Theory of Knowledge Aims

Mr. Walsh

To:
Stimulate critical reflection upon the knowledge and experience in and out of class.
Develop awareness of the structure of knowledge at a general level, note similarities and differences between areas which are usually partitioned.
Learn to ask the right questions in any discipline and be aware of how to go about finding the right answers.
Become aware of the biases and presuppositions in themselves, writers, and cultures.
Appreciate the power of reasoned reflection in a community of inquirers.
Advance academic knowledge.
Overcome prejudice.
Develop practical understanding between individuals, communities, nations, and cultures.
Develop a personal mode of thought based on critical examination, evidence and argument.
Examine a problem of knowledge from at least two sides and acknowledge what can be said for one's views, and what may be said against them.
Formulate one's thinking in a clear, cogent argument.