PHS Theory of Knowledge

The purpose of this blog is to open a discussion forum for ideas, ramblings, debates, and random thoughts that pass through the heads of the students presently in Poudre High School's Theory of Knowledge Program.

Friday, October 14, 2011

Hey Everybody!

Karam and Ali here, wishing you all a merry hello from the futures!

Friday, April 10, 2009

What would be the best way to resolve various crises in the Middle East?

Though the documentary shown during the breakout session today did not relate directly to the issues in the Middle East, various conflicts a...

Seminar Movie

So I couldn't post on the seminar blog so i decided to post here!!!!! So in the movie there was one thing that i noticed that didn't...

Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Magistrate Jostad has sent you an email!

Hey, It's a great day to be alive. A new decision out of the Colorado Supreme Court today --- reversing thedistrict court's suppress...

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Ms. King's class EQ test

If you are in Ms. King's third period class, please take the emotional intelligence test at the link below prior to coming to class on F...

Friday, January 30, 2009

Logic and Girl Power

My sister sent me this video today. (It is the entrance video for this website which I have included below.) I doubt that she wanted me to...

Ethics in regards to law and justice... in a theatrical format

I just went to see Lobby Hero at the Bas Bleu Theatre and found it to be quite interesting to look at from a ToK perspective. The play disc...

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Logical fallacies

I stumbled upon this today while browsing the web, and given our recent lessons on logical fallacies, felt it appropriate to post here.... S...

Change?

Embedded video from CNN Video Obama promised change for the government and for the people of America. Is he really going to bring change to ...

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Black first family 'changes everything'

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/15/obama.family/index.html I thought this was a very interesting article, and it certainly brings up som...

Friday, January 16, 2009

define: torture

I thought I understood this unit, but apparently not. Perhaps this is because I have accepted the idea that there is an absolute truth to ev...

Torture's Terrible Toll

After reading the two positions on the issue of torture by John McCain and Sam Harris, where do you stand on the issue? Why? Which justifi...

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Belief-O-Matic

If you have been neglecting the seminar blog, there is an interesting post on religion that I recommend taking a peek at.

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Speaking in Bubbles

Going back to The Persuaders , the film we watched two breakout sessions ago about the cultures of marketing and advertising, the clip embed...

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Is information obtained in an altered mindstate valid?

In experiments done with psychedelic mushrooms, a significant number of patients reported having a positive spiritual experience with the dr...

Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Genetic Testing on children... To see which sports their bodies are better suited for

So I saw a news report on 9News about this topic then went to research it more and I found this article writen by the New York Times. It bas...

The Power of Slang

As we begin our look at Language as a WoK, we are going to consider how a specific language can define a culture, and in this instance, a ge...

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Dark Matter in the news

It seems we're not the only ones interested in dark matter these days. Check out this article from MSNBC about the latest forray into th...

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Dove - Evolution

I know we just wrapped up sense perception, but I saw this video at a conference this weekend and found it fitting. When it was used at the ...

When is Art Art?

I am not in HL art, though I know many of you are. I have always struggled with the idea of when art is a masterpiece, and when it just beco...

Saturday, November 08, 2008

More on why dark matter matters

As I continue to reflect on Dr. P's lecture, there are several questions and considerations I still want to discuss. One in particular ...

Thursday, October 30, 2008

A Death in the Family

This article totally changed the way I view the Iraq war. I think I belong to a unique community of knowers, and my political views are pre...

Monday, October 27, 2008

Seminar Questions

Hello all TOKers... After the Dark Matter presentation by Dr. Polhemus, please surf over to the Seminar Blog and jump in the conversation. ...

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Bite Back Campaign

I personally think that everyone should help out with this cause, and should definitely participate in one the Clementia Project events (go ...

Thursday, October 16, 2008

The presidents

so everyone... the presidential election is coming up and I want to know. How do you feel about obama vs mcain? after that Do you feel that ...

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Arcadia and Knowledge

After all of the conversations and presentations on Arcadia , I'm boiling it down to one simple question that we would like ALL TOK stud...

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Affirmative Action

So this post is a result of the ethics activities we've been doing in class. The issue my group had was 'Should colleges or univers...

Friday, October 03, 2008

Caption Contest

Using your TOK skills and language, write a caption to this photo (of a masked TOK Seminar student) and win a prize. What can we know about ...

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Belief vs. truth

A simple question: What is the relationship between belief and reality? Here's my theory: In what way do we know the world? We experienc...

Monday, September 22, 2008

Something to think about

Hey guys! I'm sure some of you have seen this video before... but its just something that got me thinking. We've all seen and heard ...

Sunday, September 21, 2008

God Bless George W Bush

So if y'all haven't noticed, the majority of Poudre is way liberal, and i think its about time i post some of my beliefs (that diffe...

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Iraq War: Legal or Illegal?

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Dear Mr. Obama

Talking about Community of Knowers, here is this guy who was a soldier in the Iraq war. This is what he has to say.

Sunday, September 07, 2008

Aliens!!!

Alright folks, it's time to bring up the inevitable... do aliens exist? what are you're justifications, and lets all try to use out ...

Thursday, August 28, 2008

"Allegory of the Cave" Question #1

What is something that you now believe to be true that you had a difficult time accepting? Why did you have a hard time believing it in the ...

"Allegory of the Cave" Question #2

When considering "Allegory of the Cave," how is it possible that some people can beilieve in illusion and accept it as reality? Gi...

"Allegory of the Cave" Question #3

What is an example of "knowledge" that you have struggled accepting in any of your academic courses? Why has it been difficult? Wh...

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

René Descartes

Ok guys, here's a question I've wanted to ask for a LONG time. The famous quote "Cogito, ergo sum" - "I think, theref...

For all my fellow bookworms...

So, as you all know we've been working with Plato's "Allegory of the Cave", trying to understand how it relates to knowled...

Monday, August 25, 2008

Does God Exist?

I'm posting this in hopes of finding all the proper justification for one of the biggest questions, in my mind, that exists. I do ask th...

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Open Minds

So reading everyone's posts on the blog has been interesting, and I know we're talking a lot about knowledge and what we know and le...

Is the exclusion of developing countries from groups like G8 deterimental?

Many developing countries, which are in need of better economic support, are left out of major decisions and groups that could have very pos...

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Alrighty... lets fire up some discussion. IS freedom of choice really the right to hate?

OK... where to start? Basically, i just went to youtube and typed the only thing i knew to - "Freedom of Speech is the Right to Hate...

The PHS ToK web page

Greetings! Click on the title of this post to access the PHS ToK web page. This page will provide you with all kinds of information, includi...

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

What do you believe now?

What is a belief that you hold dear and why? How do you justify this belief? Feel free to challenge each others' justifications and dis...

What did you believe?

What is something that you thought to be true but later learned was not? (go beyond Santa Claus... link it to an AOK or personal experience...

What did you notice about yourself?

What is one epiphany you had when writing your Knower Biography or since when considering what you know about personal and proper justificat...

Monday, August 04, 2008

A new year, A few big changes

Welcome back to TOK and Poudre High School... TOK is changing and the blog is doing the same. Joining us this year is the talented Mr. Kni...

Monday, May 26, 2008

The Usual Suspects

So I know both the TOK classes have watched or are in the middle of watching "The Usual Suspects". I've already seen it before...

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Again, freedom of choice is the right to hate

I found this a couple days ago and it reminded me of "Freedom of Choice is the Right to Hate". What do you think of this? -Its not...

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