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Back to HOME > IB TOK > EMOTION > WHAT THE GUIDE SAYS ABOUT EMOTION =LINKING QUESTIONS ABOUT EMOTION (IBO, 2006)= • What part does emotion play in the acquisition of knowledge? Does the role of emotion vary across the different areas of knowledge? • Should emotion play a role in the evaluation of knowledge claims? Are there circumstances under which, in order to evaluate a knowledge claim, one should ignore or, alternatively, pay special attention to one’s emotions? • Is an action morally justifiable if it feels right? What part do, or should, emotions play in the formation of moral judgments or political judgments? • Can emotions be classified as good or bad? Can there be correct, or appropriate, emotional responses? Is it correct to be horrified by accounts of torture? • Is faith purely emotional or is it possible to provide a rational justification for religious belief? Is emotion a source of spiritual knowledge? • Do people act their way into feeling or feel their way into action? What is the relationship between emotion and experience (for example, in CAS activities)? • How did your feelings or emotions affect (positively or negatively) your ability to perform, to make decisions or to reason in regard to particular CAS activities? How did you deal with such situations?