Personal Knowledge: I know that...
- Knowledge gained from direct experience, observations and reflections
- Knowledge of self
- It can evolve
- Is difficult to communicate
- Is made of Ways of Knowing
sense, perception, reason, memory, language, emotion, intuition, imagination
Shared Knowledge: We know that...
- Product of many individuals over time, and in different places.
- It can also evolve over time
- Is based of Areas of Knowledge
Groups that share knowledge:
- Family groups
- Religious groups
- school groups
- governmental groups
- Language speaking groups
Reflection
I personally believe that today's topic of choice: Personal vs. Shared knowledge was extremely captivating for the sole reason that the aforementioned types of knowledge are personified in our daily lives and go by unnoticed. Hence, in class, when we actually labelled the different components that constitute of each of the types of knowledge, it was quite an enlightening for me as both the knowledges are critical aspects of our life and I had never thought of the concept from this perspective. What I genuinely enjoyed about this particular class was also the fact that majority of the lesson was carried out as an open class discussion and I personally really enjoy these kind of lessons as everybody is able to contribute by presenting their own opinions and even share anecdotes that can instigate greater in-depth conversations. I look forward to the following TOK lessons to ensure learning more about other similar notions that we often take for granted.
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