt what you did.
I was a little surprised that this survey told me that I am slightly racist, but I was more surprised that I tested for only slight automatic association of males with math & science and females with liberal arts. I was not angry or hurt by the results in any way. I was slightly surprised that the survey told me I was part of the 18 % of people who were only slightly racist, but I do not see myself as racist as all. I would be more prone to complaining about the policies of President Obama rather than the fact that we have an African-American president or about Deval Patrick's actions rather than the fact that the state of Massachusetts being headed by an African - American. I was surprised that the survey told me I only slightly automatically associated males with math & science because I am aware that studies have been done which prove that females are more associated with the liberal arts. My English teacher had previously told us that in all HL English classes, there are 45 girls and 15 boys. This supports the stereotype of grouping females and liberal arts together.
2. Do you believe that your test results say something about you that you should play attention to? Why or why not? I do not believe that my test results say something about me to which I devote specific attention. In this activity, we had to use both our left and right hands. I'm assuming that I did better with the associations on the right because I am so right-dominated. I am right-handed. My right eye has always had perfect vision, but I have amblyopia in my left eye. I use my right hand to eat, to turn the pages of a book, and to perform a variety of other trivial tasks. As I know I am naturally right-dominated, I believe that this may have affected my results.
3. Do you think that these tests are valid? When you first saw your results, did you question or accept the tests' validity? I do not believe that these tests are valid. As discussed in the previous question, this test relies heavily on how well I can type with my left hand and how well I can type with my right hand. Knowing that I am right-dominated in a variety of aspects, I knew that the results couldn't be valid. When I first saw my results, I was intrigued by the survey's answer, but I did not believe it.
4. Give examples of the cultural messages that many support attitudes linking a dominant group in your nation or culture with "good" or "superior" attributes and a subordinate group with "bad" or "inferior" ones.
I was a little surprised that this survey told me that I am slightly racist, but I was more surprised that I tested for only slight automatic association of males with math & science and females with liberal arts. I was not angry or hurt by the results in any way. I was slightly surprised that the survey told me I was part of the 18 % of people who were only slightly racist, but I do not see myself as racist as all. I would be more prone to complaining about the policies of President Obama rather than the fact that we have an African-American president or about Deval Patrick's actions rather than the fact that the state of Massachusetts being headed by an African - American. I was surprised that the survey told me I only slightly automatically associated males with math & science because I am aware that studies have been done which prove that females are more associated with the liberal arts. My English teacher had previously told us that in all HL English classes, there are 45 girls and 15 boys. This supports the stereotype of grouping females and liberal arts together.
2. Do you believe that your test results say something about you that you should play attention to? Why or why not? I do not believe that my test results say something about me to which I devote specific attention. In this activity, we had to use both our left and right hands. I'm assuming that I did better with the associations on the right because I am so right-dominated. I am right-handed. My right eye has always had perfect vision, but I have amblyopia in my left eye. I use my right hand to eat, to turn the pages of a book, and to perform a variety of other trivial tasks. As I know I am naturally right-dominated, I believe that this may have affected my results.
3. Do you think that these tests are valid? When you first saw your results, did you question or accept the tests' validity? I do not believe that these tests are valid. As discussed in the previous question, this test relies heavily on how well I can type with my left hand and how well I can type with my right hand. Knowing that I am right-dominated in a variety of aspects, I knew that the results couldn't be valid. When I first saw my results, I was intrigued by the survey's answer, but I did not believe it.
4. Give examples of the cultural messages that many support attitudes linking a dominant group in your nation or culture with "good" or "superior" attributes and a subordinate group with "bad" or "inferior" ones.
- Straight ("good") vs. Gay ("bad")
- Americans ("good") vs. Immigrants ("bad")
- Americans ("good") vs. ALL Muslims ("bad")
- Americans ("good") vs. Native Americans ("bad")
- Right-handed ("superior") vs. Left-handed ("bad")
- Thin ("good") vs. Fat ("bad")
- Young ("good") vs. Old ("bad")
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