Core concepts and vocabulary from the IB Theory of Knowledge (TOK) core component, including ways of knowing and areas of knowledge. Front: the term or concept. Back: a plain-language definition.
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- Sense perception
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One of the six ways of knowing; the use of our five senses to gather information about the world.- Reason
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One of the six ways of knowing; the use of logic and rational thought to acquire and evaluate knowledge.- Emotion
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One of the six ways of knowing; the use of feelings and emotional responses to understand and create meaning.- Language
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One of the six ways of knowing; the use of words and symbols to communicate and construct knowledge.- Intuition
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One of the six ways of knowing; direct understanding or knowing without conscious reasoning.- Memory
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One of the six ways of knowing; the ability to retain and recall past experiences and information.- Natural Sciences
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An area of knowledge concerned with the study of the physical and biological world.- Human Sciences
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An area of knowledge that uses scientific methods to study human behavior and society.- History
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An area of knowledge that studies past events and interprets evidence to understand how societies and people developed.- Arts
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An area of knowledge that creates and interprets human creative expression through various forms and media.- Ethics
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An area of knowledge concerned with moral principles and the question of how we should live and behave.- Religious Knowledge
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An area of knowledge centered on beliefs, practices, and understanding related to spirituality and religion.- Indigenous Knowledge Systems
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An area of knowledge consisting of beliefs, practices, and understandings developed by indigenous communities through experience.- Mathematics
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An area of knowledge that studies patterns, quantities, and relationships using abstract symbols and logic.- Knowledge
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Justified true belief; information and understanding that can be proven or reasonably established.
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