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The video version of this blogpost is linked here and below. The historical development of knowledge. To answer this prompt we must consider the various ways in which we can describe, or characterise, the historical development of knowledge. This term…
This is the first of two blog posts looking at Theory of Knowledge (ToK) Essay #6 Nov 2024: what can be gained if artists adopt the lens of the scientist, and scientists adopt the lens of the artist? The main…
Is the Difference Between Hypothesis and Speculation Significant? Today we’re looking at ToK Essay #4 N24 “Is the difference between hypothesis and speculation significant?” Understanding the distinction between these terms is essential if you’re writing this question. The previous blogpost…
Theory of Knowledge (ToK) Essay #4 Nov24 asks us to consider whether the difference between hypothesis and speculation is significant. This blog post introduces an approach to understanding both terms. It also starts to describe some of the possible differences…
This blogpost proposes just one of many possible approaches to ToK Essay #3 November 2024. We take the approach that the concept of “severing ties with its past,” results in the significant transformation of an Area of Knowledge (AoK). This…
This blog post accompanies the video linked here, and below. Theory of Knowledge (ToK) Essay #3 from the November 2024 sessions asks us to consider the phrase “Sever ties with its past”, In this blog post, we will look at…
ToK students often find it hard to evaluate the Natural Sciences beyond validity issues of the scientific method. The feminist perspective of science helps us to reconsider some issues of objectivity and knowledge production in the sciences. This blog post…
It’s useful to remember that “Art” and artistic knowledge includes music, literature, visual art, textiles, sculptor and film. In ToK a perennial debate is what defines art? Is it the subjective beauty perceived by an observer, or the underlying structures…
The Theory of Knowledge (ToK) Subject Report is written by examiners after each exam session, it is a reflection on what examiners have seen in the work submitted for the exam session. The report includes details on common mistakes made,…
Should students choose their objects before the prompt, or should they choose the prompt before their objects, in the IB ToK Exhibition ? Quote from many IB ToK Teachers ! IB has been quite clear that students should choose their…