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TaK

What is ToK ? What do we know? How do we know it?. TaK. The Raw Material. Belief. Opinion. Fact. TaK. ?. Prejudice. Information. Evidence. Truth. Knowledge. What is ToK ? “I think that ...” “I believe that ...” “I know that ...”. TaK. What’s the difference?.

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TaK

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  1. What is ToK? What do we know? How do we know it? TaK

  2. The Raw Material Belief Opinion Fact TaK ? Prejudice Information Evidence Truth Knowledge

  3. What is ToK? “I think that ...” “I believe that ...” “I know that ...” TaK What’s the difference?

  4. What does it mean to know something in maths, science, history, arts, ethics…? TaK

  5. Are these the same kinds off knowledge? Why or why not? TaK

  6. Where does this knowledge come from and how secure is it? TaK

  7. TaK Beliefs Reality Knowledge Knowledge = justified, true belief

  8. Believe strongly with good reasons • Debate pros and cons • Deduce consequences • Generalize with care and caution • Identify assumptions • Make responsible ethical decisions TaK

  9. Knowledge Claims: • It’s 10km from RCN to Dale • The earth is flat • Water is 2 parts Hydrogen, 1 part Oxygen • Climate changed is man-made • E=mc • The sky is blue • Barack Obama is a good president • Barack Obama is a good man TaK 2

  10. What is ToK? How reliable are our truth/knowledge claims? TaK

  11. What is ToK? How can enquiry be conducted so that it will lead towards truth and knowledge rather than error and ignorance? TaK

  12. Ways of Knowing: • Reason, Language, • Emotion, Sense Perception • Memory • Expert Testimony (Authority) • Imagination TaK

  13. Knowledge Issues: • Questions that help guide us towards reliable knowledge TaK

  14. Knowledge Issues: • Factors that prevent us from shaping reliable knowledge TaK

  15. Factors that prevent us from shaping reliable knowledge … • It’s 10km from RCN to Dale • The earth is flat • Water is 2 parts Hydrogen, 1 part Oxygen • Climate changed is man-made • E=mc • The sky is blue • Barack Obama is a good president • Barack Obama is a good man TaK 2

  16. What we will be doing this term: • Areas of Knowledge • Maths • Natural Sciences • Human Sciences • History • Arts • Ethics • The Essay • The Presentation TaK

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