How to Structure a Theory of Knowledge Essay | Tim Woods. The following structure is a foolproof, step-by-step method you can use on any ToK essay to get very high marks. It really works. (This is also done for the TOK presentation, here). Before you can begin your real/final essay, you’ll need to take the title (something like: “What is it about mathematics that makes it convincing?” And come up with a KI that turns the title into a question of knowledge. At OFS we encourage you to begin the KI with words like: “To what extent…”,” “How do we know that…,” “How reliable is…,” “How certain is…” These kind of open questions allow you to pull in multiple perspectives (AoK’s and WoK’s, as we’ll talk about), so you can show your TOK thinking. Second, take your KI and choose three aspects of knowledge you’re going to relate it to: any of the Areas of Knowledge (Mathematics, Human sciences, Natural sciences, the Arts, Ethics, and History) or the Ways of Knowing (Sense perception, Reason, Emotion, Language).
Section 1: The Introduction 150-200 words. Sam Harris: Science can answer moral questions. TED: Ideas worth spreading. Real life situations - Theory Of Knowledge Student .com. Let’s pose the knowledge issue “Does God exist?” Given that there is no proof for the existence of God what is relevant is an evaluation of reasons given to support the idea that God is a meaningful concept.
Various arguments for the existence of God have been put forward. The argument from religious experience poses the idea there is evidence for God because people feel his presence (the nouminous), they have prayers answered and they experience miracles. When someone is converted they ‘give their life to God.’ Firstly, the premise that ‘all have sinned and fallen short of God’ (so says Paul in Romans) inspires looking at the shortcomings in your life and an awareness that we have done bad things. Secondly, the notion that Jesus actively endured pain on the cross to produce the spiritual effect of setting us free from this burden comes next. But now for the third bit. This test promotes the need for consistency. Links to websites: Www.brown.edu/Departments/Philosophy/onlinepapers/schechter/DeductiveReasoning.pdf.