From cda080e0f3192c3fc89060c853d43c359c516a34 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: eggy Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2021 20:32:02 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] tok: add knowledge questions/claims --- docs/tok.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/tok.md b/docs/tok.md index ec13145..c2e136d 100644 --- a/docs/tok.md +++ b/docs/tok.md @@ -1,3 +1,23 @@ # Theory of Knowledge +## Knowledge questions and claims + +There are two types of knowledge **claims**: + + - First-order claims: claims that are made in areas of knowledge or by individual knowers about the world + - Second-order claims: claims that are made about **knowledge** justified using TOK, usually involving an examination of the nature of knowledge + +!!! example + - The sky is blue. (first-order) + - Logic is innate. (second-order) + +Knowledge **questions** are questions that examine or engage with knowledge claims, such as by including any of the following phrases: + + - How can we know that… + - …knowledge… + - How far is it justified… + +!!! example + Is our knowledge in mathematics more certain than that of science? + ## Resources