Theory of Knowledge
Core Theme: Knowledge & the Knower
This theme provides an opportunity for students to reflect on themselves as
knowers and thinkers, and on the different communities of knowers to which
we belong.
Scope 1: How can we distinguish between knowledge, belief and opinion?
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This is a bag of durian candies that my wife bought herself as a treat. When I first saw her really enjoying them, I asked to try one. I immediately spat it out and was nearly sick because I found them to be totally disgusting.
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Activity sorting statements
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Scope 2: What counts as knowledge?
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Bartholomew Seeker stomped on when he officially became a member of the Flat Earth Society of Canada in 1971. It was a tradition that people who stomp on, smash, or destroy a globe as part of an initiation ceremony to become a member of the Flat Earth Society. Bartholomew’s crushed earth is now displayed, along with similar examples, at the Museum of the Flat Earth in Fogo Island, Canada.
Questions
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Activity sorting statements
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Scope 3: Are some types of knowledge more useful than others?
PICTURE OF OUR SCHOOL UKULELES
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Bartholomew Seeker stomped on when he officially became a member of the Flat Earth Society of Canada in 1971. It was a tradition that people who stomp on, smash, or destroy a globe as part of an initiation ceremony to become a member of the Flat Earth Society. Bartholomew’s crushed earth is now displayed, along with similar examples, at the Museum of the Flat Earth in Fogo Island, Canada.
Questions
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Activity sorting statements
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Perspectives 1: Does some knowledge belong only to particular communities of knowers?
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Bartholomew Seeker stomped on when he officially became a member of the Flat Earth Society of Canada in 1971. It was a tradition that people who stomp on, smash, or destroy a globe as part of an initiation ceremony to become a member of the Flat Earth Society. Bartholomew’s crushed earth is now displayed, along with similar examples, at the Museum of the Flat Earth in Fogo Island, Canada.
Questions
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Activity sorting statements
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Perspectives 2: What is the role of knowledge communities in the creation of knowledge?
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Bartholomew Seeker stomped on when he officially became a member of the Flat Earth Society of Canada in 1971. It was a tradition that people who stomp on, smash, or destroy a globe as part of an initiation ceremony to become a member of the Flat Earth Society. Bartholomew’s crushed earth is now displayed, along with similar examples, at the Museum of the Flat Earth in Fogo Island, Canada.
Questions
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Activity sorting statements
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Methods & Tools 1: Are some cognitive tools more reliable than others when seeking knowledge?
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Bartholomew Seeker stomped on when he officially became a member of the Flat Earth Society of Canada in 1971. It was a tradition that people who stomp on, smash, or destroy a globe as part of an initiation ceremony to become a member of the Flat Earth Society. Bartholomew’s crushed earth is now displayed, along with similar examples, at the Museum of the Flat Earth in Fogo Island, Canada.
Questions
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Activity sorting statements
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Ethics 1: What knowledge do we use to make ethical decisions?
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Bartholomew Seeker stomped on when he officially became a member of the Flat Earth Society of Canada in 1971. It was a tradition that people who stomp on, smash, or destroy a globe as part of an initiation ceremony to become a member of the Flat Earth Society. Bartholomew’s crushed earth is now displayed, along with similar examples, at the Museum of the Flat Earth in Fogo Island, Canada.
Questions
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Activity sorting statements
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Ethics 2: Does all knowledge impose ethical obligations on those who know it?
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“I have had to look at so many corpses over the last few weeks that I can keep my nerves in check even when viewing these horrible cases. It really doesn’t leave you in a “Christmas” mood; but I wanted to see these
atrocities with my own eyes, so that I can speak as an eyewitness later. A man cannot be silent about this kind of cruelty!”
Questions
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Activity sorting statements
Jacob Huckle 