Art of Dialogue F: Theory of Knowledge, TOK for
Post-graduates, 2018
Art of Dialogue F: Theory of Knowledge, TOK for
Post-graduates, 2018
Course Schedule Information
Course Code: 3B1109 (intellectual gymnastics)
Semester: Summer Term
Day and Period: Tue 6,Tue 7
Course Name: Art of Dialogue F: Theory of Knowledge, TOK for Post-graduates. [- > Japanese edition]
Capacity:
Course Numbering Code: 36CDES5U200
Credits: 2.0
Student Year: 1,2,3,4,5,6
Instructor: Mitsuho IKEDA
Basic Syllabus Information: Graduate school students, undergraduate students
Schedule: Summer Terms
Room: Toyonaka Campus：Student Commons 2nd Floor, Seminar C
Course Name: Art of Dialogue F: Theory of Knowledge, TOK for Post-graduates
Language of the Course: Japanese
Type of Class: Seminar subject
Course Objective:
Do you know TOK, the Theory of Knowledge? TOK is a compulsory subjects
provided by the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program for
qualification for admission to a university. This course use this
subject for post-graduate qualified adults as basic subject of pedagogy
for adults/ andragogy. Participants of this class will be required to
think by comparing between European and Japanese senses of
knowledge-based qualification to be "well-literate" adult.
Learning Goals:
1. Participants can understand the contents of TOK provided by the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program.
2. Through understanding the contents of TOK, students not only can
manage but teach TOK for diploma course students in virtual context.
3. Students can review their own comparative approaches to understand
what is the basement of universal human knowledge teaching by TOK.
Requirement / Prerequisite:
Because we use both English and Japanese texts of TOK, the participants
of this class are recommended to familiar with bilingual situation by
these languages. But the English language competency of participants is
not required as "super fluent," but basic.
Independent Study Outside of Class:
We provide and arrange a resource web-page [ https://goo.gl/GePPHQ ]
for students attending this class outside from this virtual syllabus.
The Students can use this web-site for preparations and reviews of each
class.
Textbooks:
We provide and arrange a resource web-page [ https://goo.gl/GePPHQ ]
for students attending this class outside from this virtual syllabus.
The Students can use this web-site for preparations and reviews of each
class.
Textbooks:
The instructor will provide the materials in his actual programs. You
also can get and read hand-outs and assigned papers from web-site
https://goo.gl/GePPHQ
Reference:
You also can get and read hand-outs and assigned papers from web-site https://goo.gl/GePPHQ
Grading Policy: Grading of qualification will be evaluated from
self-evaluation points from each students' portfolios, 50%, and
attainment points of student's reports, 50%
Other Remarks: None.
Special Note: Not in particular.
Keywords:
Theory of Knowledge (TOK), International Baccalaureate (IB), sociology of knowledge, critical thinking
Messages to Prospective Students:
Do you know the motto printed in T-shirt of a used book store in
Berkeley, California, "Moe's" that I found ? - "Reading is Sexy." It's
Great that I think. I will add in our class, "Knowing is also Sexy,
Philo-Sophy." This is my motto of objectivity of this class.
Class Plan: Because we use both English and Japanese texts of TOK, the
participants of this class are recommended to familiar with bilingual
situation by these languages.
1. Outline of the Theory of Knowledge, TOK
On common sense, certainty, radical skepticism, relativism. What kind of knowledge that we should believe in.
2. Nature and nurture of knowledge
On "true belief," levels of knowledge, types of knowledge
3. Individual knowledge and Shared knowledge
On distinction between two types of knowledge, personal knowledge,
Oratory tradition, media knowledge, internet knowledge, Artificial
knowledge.
4. Language
Language, linguistics, sub disciplines of linguistics, language and translation, language usage, specific and general grammar.
5. Perception and Sensitivity
Perception, sensitivity, seeing and believing, real and virtual, visual or optic reality, ultimate reality.
6. Reason
On deductive reasoning, formal and informal reasoning, rationality and certainty, lateral thinking.
7. Feeling and Emotion
On feeling, emotion, passion, knowledge and passion.
8. Intuition
On intuition, naive intuition, intellectual intuition, cognitive bias, core intuition.
9. Immagination
Types of imaginations, imagination and intelligence, empathy, compassion, ethics, prejudice, image and understanding.
10. Memory
What is our memory? collective memory, mechanism of memory, eye witness, memory and culture, ethics of memory....
11. Belief
Belief, faith, religion, definitions of belief, faith, and religion. belief and ethics, religious faith.
12. Review of theme issues
On TOK, knowledge, language, perception, sensitivity, perception,
sensitivity, reason, feeling, emotion, intuition, memory, belief
(including religions).
13. Presentation of participants (1)
Each participants will have five or more minutes for reviewing this class discussions including their additional studies.
14. Presentation of participants (2)
Each participants will have five or more minutes for reviewing this class discussions including their additional studies.
15. Presentation of participants (3)
Each participants will have five or more minutes for reviewing this class discussions including their additional studies.
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