Atjaunināt sīkdatņu piekrišanu

Theory of Knowledge for the IB Diploma Full Colour Edition [Mīkstie vāki]

4.11/5 (38 ratings by Goodreads)
  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 480 pages, height x width x depth: 246x191x21 mm, weight: 910 g, Worked examples or Exercises
  • Sērija : IB Diploma
  • Izdošanas datums: 26-May-2011
  • Izdevniecība: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN-10: 1107669960
  • ISBN-13: 9781107669963
Citas grāmatas par šo tēmu:
  • Mīkstie vāki
  • Cena: 33,04 €*
  • * ši ir gala cena, t.i., netiek piemērotas nekādas papildus atlaides
  • Standarta cena: 38,87 €
  • Ietaupiet 15%
  • Grāmatu piegādes laiks ir 3-4 nedēļas, ja grāmata ir uz vietas izdevniecības noliktavā. Ja izdevējam nepieciešams publicēt jaunu tirāžu, grāmatas piegāde var aizkavēties.
  • Daudzums:
  • Ielikt grozā
  • Piegādes laiks - 4-6 nedēļas
  • Pievienot vēlmju sarakstam
  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 480 pages, height x width x depth: 246x191x21 mm, weight: 910 g, Worked examples or Exercises
  • Sērija : IB Diploma
  • Izdošanas datums: 26-May-2011
  • Izdevniecība: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN-10: 1107669960
  • ISBN-13: 9781107669963
Citas grāmatas par šo tēmu:
Now available as a full-colour version, this is a comprehensive, best-selling title for the Theory of Knowledge course in the IB Diploma Programme. It is also useful for students following other critical thinking courses. The fundamental question in Theory of Knowledge is 'How do you know?' In exploring this question, the author encourages students to ask relevant questions, use language with care and precision, support ideas with evidence, argue coherently and make sound judgements.

A new, full-colour edition of the best-selling Theory of Knowledge for the IB Diploma. Now available as a full-colour version, this is a comprehensive, best-selling title for the Theory of Knowledge course in the IB Diploma Programme. It is also useful for students following other critical thinking courses. The fundamental question in Theory of Knowledge is 'How do you know?' In exploring this question, the author encourages students to ask relevant questions, use language with care and precision, support ideas with evidence, argue coherently and make sound judgements.

Papildus informācija

A new, full-colour edition of the best-selling Theory of Knowledge for the IB Diploma.
Introduction vii
PART 1 KNOWERS AND KNOWING
1 The problem of knowledge
3(20)
Introduction
4(1)
Common sense
4(4)
Certainty
8(2)
Relativism
10(1)
What should we believe?
11(4)
Who cares?
15(1)
Conclusion
16(7)
Reading resources
19(4)
2 The nature of knowledge
23(24)
Introduction
24(1)
Knowledge as justified true belief
24(4)
Levels of knowledge
28(2)
Second-hand knowledge
30(7)
Conclusion
37(10)
Reading resources
40(7)
PART 2 WAYS OF KNOWING
3 Language
47(38)
Introduction
48(1)
What is language?
48(3)
The problem of meaning
51(10)
Language and translation
61(3)
Labels and stereotypes
64(4)
Language and thought
68(3)
Language and values
71(5)
Conclusion
76(9)
Reading resources
79(6)
4 Perception
85(26)
Introduction
86(1)
Perceptual illusions
87(4)
Selectivity of perception
91(2)
Seeing and believing
93(2)
Distinguishing appearance from reality
95(1)
Ultimate reality
96(5)
Conclusion
101(10)
Reading resources
105(6)
5 Reason
111(34)
Introduction
112(2)
Deductive reasoning
114(5)
Inductive reasoning
119(5)
Informal reasoning
124(7)
Reason and certainty
131(4)
Lateral thinking
135(2)
Conclusion
137(8)
Reading resources
141(4)
6 Emotion
145(42)
Introduction
146(1)
The nature of the emotions
146(5)
Emotions as an obstacle to knowledge
151(4)
Emotions as a source of knowledge
155(3)
Intuition
158(7)
Conclusion
165(22)
Reading resources
169(5)
Appendices to Part 2
Appendix A Propositions
174(6)
Appendix B Paradigms
180(7)
PART 3 AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE
7 Mathematics
187(33)
Introduction
188(1)
The mathematical paradigm
189(3)
Proofs and conjectures
192(3)
Beauty, elegance and intuition
195(2)
Mathematics and certainty
197(5)
Discovered or invented?
202(3)
Non-Euclidean geometry and the problem of consistency
205(3)
Applied mathematics
208(2)
Conclusion
210(10)
Reading resources
213(7)
8 The natural sciences
220(36)
Introduction
221(1)
Science and pseudo-science
222(3)
The scientific method
225(3)
Problems with observation
228(2)
Testing hypotheses
230(3)
The problem of induction
233(2)
Falsification
235(5)
Science and society
240(5)
Science and truth
245(1)
Conclusion
246(10)
Reading resources
250(6)
9 The human sciences
256(44)
Introduction
257(1)
Observation
258(6)
Measurement
264(4)
Experiments
268(2)
Laws
270(3)
The relationship between natural and human sciences
273(7)
Conclusion
280(20)
Reading resources
283(5)
Appendix to
Chapter 9 The free-will problem
288(12)
10 History
300(28)
Introduction
301(1)
What is history?
302(2)
Why study history?
304(3)
How can the past be known?
307(4)
Writing history
311(2)
The problem of bias
313(2)
Theories of history
315(4)
Conclusion
319(9)
Reading resources
322(6)
11 The arts
328(35)
Introduction
329(1)
What is art?
330(8)
Judging art
338(6)
Art and knowledge
344(5)
Science, art and truth
349(4)
Conclusion
353(10)
Reading resources
356(7)
12 Ethics
363(40)
Introduction
364(1)
Moral reasoning
364(3)
Moral relativism
367(5)
Self-interest theory
372(4)
Theories of ethics
376(1)
Duty ethics
377(8)
Utilitarianism
385(7)
Conclusion
392(11)
Reading resources
396(7)
13 Religion
403(36)
Introduction
404(1)
The nature of God
405(4)
The argument from religious experience
409(3)
The argument from design
412(2)
The cosmological argument
414(3)
The problem of suffering
417(3)
Reason versus faith
420(4)
The varieties of religion
424(4)
Conclusion
428(11)
Reading resources
431(8)
PART 4 CONCLUSION
14 Truth and wisdom
439(29)
Introduction
440(1)
Correspondence theory
440(2)
Coherence theory
442(1)
Pragmatic theory
443(4)
Summary of theories
447(1)
Can we know the truth?
447(2)
Beyond dogmatism and relativism
449(3)
What price truth?
452(4)
Wisdom
456(12)
Reading resources
463(5)
Index 468