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Assess the view that only well-known works of art can be considered great.
It is easy to conflate fame and popularity in the form of eyeballs, awards and a massive price tag with an artwork’s greatness. But metrics alone do not make an artwork great. Art simply needs to exist — from nothing to something — therein lies the greatness of a piece of art.
‘In a free society, there should be no restrictions on freedom of speech.’ Discuss.
Freedom of speech depends on our audience size. The larger the audience, the more we need to regulate. If not, they’ll regulate us. It’s a free society.
Is modern technology a benefit or a threat to democracy?
Democracy has historically benefited from technology, but in today’s Information Age, we are seeing an increasing misuse of modern technology that could potentially disrupt the function of political Democracy as we know it.
Examine the view that the scientist is concerned only with knowledge, not morality.
Can science be trusted if popular knowledge consistently paints scientists as insane, obsessed, immoral individuals, while IRL, we know of scientists that have been outed by the media for doing questionable things?