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

(in four languages) mock militarist
captions
The album was condemned by
ideology.
organizations but praised in anti-war,
patriotic
artistic and intellectual circles as
progressive,
the arts as an AOK, ethical questions
Within
arise at various points in the production,
can
or dissemination of knowledge.
acquisition
TOK, we seek to explore the claims and
In
in relation to ethics in the context
counterclaims
the production and dissemination of art.
of
What was the artist’s intention for the work,
•
why? and
How was the artistic work displayed,
•
or introduced?
exhibited
What impact did the work have on the
•
and who is responsible for that
audience(s),
If there were rewards arising from the work,
•
benefited from them?
who
each of the examples in Table 10.1, identify
For
real-life situation in art where a similar
a
war. By 1930, War Against War! had
against
translated into many languages, and
been
through 10 editions in Germany alone.
printed
yet, within the decade the Second World
And
claims arise with respect to the intention,
These
presentation, impact and/or rewards
creation,
an artistic work. Think of these areas as
of
around which ethical concerns in art
“hotspots”
10.1 contains examples of contemporary
Table
issues with their corresponding
ethical
questions. Within TOK we are not so much
TOK
with arguing right from wrong, but
concerned
in how we form judgment about right and
rather
Hopefully, our judgments about right
wrong.
your example, formulate a set of claims and
to
in response to the knowledge
counterclaims
IV. Ethics
IV. Ethics
something that would turn public sentiment
War was underway.
Figure 10.9
Image number 30 in Ernst Fridrich’s photograph album Krieg dem Kriege! (War Against War!)
tend tocluster.
Ethics hotspots in art
intention creation presentation impact rewards
• How did the artist go about creating the work?
and wrong are improved as a result.
impact?
Practising skills: Constructing claims and counterclaims
ethical issue finds expression. Next, relating
questions provided.
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