TOK Week 2

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TOK Week 2

• Constructing a Reality

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What is Philosophy

• Subject of study
• Love of Wisdom
• Study of How we Know what we know

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What is a philosophy?

• A construction which attempts to explain
  reality/existence, and give it meaning

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What is in a philosophy?

• First, you must define reality
• Give examples of realities

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Reality

• Define existence
• Explain the cause (sic) of existence
• Essence?

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How do you know?

• 2nd part of any philosophy is a theory of
  knowledge. It explains the source of your
  definitions

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Theory of Knowledge

• What must be part of a TOK?

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Epistemology

• Fridays discussion reviewed (Inductive vs.
  Deductive reasoning) others

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Axiology Effects of Knowledge

• Behavior follows this knowledge
• Ethics (G/E)
• Aesthetics (B/U)

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Key concepts to Consider

• Laws or Chaos?
• Free Will or Determinism?
• Finite or Infinite?

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Discussion of Abel Ch 1

• Materialism (A)
• Idealism (P)
• Dualism(L 20th C)

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For Tomorrow

• Outline your philosophy
• Three parts
• Consistent/Logical