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The Map Metaphor
There is a well-established tradition for thinking of knowledge as a map. It goes back at least to the mid-twentieth century or earlier. Maps do not rely on natural language. They can express complex...
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Truth and other philosophical stuff
Truth is one of those concepts that we tend to use every day but rarely do we think about what we mean by it. This is probably a good thing because some philosophers spend their entire lives thinking...
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Using the right words for knowledge
In the previous pages, we discussed four metaphors that could help us understand different kinds of knowledge. Here we notice that each metaphor for knowledge has words (concepts) that fit better than...
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Kinds of knowledge
Knowledge is diverse and comes in many varieties. It is unlikely that we shall be able to find a single definition of it. Indeed that is why we devote 100 hours to exploring what it is in the ToK course....
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Core Theme - Knowledge and the knower
The core theme in ToK is the place where we discuss some of the central questions about knowledge: What kinds of knowledge are there? What is the difference between knowledge and belief? What different...
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Language for the ToK essay
It is easy to make language mistakes in the essay especially if you are not writing in your mother tongue. Often these mistakes occur because lacking a refined vocabulary in English it is easy to make...
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Navigating the site Free
Whether you are a new subscriber or a subscriber who has not had time to familiarize yourself with the site, sometimes ThinkIB sites can be like the underground map. Looking at it can be a bit overwhelming!...
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Student access: Creating groups
An important feature of this site is the ability to give students access to the materials available on this site. This includes activities, writing samples, and other materials. You can choose to make...
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Ethics
These pages explore the link between knowledge and ethical action. Since knowledge is typically associated with activity, then there are clear moral and ethical constraints on not only how we use this...
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Ways of knowing - wouldn't that be nice?
Are there essential processes that we can rely upon to give us knowledge? Can we say that if we justify our claims through, say, our senses, then result is automatically knowledge? It would be nice if...