Theory of Knowledge - Course Companion for Students Marija Uzunova Dang Arvin Singh Uzunov Dang

IV. Ethics
ontain parls of wisdom, shard
Languags
olltiv knowldg and som
historis,
positiv things—as author Chimamanda
lss
Adihi puts it, “prjudis” and
Ngozi
xprssions that an privd
Avoiding
opprssiv or marginalizing (known as
as
orrtnss”) and onfronting
“politial
languag ar manifstations of
prolmati
ida that languag an inflit harm and
th
hang. And w hav good rason to
prvnt
that it an. But what happns whn our
liv
and soial norms volv fastr than our
morals
our languag rflts past
languag—whn
What fatorsafft how quikly
snsiilitis?
and its various ommunitis of
languag,
adapt to th nw politis?
spakrs,
to th intrnt, for xampl, has n
Ass
important vhil for individuals to gathr,
an
and larn aout rvisiting languag—
disuss
th risk of laving hind popl and groups
with
th hargd issu of offnsiv and opprssiv
On
it is rlvant for us in TOK to xamin
languag,
sop for agrmnt and disagrmnt.
th
dos not only rflt our valus; its
Languag
us influns th dvlopmnt of
ontinud
and in this way it prptuats thos
attituds,
th list of words on loggr has
Considr
using in his fforts to mak his
stoppd
trms: On using mor
Sarh
languag isht
inlusiv
1. On what asis hav words n inludd in
Who an lgitimatly argu on of ths
2.
is not harmful and should not on
words
for thr is suffiint agrmnt that
happn
languag is unaptal and falls out
rtain
us. How dos this onsnsus form? What
of
influn it? And how do w first om to
fators
th qustions aov us “w”, ut th
Noti
vary for diffrnt tims and groups
answrs
popl. Som may om to know th this
of
politis of languag through prsonal
and
othrs, through th laims of th first
xprin;
Thn thr ar thos who do not om
group.
know this for a long tim, or at all. Thr is
to
thr for a grat dal of disagrmnt
potntial
disput. Thr may disagrmnt on th
and
of th harm or offn too, and thrfor
xtnt
this spa, it is ultimatly important how w
In
Considr th rol of powr, in trms
disagr.
whih laims-makrs ar sn as rlial
of
lgitimat, whih laims ar ing trustd
and
susptd, and what ounts as vidn for
or
harm ing xprind or don. How do
th
onpts of truth, nutrality, ojtivity and
th
apply hr?
impartiality
that ar widly onsidrd raial, thni
Words
gndrd slurs ar oftn mt with zro
and
Ar thr trms and phrass at th
tolran.
arrying offnsivnss that is not yt
frontir,
3. What kinds of thial rsponsiilitis do
with rgards to languag that you
(a)
us that you know is offnsiv
urrntly
as a onsqun of harmful languag
(b)
hav usd in th past without
you
whn harmful languag is usd y
(c)
ls in your prsn?
somon
4
Ar ths issus of languag per
“assumptions”.
or of its us? Is suh a distintion possil?
se
know whih words aus harm and violn?
th appropriat ation.
who do not or annot ass th onlin disours.
aknowldgd or known?
idas and valus. Considr what nds to
For discussion
Inclusive language
you hav:
languag mor inlusiv.
to som groups of popl
whit mal
ralizing
that list?
th list?
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