Oversimplication in the Ways of Knowing

... Oversimplification of the Ways of Knowing Jeremy Sutton TOK IB 11/12/06 It is a common, oversimplified assumption that some Ways of Knowing give facts while other Ways provide interpretations. This statement is partly true; different Ways of Knowing do provide different initial knowledge. However, none of the Ways are completely limited to either facts or interpretations. Each of the Ways can provide facts that can imply interpretations, or interpretations that can lead to facts. Nothing is limited. It is an oversimplification to claim that some Ways of Knowing give us facts while others provide interpretations. There are four Ways of Knowing: emotion, perception, reason, and language. Each of these Ways provides different components of knowledge. They each provide facts, interpretations, implications, etc. None of them are limited to only one component, however. They all contribute to the pool of knowledge. The Ways of Knowing are linked together, and provide an exploration and interpretation of the

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