Accepting Knowledge Claims Always Involves An Element of Trust
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CORE TOK CONCEPTS
POINTS
QUESTIONS
element
trust
knowledge claims
Areas of Knowledge
history
natural science
truth
power
certainty
WHAT IS THE PT ASKING? WHAT QUESTIONS CAN BE RAISED?
Other possible questions/considerations of the PT?
In natural science, accepting KC involves trust.
In natural science, accepting KC (doesn't) involve trust.
In history, accepting KC involves trust.
In history, accepting KC (doesn't) involve trust
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how to measure "trust" and "element of trust"? / what degree of trust can be considered as "an element of trust"?
how to explain "always" ? on every occasion OR as long it is required in the process?
who needs to trust whom? different people trust things differently? how does one's knowledge / external influence / personal experience might impact their trust in accepting KC?
the role of authority and experts
are there some types of knowledge claims that people feel more compelled to accept than others?
Justification
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argument
Real-life example
Argument
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Argument
a statement that is claimed to be true by the claimant (authority)
KC must be proven and justified, is up to debate as to assess the veracity of the statement.
KC is established as a shared knowledge
certain about something
has to be established with the acceptance of knowledge communities
believe that someone or something is reliable, honest and effective
an essential or characteristic part of something abstract.
may not represent the whole meaning of context
accepting
believe or come to recognize (a proposition) as valid or correct ; agreeing
applying KC and sharing to others
Trust in history mostly are forced unconsciously to us. We tend to just believe whatever that is presented to us. As students, we were forced to process and understand everything that is stated by our teachers or the textbooks.
We need to learn and comprehend all the historical moments such as the deer who kicked a dog and Parameswara named the place Melaka after the name of the tree he is resting. Eventhough the statement is a bit odd, we still have to learn about it.
We tend to trust what is presented to us because it is from someone with more power than us. For example a history teacher is much more wise and knowledgeable hence they have a power to make students learn about it,
we tend to place much trust in the natural sciences. "Scientific proof" has almost become some sort of guarantee of the quality or veracity of knowledge. We tend to trust knowledge claims that have proof, which we can see the physical proof.
We trust the knowledge claim that states the diseases are caused by pathogens. In this current time, the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus.
We trust Covid19 is real because of the new SARS-CoV-2, is most closely related to a group of SARS-CoVs found in humans, bats, pangolins and civets. It is biological proven that the virus is spikes and help the virus bind to and infect healthy cells.
String theory often called the “theory of everything,” is a relatively young science that includes such unusual concepts as superstrings, branes, and extra dimensions. A lot of people dont have a trust on leading theories like String theory , there is so much evidence where the scientific community and societal is general coerced into accepting this produced knowledge.
Theoretical Physics- string theory. Lisa Randall, a scientist tries to test some of its ineffeable sounding concepts. Her works undermined well-worn concepts like the idea that we can even know how many dimensions of space we live in, or the reality of gravity, space and time.
if I personally dont trust physicist, Lisa Randall due to personal reasons generated from my emotions, I still accept the knowledge claims she produced about string theory because of the overwhelming evidence produced from the field
Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy
Through the use of force and propaganda individuals in both Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy had to accept claims made by Hitler or Mussolini to avoid punishment
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Justification
So many scholars knew xenophobic, anti semitic and scientific claims made by the Nazi party were inaccurate, the opposition of these claims would result in death or imprisonment so individuals had to accept the knowledge claims.