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TOK - IA Prompts - Ahmad Azlan

This document contains 35 prompts that are to be categorized according to elements of a knowledge framework including scope, perspective, methods and tools, and ethics. Five example prompts are summarized: Prompt 1 relates to defining the scope of what counts as knowledge. Prompt 9 asks about how perspectives and values affect the acquisition of knowledge. Prompt 11 discusses the ethical implications of knowledge changing established values or beliefs. Prompt 18 questions if some things are outside the scope of knowability. Prompt 31 is about methods and tools for evaluating adequate evidence.

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TOK - IA Prompts - Ahmad Azlan

This document contains 35 prompts that are to be categorized according to elements of a knowledge framework including scope, perspective, methods and tools, and ethics. Five example prompts are summarized: Prompt 1 relates to defining the scope of what counts as knowledge. Prompt 9 asks about how perspectives and values affect the acquisition of knowledge. Prompt 11 discusses the ethical implications of knowledge changing established values or beliefs. Prompt 18 questions if some things are outside the scope of knowability. Prompt 31 is about methods and tools for evaluating adequate evidence.

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Task 1

Evaluate these Prompts and categorize them according to elements of knowledge framework:
Scope (S), Perspective (P), Methods and Tools (MT) and Ethics (E).

Elements No Prompts
1 What counts as knowledge?
2 Are some types of knowledge more useful than others?
3 What features of knowledge have an impact on its reliability?
4 On what grounds might we doubt a claim?
5 What counts as good evidence for a claim?
6 How does the way that we organize or classify knowledge affect what we know?
7 What are the implications of having, or not having, knowledge?
8 To what extent is certainty attainable?
9 Are some types of knowledge less open to interpretation than others?
What challenges are raised by the dissemination and/or communication of
10 knowledge?
11 Can new knowledge change established values or beliefs?
12 Is bias inevitable in the production of knowledge?
How can we know that current knowledge is an improvement upon past
13 knowledge?
14 Does some knowledge belong only to particular communities of knowers?
15 What constraints are there on the pursuit of knowledge?
16 Should some knowledge not be sought on ethical grounds?
17 Why do we seek knowledge?
18 Are some things unknowable?
19 What counts as a good justification for a claim?
20 What is the relationship between personal experience and knowledge?
21 What is the relationship between knowledge and culture?
What role do experts play in influencing our consumption or acquisition of
22 knowledge?
23 How important are material tools in the production or acquisition of knowledge?
How might the context in which knowledge is presented influence whether it is
24 accepted or rejected?
25 How can we distinguish between knowledge, belief and opinion?
26 Does our knowledge depend on our interactions with other knowers?
27 Does all knowledge impose ethical obligations on those who know it?
To what extent is objectivity possible in the production or acquisition of
28 knowledge?
29 Who owns knowledge?
30 What role does imagination play in producing knowledge about the world?
31 How can we judge when evidence is adequate?
32 What makes a good explanation?
33 How is current knowledge shaped by its historical development?
34 In what ways do our values affect our acquisition of knowledge?
35 In what ways do values affect the production of knowledge?
1. What counts as knowledge? - Scope.

-It reflects on how knowledge is recognised through its nature and usage

9. In what ways do our values affect our acquisition of knowledge? - Perspective

- It relates on how existing values and perspective affects the knowledge.

11. Can new knowledge change established values or beliefs? - Ethics

- Talks about the relationship between knowledge and values

18. Are some things unknowable? - Scope

- Related to the extent of knowledge and its nature of attainability

31. How can we judge when evidence is adequate? - Methods and Tools

- Related to evidences, which can be a method in attaining knowledge

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