The document contains statements from various academic disciplines including the natural sciences, social sciences, ethics, arts, mathematics, and religious belief. Some statements express facts, such as humans sharing a common ancestor with apes or metals expanding when heated, while others express opinions, such as Picasso being a better painter or globalization representing progress. The statements employ different methodologies including scientific observation, statistical analysis, artistic critique, and logical reasoning.

1. Human beings share a common ancestor with
apes

2. If A is bigger than B and B is bigger than C,
then A is bigger than C

3. Murder is wrong

4. All metals expand when heated

5. Picasso was a better painter than Van Gogh

6. Scientific fact and religious belief are entirely
separate.

7. The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of a
country can be calculated precisely

8. We learn a lot about human behavior from
reading novels

9. Christopher Columbus ‘discovered’ the
American continent in 1492

10. Globalization represents progress.

11. If a person’s behavior affects no-one else it
cannot be considered immoral

12. The rise of European Nationalism in the 19th
century was the prime cause of the First
World War

13. The sum of two even numbers is another
even number

14. People in groups are more aggressive than
people alone

15. It is possible to know God.

16. Folklore or ritual can provide important information
about the world in which we live.

17. What similarities or
differences were
there in the previous
examples?

18. Human beings share a common ancestor with apes
If A is bigger than B and B is bigger than C, then A is bigger than C
Murder is wrong
Globalization represents progress.
All metals expand when heated
Picasso was a better painter than Van Gogh
Scientific fact and religious belief are entirely separate.
The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of a country can be calculated precisely
We learn a lot about human behavior from reading novels
Christopher Columbus ‘discovered’ the American continent in 1492
If a person’s behavior affects no-one else it cannot be considered immoral
The rise of European Nationalism in the 19th century was the prime cause of the First World
War
Folklore or ritual can provide important information about the world in which we live.
The sum of two even numbers is another even number
People in groups are more aggressive than people alone
It is possible to know God.

19. In groups, refer to previous
slide and try to divide the color
coded claims into distinct
disciplines.

20. Areas of Knowledge in TOK
• Arts
• Ethics
• Mathematics
• Natural Sciences (Bio, Chem, Physics….)
• Human Sciences (Econ, Psychology, etc…)
• History (distinct from Human Sciences)
• Religious Knowledge Systems
• Indigenous Knowledge Systems