Theory of Knowledge - Course Companion for Students Marija Uzunova Dang Arvin Singh Uzunov Dang

when people’s beliefs are threatened,
“…
often take flight to a land where facts
they
not matter. In scientific terms, their
do
become less ‘falsifiable’ because
beliefs
do you pursue and acquire knowledge?
How
section invites your curiosity about your
The
of thinking, which are some of the tools
habits
methods in your thinking toolkit, for use in
and
of the process of examining your habits
Part
thinking is understanding how you have
of
particular habits and not others.
acquired
part of the process is to take ownership
Another
responsibility for your habits of mind;
and
that habits are developed, not fixed,
recognizing
therefore can be improved upon. Habits
and
also stubborn, and so changing them is
are
intentional process that requires effort and
an
How would you like to be able to
consistency.
What does it mean, to you, to have good
think?
and methods for acquiring knowledge?
tools
section is informed by research in
This
and loosely inspired by the
metacognition,
of Gregory Bateson and the work on
thought
Thinking by Project Zero at Harvard
Visible
can no longer be tested scientifically
they
verification or refutation.” (Friesen et al
for
IB classes are a form of apprenticeship
Your
thinking like a historian, physicist, artist,
into
linguist. Or is that really so? The preceding
or
assumes a knowledge claim about
statement
correlation between academic education
the
individuals’ habits of mind. It should not
and
accepted at face value. What standards of
be
or appeals to authority could you make
evidence
we can say that through studying
Regardless,
IB Diploma Programme you acquire not only
the
but also tools and methods specific to
knowledge
disciplines you are learning about.
the
TOK you have an opportunity to step back and
In
for example: when is it appropriate to use
ask,
tools and methods of history or mathematics?
the
is it helpful or necessary to combine
When
approaches, and when is it impractical
different
impossible?
or
is typically readily available to us is what
What
think—our opinions and beliefs and what
we
claim to know. Less readily available, and
we
altogether invisible to us, is how we
sometimes
come to know, believe or hold opinions
have
things. Much of this book is dedicated
about
examining how we acquire knowledge. This
to
focuses not only on what you think,
section
and believe, but also on how you come to
know
think and believe it.
know,
II. Perspectives
III. Methods and tools
III. Methods and tools
quoted in Campbell, Friesen 2015)
I I I . M E T H O D S A N D T O O LS
III.1 Thinking patterns and habits
your pursuit of knowledge.
in support or against this claim?
University.
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