PoK Aug 2012
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IB CLESchool Year 2012-2013
17 August 2012
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6 SYNTHESIS QUESTIONS
DIFFERENT AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE
Philosophies of knowledge (#1)
Use of authority, opinion,& evidence/argument (#2)
Sense perceptionEmotionReason
Language
in Pascal (#6)
in Pascal (#4)
Ways of knowing (#5) RELIGION/MORALITY
(#3)
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2 MISUNDERSTANDINGS
Use of authority, opinion,
& evidence/argument
Only ONE per Area of Knowledge:
NATURAL SCIENCE uses evidence/argument only.
Only ONE per Philosophy of Knowledge:RATIONALISTS uses evidence/argument only.
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ABSOLUTISTS
RECEIVEAbsolute Knowledge
based on
AUTHORITY.
RELATIVISTS
CONSTRUCTSubjective Knowledge
based on
OPINION.
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RATIONALISTS
CONSTRUCT
Reasoned Knowledgebased
on EVIDENCE
with the help of
AUTHORITY.
RELATIVISTS
CONSTRUCTSubjective Knowledge
based on
OPINION.
ABSOLUTISTS
RECEIVEAbsolute Knowledge
based on
AUTHORITY.
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Regardless of the area of judgment,
ABSOLUTISTS and RELATIVISTStend to be intellectually lazy.
WHY?
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RATIONALISTS
CONSTRUCT
Reasoned Knowledgebased
on EVIDENCE
with the help of
AUTHORITY.
RELATIVISTS
CONSTRUCT
Subjective Knowledge
based on
OPINION.
ABSOLUTISTS
RECEIVE
Absolute Knowledge
based on
AUTHORITY.
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Being aRELATIVIST
is not only lazy.
Its also
illogical.
All truths
are relative.
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ABSOLUTIST RELATIVIST RATIONALIST
BeliefsaboutKnowledge
RoleofKnower
PrimaryBasisforJudgment
WhattheKnowing
Comprises
Certain+ Simple Uncertain +Complex Uncertain +Complex
Passive Active Active
Authority Opinion Evidence &Argument
ReceiveAbsoluteTruthsfrom
AUTHORITY
Construct
SubjectiveTruthswithout
AUTHORITY orEVIDENCE/ARGUMENT
ConstructReasoned
TruthsfromEVIDENCE/ARGUMENT
asFacilitated by
AUTHORITY
OVERVIEW: THE 3 PHILOSOPHIES OF KNOWLEDGE
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idolatryof AUTHORITY
full submissionof OPINION
full commitmentto ONE VIEW
uncritical disregard forEVIDENCE/ARGUMENT
rebellionvs.AUTHORITY
idolatryofOPINION
no commitmentto ANY VIEW
uncritical disregard forEVIDENCE/ARGUMENT
critical reliance tentative submissiononAUTHORITY of OPINION
tentative commitmentto critical opennesstoBEST AVAILABLE VIEW EVIDENCE/ARGUMENT
AB
SOLUTIST R
ELATIVI
ST
RATIONALIST