Knowledge,+Truth+&+Belief

=__Syllabus Notes - Knowledge, Truth and Belief__=

=Essay titles focused on the fundamentals of knowledge - can relate to all Areas of Knowledge:= 2. How important are the opinions of experts in the search for knowledge? 4. To what extent do we need evidence to support our beliefs in different areas of knowledge? 5. To what extent are the various areas of knowledge defined by their methodologies rather than their content? 7. How can we recognize when we have made progress in the search for knowledge? Consider two contrasting areas of knowledge. 10. A model is a simplified representation of some aspect of the world. In what ways may models help or hinder the search for knowledge? =__TOK Concepts__= [|Big Questions] [|basic concepts.pdf]

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