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What have you heard about ToK?

What is Theory of Knowledge and why is it important? TaK - What is Theory of Knowledge and why is it important?

ToK: A keystone academic course unifying the IB diploma, providing a foundation for all diploma subjects And how does it do this? The power of questions. All knowledge begins with a question … TaK - What is Theory of Knowledge and why is it important?

What does it mean to know something in math, science and the arts? Where does this knowledge come from? Are these the same kinds of knowledge? Why or why not? Do Science and Religion contradict each other? When do my feelings count as knowledge? How does language help or hinder the pursuit of knowledge? Where does belief end and knowledge begin? TaK - What is Theory of Knowledge and why is it important? Definition Knowledge: the body of truths or facts accumulated in the course of time

Critical Thinking One objective of ToK is to help students “make sense of what they encounter”, by learning to critically examine the reliability of sources of knowledge, to distinguish between good and poor reasoning, to spot intentional or accidental bias, and to identify inconsistencies TaK - What is Theory of Knowledge and why is it important?

Why is it important? “There is no likelihood that humans will ever tap the power of the atom” Robert Millikan, Nobel Prize Winner in Physics (1923) “The atom bomb will never go off and I speak as an expert” Admiral W. Leahy, Advisor to the US President (1945) “I think there will be a world market for five computers” Thomas Watson, Founder of IBM (1958) “The Internet will never take off” Bill Gates, Founder of Microsoft (1988) Knowledge is not static – it has a history and changes over time. What guarantee is there that our current understanding is correct? TaK - What is Theory of Knowledge and why is it important?

A definition … Theory: “a body of principles” from Greek ‘theoria’ – (same root as ‘theatre’) “considering, contemplating, looking at” Theory of Knowledge – Looking at Knowledge; Thinking about Knowledge TaK - What is Theory of Knowledge and why is it important?

In the world beyond the classroom, knowledge-seeking never stops: governments appoint commissions armies rely on intelligence scientists conduct research doctors constantly retrain teachers undergo professional development philosophers clarify concepts sportsmen study their opponents journalists check their sources artists develop their techniques gamblers study the odds...and so on TaK - What is Theory of Knowledge and why is it important?

The challenge for the ToK student is to develop the skills of discernment and discrimination: “How can I tell the difference between the true and the false? Between the fair and the biased? Between what is reliable and what is unreliable?” “What is the right question to ask?” “Where do I go to find the answer?” “What best supports an argument?” “What will help to solve the problem?” discernment: the act or process of exhibiting keen insight and good judgment discrimination: the ability or power to see or make fine distinctions TaK - What is Theory of Knowledge and why is it important?

Why is it important? “Information is acquired by being told, whereas knowledge can be acquired by thinking” Fritz Malchup “The greatest obstacle to progress is not the absence of knowledge, but the illusion of knowledge” Daniel Boorstin “By doubting we are led to enquire, and by enquiry we perceive the truth” Peter Abelard

The ideal knower: “Do not believe anything simply because you have heard it; Do not believe in traditions simply because they have been passed down over many generations; Do not believe anything just because it is spoken and rumoured by many to be true; Do not believe anything simply because it is found in your religious books; Do not believe anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders; But, after observation and analysis, when you find that something agrees with reason, and is conducive to the good … then accept it and live up to it.” Shakyamuni Buddha 500BC TaK - What is Theory of Knowledge and why is it important?

What do you know? How do you know it? What is known? What can be known? How is knowledge ‘made’? TaK - What is Theory of Knowledge and why is it important?

What will we be doing? ToK is participatory - it makes a very poor spectator sport - so we will be… Talking, discussing, sharing, exploring Asking questions TaK - What is Theory of Knowledge and why is it important?