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Tools of Religious Knowledge
Faith and reason are two primary approaches to justifying religious beliefs. Both are essential for believers, though they may be less persuasive to non-religious individuals. The following activities...
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Sources of Religious Knowledge
Religious knowledge consists partly in setting up inner notebook entries of true statements - beliefs. But it is different from other sources of knowledge. There are many questions surrounding it: Can...
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Religion vs. science
A question that is sometimes debated is whether religion and science are compatible, or do they exclude each other? From the TOK point of view, we might be interested in whether their scope is the same...
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Purpose of religion
What is religion for? The answer to this question depends on whom we ask since religions fulfil a wide range of purposes. If we ask a non-religious member of the community, they may answer that religion...
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Researching religions
There are so many religions and religious movements in the world that it proves challenging to find a definition that fits them all. Nevertheless, in these activities we are going to investigate whether...
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Linguistic Relativity and metaphors
In the previous activities we considered the dependence of perception on language. These activities take this idea further and ask how language can shape perception thought and knowledge. Corresponding...
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Language, Social Class, and Gatekeeping
Language has long been much more than a medium for sharing ideas. It is of course indispensable in formulating, disseminating, and storing certain kinds of knowledge. Books and libraries symbolise nicely...
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Language politics
It really matters what the official language is in an area where two or more languages are spoken. That one language is the language of the law, or bureaucracy, or schools, undoubtedly bestows an advantage...
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Decolonising the mind
Language is important not only in terms of economic and legal communication in a country. It also is a deep component of our thought processes. Colonialisation at an economic or political level is clear...
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Ethics and Indigenous Knowledge
What happens when the cultural practices of Indigenous Societies do not align with the values of the Western world? How can such conflicts be resolved in an ethical manner? These are the questions we...