“In gaining knowledge, each area of knowledge uses a network of ways of knowing.” Discuss this
statement with reference to two areas of knowledge.
Key Terms
"gaining knowledge"
"network"
What does "network" mean?
(2) AOK
Math
LINK - Reasoning is applied during of the rules to axioms and theorems
Human Sciences
LINK - Reasoning is used to justify or predict human behavior based on cause and effect
Art
LINK - Reasoning is used to justify why an artist creation
WHAT LINKS TOGETHER ?
Art and Human Sciences ?
Reasoning as a WOK. Artist Reason why things are done. Why things are done with humans.
Art and Math ?
Link ?
WOK
Reasoning
Knowledge Question
To what extent is certainty lost in gaining knowledge in areas of knowledge such as Math and Art (or Human Sciences)?
Claims
1
Certainty is lost in gaining knowledge in Math
Following the Concept - the more we know the less we know
2
Certainty is not lost in gaining knowledge in Art
The more we know about artist allows us to develop a better understanding
Counter Claims
1
Certainty is not lost in gaining knowledge in Math
Better in the Long-run to develop and further knowledge
2
Certainty is lost is gaining knowledge in Art
3
Certainty is lost in gaining knowledge in Natural Sciences
The more we know of Reasoning, there would be more speculation between why things are done.
3
Certainty is not lost in gaining knowledge in Natural Sciences
Reason is a necessity when predicting human behaviour.
For Example - Cause and Effect - If a man comes home to see his wife, and his wife is cheating on
him, he will go through a series of emotions. Sadness and Anger. A fight would break out.
Give an example of my own experience.
Look for disproven theories in Math due to new found evidence
Reason as a WOK
How in gaining knowledge in Math and Natural Sciences share properties of concluding to a reasoning?
STRUCTURE
Knowledge Question
My interpretation of the Knowledge Question
Key Terms of the Knowledge Question
Talk about the WOK and AOKs
Claim
Example
Counterclaim
Example
Claim
Example
Counterclaim
Example
Conclusion
Link to KQ
In the Area of Knowledge Art certainty is lost in gaining knowledge. The certainty lost in gaining
knowledge is due the new found knowledge that is unknown. For example, each class in school follows a
syllabus of topics that would need to be studied throughout the course, in Physics SL my class is learning
about Circular Motion, if there is newfound information on the course that being Circular Motion there
would need to be further studying on the topics to comply with the syllabus. The further studying would
need to be done due to, if further studying isn’t done my whole Physics SL class would have a less than
perfect knowledge of the course and certainty in passing the course would decrease. This is created by a
loss of certainty in gaining knowledge. By gaining knowledge certainty is lost, due to the knowledge that
is unknown, this is shown by the example of my Physics SL class learning about Circular Motion whereby
if there is newfound information on the course further studying wou
Looking at Art (as stated before), Art is products of creativity that an artist creates, this with Reason is
the justification of content of the art pieces of which artists create. Although by gaining knowledge of
Reason, claims can be diluted to a further extent and the claims itself can be changed. Claims based on
reasons are stereotypical to what the response should be to the event. For example, a beautiful painting
of a man standing in the wilderness drawn by me; it can be interpreted in any way, such as happily, as
man submerged in life in the wilderness, although when gaining knowledge of context new claims can be
formed and it is found out that before the painting is made my girlfriend just broke up with me; then I go
home and paint a man standing alone in the wilderness. A stereotypical claim to the example would be
that the man symbolizes me standing alone sad in the wilderness due to my girlfriend just breaking up
with me, although the actual fact is that the painting is happ
The area of knowledge of Human Sciences is a branch of science that deals with the psychological side
of human behavior, used to justify or predict human behavior based on cause and effect. Whereby the
area of knowledge Art is products of creativity that an artist creates. Using Reason as a Way of Knowing
for Art there would be able to come to a better conclusions of an art piece. Human Sciences uses reason
to justify or predict human behavior.
Loss of certainty of Areas of Knowledge such as Human Sciences and Art is a lowered understanding of
the topic by an expansion of the area's boundaries. This means there is not perfect knowledge but more
room for knowledge to get developed.
The expansion of knowledge is ever-growing; but the extent that knowledge would be fulfilled and
conquered is near to impossible. Much so that expanding knowledge also increases it. The concept of
that is simple, take the saying “tip of an iceberg” the saying refers to only being able to see what is on the
surface. Leading to the assumption that the size of the iceberg is what is shown on the surface, however
it is not entire iceberg. This is a loss of certainty by previously having perfect knowledge of a topic which
is the iceberg. By thinking the size of the iceberg is the observed size on the surface, however it is only
the “tip of the iceberg” leading to a loss of certainty.
To what extent is certainty lost in gaining knowledge in areas of knowledge such as Math and Art (or
Human Sciences)?