AOK
What are the 5 AOKs?
History, Natural and Human Sciences, The Arts, and Mathematics
What % of your grade is from the ToK essay?
67%
What is the support or reasoning used to back up a knowledge claim?
What is knowledge gained through individual experiences, emotions, and personal involvement?
Personal Knowledge
People in control that decide what is accepted as legitimate knowledge.
Name 3 examples of Human Sciences vs Natural Sciences
Human Sciences: Psychology, sociology, anthropology, economics
Natural Sciences: Astronomy, geology, biology, chemistry, physics
How many titles are provided for the ToK essay?
6 Questions
What is an acceptance that something is true, even without full evidence?
Belief
What is knowledge that is developed and communicated by groups, cultures, or communities?
Shared knowledge
JTB - Justified True Belief
Name the key concepts of art (at least 3)
Cultures, values, interpretations, explanations, perspectives
At least 3 of these were mentioned for the point.
what is the word count for the ToK essay?
1,600 words
What is a quality of a statement that accurately reflects reality or facts?
Truth
What is knowledge that can be expressed in factual, declarative statements like “The Earth orbits the sun”?
Propositional Knowledge
When a dominant framework of thinking changes significantly.
Paradigm shift
Why is mathematics considered a universal language?
It is objective and mathematical truths are consistent across cultures.
If you pick The Arts for your essay, what is an good second AOK?
Natural Sciences OR Mathematics
What is the information, data, or observation used to support a claim?
Evidence
What is the knowledge of how to do something, often demonstrated through actions or skills?
Procedural Knowledge
This branch of philosophy, central to TOK, explores the nature, origin, scope, and limits of human knowledge.
Epistomology
Basically just it opens for interpretation and multiple perspective
What is the two patterns found within the questions? Name one
Each question asks for two AOKs
3 types of questions Both AOKs given, one is chosen by student, and both is chosen
What is a particular point of view influenced by culture, experience, or context that shapes how knowledge is interpreted?
Perspective
What is the type of knowledge that is difficult to explain with words but is shown through performance or intuition?
Tacit knowledge
An accepted worldwide truth/believed theory
Axiom