TOK+Essay


 * Here are the topics for the class of 2012:**
 * 1) Knowledge is generated through the interaction of critical and creative thinking. Evaluate this statement in two areas of knowledge.
 * 2) Compare and contrast knowledge which can be expressed in words/symbols with knowledge that cannot be expressed in this way. Consider CAS and one or more areas of knowledge.
 * 3) Using history and at least one other area of knowledge, examine the claim that it is possible to attain knowledge despite problems of bias and selection.
 * 4) When should we discard explanations that are intuitively appealing?
 * 5) What is it about theories in the human sciences and natural sciences that makes them convincing?
 * 6) ‘It is more important to discover new ways of thinking about what is already known than to discover new data or facts’. To what extent would you agree with this claim?
 * 7) ‘The vocabulary we have does more than communicate our knowledge; it shapes what we can know’. Evaluate this claim with reference to different areas of knowledge.
 * 8) Analyse the strengths and weaknesses of using faith as a basis for knowledge in religion and in one area of knowledge from the ToK diagram.
 * 9) As an IB student, how has your learning of literature and science contributed to your understanding of individuals and societies?
 * 10) ‘Through different methods of justification, we can reach conclusions in ethics that are as well-supported as those provided in mathematics.’ To what extent would you agree?