“We know with confidence only when we know little; with knowledge doubt increases” (adapted
from JW von Goethe). Discuss this statement with reference to two areas of knowledge, natural sciences, and human sciences
We incorporate your WOKs, AOKs and KQs or provide our own if you prefer. We also include any other requirements that you may have. The TOK structure is 3000 words long and provides a detailed insight into answers for one essay title of your choice.
Your #1 priority is answering the prescribed title.
Try to use original as well as interesting evidence.
First, choose your PT and KQ
Determine the Prescribed Title (something like: “What is it about mathematics and science that makes them so convincing?” and think about it.
Then, choose 1 WOK and the 2 AOKs
The AOKs to explore
- Mathematics
- Human Sciences
- Natural Sciences
- Arts,
- Ethics
- Indigenous Knowledge Systems
- Religious Knowledge Systems
- History). Or you can use WOKs:
The AOKs to explore
- Emotion
- Faith
- Sense perception
- Reason
- Imagination
- Intuition
- Language
- Memory
Explore these aspects of your essay.
The essay contains two body sections also called “developments”. in every section in the body of the essay, the writer must identify a certain area of knowledge (AOK) or way of knowing (WOK).
As part of the theory of knowledge (TOK), students are required to choose one of the essay titles from the six that are issued by the International Baccalaureate, IB.
The TOK essay is about knowledge (how we come to know things).
