TOK
Markus Lajunen
How to Formulate Knowledge Questions in TOK?
Good starters for a TOK Knowledge Question (KQ):
“to what extent...”, “how...”, “how far...”, “how does...”, “what...”, “what is it about...”, “what role
does...”, “in what sense...”, “under what circumstances...”, “is it possible...”, “why...”, “if...” etc.
Consider links and references to central TOK vocabulary:
justification, validity, truth, probability, certainty, bias, belief, claim, evidence etc.
Consider links and references to Personal and Shared Knowledge.
What role does personal/shared knowledge play in your KQ?
What implication does personal/shared knowledge have on your KQ?
Consider links and references to different Ways of Knowing (WoK) in TOK:
language, sense perception, emotion, reason, imagination, faith, intuition and memory
Consider links and references to different Areas of Knowing (AoK) in TOK:
mathematics, naturals sciences, human sciences, history, the arts, ethics, religious knowledge
systems and indigenous knowledge systems
Couple of examples:
What role does imagination play in validating hypothesis in natural sciences?
To what extent does language influence our personal experience in the arts?
How far is it possible to remain rational in justifying ethical values?