Epistemology – the study of knowledge (T.O.K.). Exploring the nature of knowledge and the extent of knowledge.

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Epistemology

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Core Concepts

Belief Truth Justification Knowledge

ToK Key Concepts

Certainty Culture Evidence Explanation Interpretation Justification Objectivity Perspective Power Responsibility Truth Values

Ways of Knowing

Language Reason Sense Perception Memory Faith Intuition Imagination Emotions

Pragmaticism Relativism Empiricism Rationalism Naturalism Skeptivism

Certainty Coherentism Contextualism Dogmatism Experience Fallibilism Foundationalism Induction Infallibilism Infinitism Perspectivism Rationality Reason Solipsism

Different Types of Knowledge

• Factual – knowledge that can be evidenced by fact
• Conceptual – knowledge that is based upon a theme, categories, etc.
• Procedural – knowledge on how to do something
• A Posteriori knowledge – from personal experiences
• A Priori knowledge – from reason
• Expert knowledge – deep knowledge from a discipline
• Empirical Knowledge – from senses alone
• Encoded Knowledge – knowledge encoded in symbols