Theory of Knowledge - A New Synthesis ISBN: 9780992522490

George R. Pruitt This companion follows the curricular framework outlined in the IB Diploma Programme’s Theory of knowledge guide (First Assessment 2015). Full color. Extensively illustrated including over 70 outstanding illustrations by student-artists created specifically for this text. Full discussions and analyses of knowledge questions related to timely real-life situations to help students prepare for successful TOK presentations. Unrelenting focus on generating and persuasively analyzing incisive knowledge questions. Focus on the metaphor of knowledge as a mental map rather than on narrow philosophical definitions. Emphasis on the distinction between personal and shared knowledge and constructive use of the former to avoid predictable “textbook” examples. Written in a fresh, cogent, appealing, accessible and responsible academic style that serves as a model for students as they prepare their TOK essays for “global impression marking”.