Structure of ToKDaniel Trump,

KIS Bangkok,

Aug 2015

Way of Knowing (WoK): How we find out about the world, or how we ‘discover’ knowledge.

Areas of Knowledge (AoK): Frameworks of Knowledge, like ‘big subject’ Areas.

ToK Fundamentals.

e.g. Language, Sense Perception, Imagination etc.

e.g.: Natural Sciences, Religious Knowledge Systems, History etc

Identify the WoK (s) & the AoK(s)

Real Life Example. WoK(s) AoK(s)

Is climate change happening ?

Are brains more important than beauty ?

Is immigration a problem for a society ?

Is inequality a form of natural justice ?

Do we need to experience sadnessto appreciate happiness ?

Should tax money be spent onmedical care for smokers ?

Shared and Personal Knowledge.

Shared Knowledge: Knowledge which is shared by a community, it ishighly structured and the product of more than one individual.

e.g. Knowledge of how to build a plane: aerodynamics

Personal Knowledge: Knowledge which is gained through experience of theIndividual, it is individualised and can be biographical.

e.g. the skills and memories gained from a skiing trip.