K and the Knower
The IB Theory of knowledge course does not put tight definitional boundaries around this absolutely central idea. Instead, it prompts you to consider what this central concept means in different parts of your life, in different social contexts and from different perspectives. The first definition of this we learned came from Plato.
What is knowledge?
This kind of knowledge is focused on what you (or I) know.
What is individual or personal knowledge?
Refers to the relationship between what we understand about the world, and the moral values we construct. Helps inform our decision-making. They are ideas not only about how things are, but also how they should be. They cannot be proved right.
What are values?
This is a way of knowing used to justify knowledge in the natural sciences (Hit: inductive and deductive are two types).
What is reasoning? or Reason?
This is one of the goals of the scientific method, which implies a neutral approach to the object of study and will allow explanations that provide ample evidence that can be replicated.
What is objectivity?
JTB stands for_________.
Justified True Belief
This kind of knowledge focuses on what a group knows.
What is shared knowledge?
The condition of being accountable for or to blame for something such as the production of particular knowledge. Connect to Ethics.
What is responsibility?
Claims in science must be _____ which means that it has to be possible to disapprove the theory using evidence
What is falsifiable?
One of the most abstract concepts in TOK. The goal of this concept is to eliminate error and falsehood, to understand reality as it is and ourselves as we are. In different contexts, people seek this in different ways and often claim to have found it.
What is Truth?
The objectives of the TOK course make it clear that understanding different __________ is important for performing well in assessment. To score well on the externally graded essay, notice that the marking criteria reward you if you demonstrate that you can recognize different _____________ and examine them critically. To score well on the internal assessment, notice how many of the prompts direct you towards being aware of different ___________ and encourage you to take one thoughtfully of your own.
What are perspectives or points of view?
This kind of knowledge comes through living.
What is experiential knowledge?
Something that is needed to justify a claim about knowledge. It plays a central role in the production of knowledge in the Natural Sciences.
What is evidence?
Theories, concepts, methods, typical questions and ways of working that a scientific discipline takes for granted and that directs research in that discipline.
What is a paradigm?
"Knowledge is __________". This concept applies to knowers who have control or influence vs those who don't.
What is power?
A systematic error in thinking that occurs when people are processing and interpreting information in the world around them. One type occurs when you notice and accept information that fits with what you already believe.
What is cognitive bias?
This kind of knowledge can best be expressed through tying a shoelace, or making nasi goreng.
What is procedural knowledge (or 'knowing how' knowledge)?
In knowing, is _________ a goal? A necessity? An illusion? Or a road block? (Top secret hint: ALL OF THE ABOVE)
What is certainty?
Reliable shared knowledge in science is promoted through this. When knowledge has passed through this 'process' it is accepted by the ‘scientific community.
What is the peer-review process?
This concept includes the arts, religion, ceremonies, traditions, and social mores about various practices in the society.
What is culture?
The difference between_______and_______ is that______is includes an attempt to persaude the listener or reader that the actions taken were correct or at least understandable.
In TOK, we are asking these questions all the time. In order for a question to be this type of question it must meet the following two criteria:
What is a knowledge question?
We each have one or more of these that influences what we know about the world. In TOK we strive to explore others, not just our own. We can also view knowledge through this lens meaning that within each AOK we can also view knowledge production, acquisition or creation from a particular ___________.
What is perspective?
This method is vital for all scientific knowledge. Knowledge in this AOK must be based on evidence and produced under the rules of this method.
What is the scientific method?
"a body of laws and traditions, a moral and ethical code that insulates a people from the barbaric heart that lies just beneath the surface of all human societies." Wade Davis
What is culture?