TOK Journal

 Welcome to your first TOK Journal.  The focus for our first journal enter is  Knowledge and The Knower . Due date for the first journal entry is . The goal of this assignment is for you to think about TOK ideas outside of class and write down those thoughts. Doing this will help you gain a mastery of the ideas and approaches of the class and help you communicate your ideas through writing which can be difficult in a class like this.  A journal entry should be based on a concrete, real life situation (RLS). A RLS can be a response to a personal experience, a topic learned about in school (outside of TOK), a current event, or some form of media (TV show, movie, book, artwork, etc.). This doesn’t necessarily have to be something that happened to you. Your decision about what to write about is up to you. In your response, you should:  Briefly explain the RLS that you are responding to. Identify the relevant knowledge question-you may choose from the following: How ...

Blog/Journal Entry-DUE DATE Friday, April 11th Choose one of the following questions to explore in your Blog/Journal entry.  Link to respond:  Does Art enlarge what is possible for us to think and know? Can some knowledge in the arts only be gained through experience? Can we separate the moral character of the artist from the value of the artwork? Remember, A journal entry should be based on a concrete, real life situation (RLS). A RLS can be a response to a personal experience, a topic learned about in school (outside of TOK), a current event, or some form of media (TV show, movie, book, artwork, etc.). This doesn’t necessarily have to be something that happened to you. Your decision about what to write about is up to you. In your response, you should:  Briefly explain the RLS that you are responding to. Identify the relevant knowledge question: I will provide a list for each area we are focusing on discuss your thoughts and ideas on that question. discuss the connectio...

Due Date: Friday, March 7th Choose one of the following questions to explore in your Blog/Journal entry.  Does our responsibility to acquire knowledge vary according to the area of knowledge?  How might it benefit an area of knowledge to sever ties with its past?  Are we too quick to assume that the most recent evidence is inevitably the strongest?  Remember, A journal entry should be based on a concrete, real life situation (RLS). A RLS can be a response to a personal experience, a topic learned about in school (outside of TOK), a current event, or some form of media (TV show, movie, book, artwork, etc.). This doesn’t necessarily have to be something that happened to you. Your decision about what to write about is up to you. In your response, you should:  Briefly explain the RLS that you are responding to. Identify the relevant knowledge question: I will provide a list for each area we are focusing on discuss your thoughts and ideas on that question. discuss t...

 Knowledge and History Blog/Journal Entry-Due 2/6 Choose one of the following questions to explore in your Blog/Journal entry "Is it possible to truly know the past?"  "How does the perspective of the historian influence historical interpretation?" "What role does evidence play in constructing historical knowledge?" "Can history be considered objective, or is it always biased?" "How does the present context shape our understanding of the past?" "To what extent is historical knowledge different from other forms of knowledge?" Remember, A journal entry should be based on a concrete, real life situation (RLS). A RLS can be a response to a personal experience, a topic learned about in school (outside of TOK), a current event, or some form of media (TV show, movie, book, artwork, etc.). This doesn’t necessarily have to be something that happened to you. Your decision about what to write about is up to you. In your response, you sh...

Knowledge and Religion For this unit's post, you can choose from any of the following Knowledge and Religion TOK questions and the due date is 12/13:  What is the value of thinking about questions to which there are no definite answers? To what extent do scientific developments have the power to influence thinking about religion? Is faith a prerequisite for religious knowledge? Can there be religious knowledge that is independent of the culture that produces it? How has our understanding and perception of religious knowledge changed over time? Do ritual and habit play a special role in the formation of religious knowledge? Are faith and reason interdependent? Do religious knowledge claims carry any particular obligation or responsibility for the knower? Remember the following:  A journal entry should be based on a concrete, real life situation (RLS). A RLS can be a response to a personal experience, a topic learned about in school (outside of TOK), a current event, or some for...