Knowledge + Knower
Arts
Nat Sci, Human Sci, Math
History
Potpourri
100

This is defined as true, justified belief

What is... knowledge?

100

Many people describe art as this, dependent on interpretation rather than facts or observable data.

What is... subjective?

100

Biology is an example of this AOK.

What is... natural science?

100

This thinker is often quoted for saying 'History is written by the victors.'

Who is... Winston Churchill? 

100

There are this many TOK concepts.

What is... 12?

200
Knowledge questions must have more than one possible answer to meet this key characteristic, in addition to revolving around what we know.

What is... being contestable? 

200

The question "Is it possible to separate the art from the artist's actions or beliefs?" most connects to this portion of the knowledge framework.

What is... ethics?

200

This philosopher's ideas about skepticism and certainty are often illustrated by him dumping out his beliefs like a basket of apples.

Who is... Renee Descartes?

200

Comparing textbook or educational resources about a historical event to eyewitness interviews most closely aligns with this portion of the knowledge framework.

What is... perspectives?

200

Plato's illustration of knowledge's power to shape understanding and viewpoints is known by this name. 

What is... the Allegory of the Cave?

300

TOK has this many areas of knowledge, in addition to optional themes like indigenous societies and language. 

What is... five? 

300

Renee Magritte's "Time Transfixed" painting of the train tests perception, and more importantly the pertinent this- articulating what is not present.

What is... the pertinent negative?

300

Cogito ergo sum is more colloquially known by this phrase.

What is.... I think therefore I am?

300

The ability to affect change, influence or control others, or make decisions is one definition of this TOK concept.

What is... power?

300

Eudaimonia is one way this philosopher described the ideal life.

Who is... Aristotle?
400

Philosopher Edmund Gettier disagrees with the "justified true belief" definition of knowledge in his philosophical problem illustrating this.

What is... happening to be right [through misunderstanding or false premises]? 

400

Oscar Wilde's quote "The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you" is best interpreted as... 

[Answers will vary]

400

The Monty Hall problem illustrates mathematical probability as a sometimes counter-intuitive proposition, choosing between these to increase your chances to win a prize.

What are... doors?

400

Give an example of a fictional representation that impacts historical knowledge and how it does so.

Answers will vary.

400

Moral relativists would need more information to complete this classic thought experiment beyond how many would live or die.

What is... the Trolley Problem?

500

The knowledge framework asks us to consider methods & tools, scope, perspectives and this other important lens, especially in relation to decision-making.

What is... ethics?

500
Immanuel Kant's noumenon is an object or event that exists indpendently of human subjectivity or perception, such as this joking philosophical question.

What is... if a tree falls in the woods and there's no one to hear it, does it make a sound?

500

Miner used this style of writing used by human scientists to write "Body Rituals of the Nacirema." 

What is... ethnography? 

500

The TOK exhibition asked us to demonstrate this through the three objects we chose and a knowledge question.

What is... how TOK is manifested in the real world?

500

There are this many possible topics (aka titles) for the TOK EA Essay.

What is... six?

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