Questions for November 2026

1. "Study the historian before you begin to study their work" (adapted from E.H. Carr). Discuss this idea in relation to history and one other Area of Knowledge (AOK).
2. To what extent are we more inclined to learn from our failures than our successes in the production of knowledge? Discuss with reference to two AOKs.
3. Do we always prefer ideas that are beautifully expressed over those that are factually accurate? Discuss with reference to the arts and one other AOK.
4. Is the pursuit of knowledge in the natural sciences more ethically constrained than in the arts? Discuss with reference to these two AOKs.
5. To what extent does the sharing of knowledge inevitably lead to the loss of its original meaning? Discuss with reference to human sciences and one other AOK.
6. Is it possible to have knowledge without evidence? Discuss with reference to mathematics and one other AOK.