"...we will always learn more learn more about human life and human personality from novels than scientific psychology." (Noam Chomsky). To what extent do you agree?

This essay used a wide range of examples throughout, however the examples in this essay seemed less relatable than the examples in the previous essay. I found it difficult to understand the main points of each of the paragraph as the author managed to synthesise both ideas of scientific psychology and literature throughout the essay. Following the content of the essay was somewhat difficult as the main arguments of the each paragraph were not clear to me. 

Comments on, "'Context is all' (Margaret Atwood). Does this mean that there is no such thing as truth?"

In the essay, the student starts off very well with a very strong personal example that clearly states the POV of the student. In this case, the student is arguing for, "it is very difficult to know the truth if the context is not known, especially since different contexts sometimes call for different kinds of truth". The entire essay revolves around the student evaluating the differences that exist in “truth” in all the different Areas of Knowledge (AOK).

The student looks at 4 AOK’s. They are, natural sciences, mathematics, ethics and perception. In the first, AOK, the student talks about the scientific theory. I believe that the students explanation in this paragraph was weak as it seems like the student has completely misinterpreted the scientific method. In the natural sciences it is not possible to ever call something true unless. The only thing that is true is that it is only possible for something to be not false. To prove something is one has to constantly experiment with the aim to falsify. The student’s conclusion to the paragraph is somewhat contradictory hence the true view of the student is somewhat confusing. 

The student then moves on to talk about mathematics. The student clearly points out that in maths, truth can only be determine with in the context of its axioms and backs his arguments with concrete examples hence leaving no room for confusion on his view point to the readers. 

The student does a good job of explaining the changing nature of truth in the world of ethics. By stating, that ethically the truth depends on very heavily on cultural paradigms,” the student makes his argument much stronger.

Finally, the student makes a strong argument in the case of perception. Satating very clearly that truths varies in different contexts, something isn't necessarily "untrue" is any one context. 

The essay on the whole had a very strong framework but I believe needs some work on the choice of examples and perhaps a little work on the presentation to bring a little bit of clarity in the author’s viewpoint. There are clear topic sentences however I believe that there is some room for the student to build on the point. I think that the author does not build on the point that he/she is trying to make very effectively. The student explored more than the necessary number of AOK’s which prevents him/her from fully developing his/her analysis for one particular AOK.