Knowledge Issues

The Good, the Bad and The Ugly

Good KI

An open question, explicitly about Knowledge. Couched in terms of relations between concepts from AoK, WoK and belief, certainty, culture, evidence, experience, explanation, interpretation, intuition, justification, truth, values. An open question, explicitly about Knowledge.

To what extent can human sciences use mathematical techniques to make accurate predictions?
How can we use models to predict crime waves? Will police crime predictions turn out to be correct? How can we prevent crime?

OK KI Poor KI Not a KI

A closed question, implicitly about Knowledge

A statement or a closed question, about a subject specific issue rather than about Knowledge per se

Good KI

An open question, explicitly about Knowledge. Couched in terms of relations between concepts from AoK, WoK and belief, certainty, culture, evidence, experience, explanation, interpretation, intuition, justification, truth, values. An open question, explicitly about Knowledge.

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Should we believe paranormal claims? Does the paranormal exist? The Sixth Sense

OK KI Poor KI Not a KI

A closed question, implicitly about Knowledge

A statement or a closed question, about a subject specific issue rather than about Knowledge per se

Good KI

An open question, explicitly about Knowledge. Couched in terms of relations between concepts from AoK, WoK and belief, certainty, culture, evidence, experience, explanation, interpretation, intuition, justification, truth, values. An open question, explicitly about Knowledge.

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Why is Utilitarianism appealing? Utilitarianism

OK KI Poor KI Not a KI

A closed question, implicitly about Knowledge

A statement or a closed question, about a subject specific issue rather than about Knowledge per se

Good KI

An open question, explicitly about Knowledge. Couched in terms of relations between concepts from AoK, WoK and belief, certainty, culture, evidence, experience, explanation, interpretation, intuition, justification, truth, values. An open question, explicitly about Knowledge.

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Is swine flu likely to kill millions? What do we mean by anepidemic?

OK KI Poor KI Not a KI

A closed question, implicitly about Knowledge

A statement or a closed question, about a subject specific issue rather than about Knowledge per se

Good KI

An open question, explicitly about Knowledge. Couched in terms of relations between concepts from AoK, WoK and belief, certainty, culture, evidence, experience, explanation, interpretation, intuition, justification, truth, values.. An open question, explicitly about Knowledge.

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The credit crisis

OK KI Poor KI Not a KI

A closed question, implicitly about Knowledge

A statement or a closed question, about a subject specific issue rather than about Knowledge per se

Good KI

An open question, explicitly about Knowledge. Couched in terms of relations between concepts from AoK, WoK and belief, certainty, culture, evidence, experience, explanation, interpretation, intuition, justification, truth, values. An open question, explicitly about Knowledge.

OK KI Poor KI Not a KI

A closed question, implicitly about Knowledge

A statement or a closed question, about a subject specific issue rather than about Knowledge per se

Your own ideas?

Good Knowledge Issues are:

Open questions explicitly about Knowledge per se and not about subject-specific claims Couched in terms of relations between concepts from AoK, WoK and belief, certainty, culture, evidence, experience, explanation, interpretation, intuition, justification, truth, values.

Theory of Knowledge: Presentation Structure

Real-Life Situation

Knowledge Issue (recognized)

extraction

Theory of Knowledge: Presentation Structure

Real-Life Situation

Knowledge Issue (recognized)

extraction

progression

Knowledge Issue(s) (developed)

Theory of Knowledge: Presentation Structure

Real-Life Situation

Knowledge Issue (recognized)

extraction

progression

Knowledge Issue(s) (developed)

Theory of Knowledge: Presentation Structure

Other Real-Life Situation

Real-Life Situation
Other Real-Life Situation

Knowledge Issue (recognized)

extraction

progression

Knowledge Issue(s) (developed)

Example 1
Conspiracy Theories What are the strengths and weaknesses of this structure?

Conspiracy

Da Vinci Code

Why do conspiracy theories exist?

Conspiracy

Da Vinci Code

Why do conspiracy theories exist?

People believe whats most appealing Different Interpretations of the same facts Biases affecting conclusions drawn

Conspiracy

Da Vinci Code

Death of JFK

Death of Benazir Bhutto

Why do conspiracy theories exist?

People believe whats most appealing Different Interpretations of the same facts Biases affecting conclusions drawn

Example 2
Limits of Science What are the strengths and weaknesses of this structure?

Limits of Science

Documentary on the Large Hadron Collider

How far is science limited in finding out the truth about reality?

Limits of Science

Documentary on the Large Hadron Collider

Nature of scientific method How far is science limited in finding out the truth about reality?

