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First 20 Vocab
You gotta know these for TOK or else
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Contingent | Only true under certain conditions, & dependent on other things |
| Perspective | Point of view Particular way of seeing or considering something |
| Innate | Something we are born with |
| A priori | Purely by reason |
| Theorem | A principle or statement that can be demonstrated or proved using logic, but is not self-evident |
| Truth | In accord with fact or reality Faithfulness to a standard |
| Ignorance | Lack of knowledge |
| Belief | Confidence that something exists or is true |
| Certainty | The quality of having no doubt |
| Illusion of Explanatory Depth | The illusion that you understand something in detail when you don't |
| Explanation | An account or statement that makes something clear |
| Tribalism | The behaviors & attitudes that arise out of loyalty to a social group |
| Retribution | Punishment inflicted in response to an action |
| Proof | Conclusive evidence |
| Objectivity | Looking at the world in a detached way that focuses on facts, largely independent of a personal perspective, & that expects to be corroborated by knowledge community |
| Subjectivity | Looking at the world from a personal POV, under the influence of feeling & emotions |
| Scholasticism | Method of learning characteristic of the middle ages, and based on logic & traditional beliefs about what is true |
| Skepticism | An attitude of doubt, a method of obtaining knowledge through systematic doubt & continual testing |
| Values | Standards of behavior, regard for things of important moral worth |
| Authority | The moral or legal right to make decisions in, and take responsibility for, a particular field of knowledge or activity; Can also be used to denote a person or group who has the authority |