Uniquely developed with the IB

• Places students at the centre of the course, questioning through lively and accessible material.
• Invites students to add their own voices to those in the book which include students, teachers, and professionals in various areas of knowledge.
• Encourages students to frame their own perspectives with international awareness and recognition of the impact of knowledge on the world reflecting the values of the IB learner profile.
• Contains guidance for assessment, with support for the TOK essay and class presentation.
• Written by experienced teachers, authors, and examiners, including Deputy and Chief examiners of Theory of Knowledge
• This book has been written and developed in collaboration with the IBO.

Chapter 1: Knowing
Chapter 2: How do we know?
1: Sense Perception
2: Language
3: Emotion
4: Reasoning
5: Classification
Chapter 3: Knowledge and the search for truth
Chapter 4: Persuasion and propaganda
Chapter 5: Areas of knowledge
1: Mathematics
2: The natural sciences, human sciences and history
3: The natural sciences
4: The human sciences
5: History
6: The arts
7: Ethics
Chapter 6: Knowledge in the world
Chapter 7: Course assessment
1: Knowledge issues
2: The TOK presentation
3: The TOK essay
Chapter 8: References
Twenty-one Topics

"This is a terrific series; I hope more are forthcoming. My TOK students LOVE the TOK Companion." - Carolyn Henly, IB Coordinator, Meadowbrook High School, USA

"I like the way it is presented with loads of activities and advice. It's a very student friendly text." - Sheta Saha, IB Coordinator, Chatsworth International School, Singapore

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