Definitions of science

Definition of reality

Limits of Science

Documentary on the Large Hadron Collider

Colour illusions

Astronomy

Nature of scientific method How far is science limited in finding out the truth about reality?

Limits of human sensory perception

Situations not amenable to experimentation

Problems of inductive reasoning

Incompatibility between scientific and moral claims

Role of technology in science

Definitions of science

Definition of reality

Differences between how and why questions

Limits of Science

Documentary on the Large Hadron Collider

Colour illusions

Gdels theorem Astronomy

Nature of scientific method How far is science limited in finding out the truth about reality?

Limits of human sensory perception

Situations not amenable to experimentation

Mathematics
Axioms must be taken for granted

Problems of inductive reasoning

History
the past is beyond our grasp

Incompatibility between scientific and moral claims

Role of technology in science

Human sciences
Human behaviour is unpredictable

Definitions of science

Definition of reality

Differences between how and why questions

Limits of Science

Documentary on the Large Hadron Collider

Medicine HIV treatment

Colour illusions

Gdels theorem Astronomy

Nature of scientific method How far is science limited in finding out the truth about reality?

Limits of human sensory perception

Situations not amenable to experimentation

Mathematics
Axioms must be taken for granted

Problems of inductive reasoning

History
the past is beyond our grasp

Incompatibility between scientific and moral claims

Role of technology in science

Human sciences
Human behaviour is unpredictable

Successes of science?

Definitions of science

Definition of reality

Differences between how and why questions

Limits of Science

Documentary on the Large Hadron Collider

Medicine HIV treatment

Colour illusions

Gdels theorem Astronomy

Nature of scientific method How far is science limited in finding out the truth about reality?

Limits of human sensory perception

Situations not amenable to experimentation

Mathematics
Axioms must be taken for granted

Problems of inductive reasoning

History
the past is beyond our grasp

Incompatibility between scientific and moral claims

Role of technology in science

Human sciences
Human behaviour is unpredictable

Successes of science?

Definitions of science

Definition of reality

Differences between how and why questions

Example 3
Claims in History What are the strengths and weaknesses of this structure?

Claims in History

President Ahmedinejads denial of the Jewish Holocaust

Description of Holocaust
Auschwitz

Claims in History

President Ahmedinejads denial of the Jewish Holocaust

Description of Holocaust
Auschwitz

Under what circumstances can a historical claim be considered valid?

Claims in History

President Ahmedinejads denial of the Jewish Holocaust

Description of Holocaust
Auschwitz

Importance of history
Understanding the present Predicting the future Knowing identity Other problems: gaps, language issues, past interpreted in terms of present, etc.

Under what circumstances can a historical claim be considered certain?

Why should we care about historical truth?

Is there a True history?

Explanation of the concept of validity in relation to historical evidence

Role of bias and Interpretation in history: emotion, culture, etc.

Claims in History

President Ahmedinejads denial of the Jewish Holocaust

Description of Holocaust
Auschwitz Wall Street crash

Phlogiston Witchhunt of communists in USA

Importance of history
Understanding the present Predicting the future Knowing identity Other problems: gaps, language issues, past interpreted in terms of present, etc.

Under what circumstances can a historical claim be considered valid?

Why should we care about historical truth?

Is there a True history?

Explanation of the concept of validity in relation to historical evidence

Role of bias and Interpretation in history: emotion, culture, etc.

Claims in History

President Ahmedinejads denial of the Jewish Holocaust

Description of Holocaust
Auschwitz Wall Street crash

Phlogiston Witchhunt of communists in USA

Importance of history
Understanding the present Predicting the future Knowing identity Other problems: gaps, language issues, past interpreted in terms of present, etc.

Validity of claims in Mathematics and Science

Under what circumstances can a historical claim be considered valid?

Validity of claims in Art

Why should we care about historical truth?

Is there a True history?

Validity of claims in Ethics

Explanation of the concept of validity in relation to historical evidence

Role of bias and Interpretation in history: emotion, culture, etc.

Claims in History

President Ahmedinejads denial of the Jewish Holocaust

Description of Holocaust
Auschwitz Wall Street crash

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Phlogiston Witchhunt of communists in USA

Importance of history
Understanding the present Predicting the future Knowing identity Other problems: gaps, language issues, past interpreted in terms of present, etc.

Validity of claims in Mathematics and Science

Under what circumstances can a historical claim be considered valid?

Validity of claims in Art

Why should we care about historical truth?

Is there a True history?

Validity of claims in Ethics

Explanation of the concept of validity in relation to historical evidence

Role of bias and Interpretation in history: emotion, culture, etc.