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Theory of Knowledge (TOK)

1.4 Optional theme: Knowledge and Politics

How Is Factual Evidence Sometimes Used; Abused; or Ignored in Politics?

Explore how politics uses, abuses, or ignores factual evidence and how IB Theory of Knowledge evaluates claims, framing, power, and public trust.

1.4 Optional theme: Knowledge and Politics

What Role Do Reason and Emotion Play in Shaping Political Opinions and Voting Decisions?

Explore how reason and emotion interact to shape political opinions and voting decisions through TOK concepts, examples, evaluation, and exam guidance.

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Every question IB students actually ask.

Theory of Knowledge (TOK)

How Is Factual Evidence Sometimes Used; Abused; or Ignored in Politics?

What Role Do Reason and Emotion Play in Shaping Political Opinions and Voting Decisions?

MYP Subjects

Theory of Knowledge (TOK)

How Is Factual Evidence Sometimes Used; Abused; or Ignored in Politics?

What Role Do Reason and Emotion Play in Shaping Political Opinions and Voting Decisions?

How Reliable Are Polls at Providing Accurate Predictions?

Can Knowledge Ever Be Separated From the Values Embedded in How It Was Created?

What Is the Value of Thinking About Questions That Have No Definite Answer?

Do Political Leaders Have Different Ethical Obligations Than Ordinary Citizens?

What Role Do Authority and Testimony Play in Religious Knowledge?

Are Religious Beliefs Rational?

Can Someone Outside a Religious Tradition Really Understand Its Key Ideas?

Is Faith a Prerequisite for Religious Knowledge?

Does Religion Provide a Way to Systematize Concepts of Right and Wrong?

Do Religious Knowledge Claims Carry Any Particular Obligation for the Believer?

Does Our Culture Determine What We Know?

Does Carl Sagan's Claim “Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence” Apply to Religious Claims?

How Reliable Are Oral Traditions at Preserving Knowledge Across Generations?

Who Owns Knowledge?

Does What Counts as “Good Evidence” Vary From Culture to Culture?

Can an “Outsider” Truly Know and Speak About a Different Cultural Group's Knowledge?

Is It Possible to Have Knowledge of the Past?

Does the Loss of Indigenous Languages Mean a Loss of Knowledge and Cultural Diversity?

What Counts as a “Fact” in History?

Is Cultural Appropriation a Violation of Collective Intellectual Property Rights?

Does the Diversity of Moral Practices in Indigenous Societies Support Moral Relativism?

What Methods Do Historians Use to Establish Knowledge About the Past?