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

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

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

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

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

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

8. BeliefsReality Knowledge Knowledge = justified, true belief TaK

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

10. TaK 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 2

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

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

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

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

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

16. TaK 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 2 Factors that prevent us from shaping reliable knowledge …

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