IB has added “faith” as a new “Way of Knowing.”
Review these resources and identify ways that faith can help or hinder our search for knowledge. Please be sure to come up with at least three concrete examples:
Ways Of Knowing (scroll down to faith)
Scientific Faith Is Different From Religious Faith
How Possibilities of Life Elsewhere Might Alter Held Notions of Faith
Of Science And Faith, As Discussed By A Physicist And A Cardinal
Ways of Knowing Final Project
Review what we have learned about all the Ways of Knowing:
Perception
Language
Reason
Emotion
Imagination
Memory
Faith
Intuition
In groups of 1-4 people each, prepare a presentation (no longer than 6- to – 8 minutes), including a PowerPoint (it should have at least sixteen slides but can have more), on how at least five Ways Of Knowing can help and hinder our gaining of knowledge. Four of them must be Perception, Reason, Language and Emotion (our discussion in class on emotion was shortened — you can find additional resources here). You should include as many examples as possible — at least one example/story to illustrate how each WOK helps and hinders.
You will also have to begin your presentation by defining knowledge and end it by explaining which WOK you think is the most important one.
You will three days to prepare and practice your presentation.
Everyone should have a speaking role using index cards. Your PowerPoints will be posted on the blog for viewing by other TOK classes.
Please upload your presentation to Authorstream and post the link to it in the comments section of this post.