RELIGION AS AN AREA OF KNOWLEDGE 2

GOD MATTERS XS IB CLE 2011-2012 Full Name John Lu 4G Section 7 LC#

Note: This is your digital worksheet. You will nd the instructions for todays module here. Perform the requested tasks using this Pages le. In other words, make it your own. Thank you!

Part One: YOUR Epistemological World Views Summarize here your ndings (even if tentative!) about your theories of knowledge.
Domains Natural Science Item #s 1, 5, 14 YOUR world view Evaluativist Brief Reason + Remarks Scientic data, research, theories, etc. have a certain degree of correctness. However, we can consider one more logical. Bias is always present. None is absolute, but 1 will always be perceived as dominant. Different perceptions Right vs. Wrong. Could differ from every culture, person. Scientic data, research, theories, etc. have a certain degree of correctness. However, we can consider one more logical.

Social Science

4, 8, 12

Evaluativist

Art Morality Religion

3, 7, 10 6, 9, 11 2, 13, 15

Relativist Relativist Relativist

Part Two: Ways of Knowing How important are the different Ways of Knowing in the different domains? Rate them from 1 to 10 according to importance, with 10 as VERY IMPORTANT. If there are other ways of knowing/judging, use the last column and specify.

Domains Natural Science Social Science Art Morality Religion

Sense Perception 10 5 10 4 4

Reason 10 9 4 9 4 5 6 5 6 6

Language

Emotion 3 8 10 9 9 Culture Faith

Others?

Part Three: AUTHORITY and/or EVIDENCE When you justify claims, how much do you actually rely on External Authority and Direct Evidence for every domain? Assign a percentage to each one per domain (Just make an estimate, so NO decimal points--e.g., 25.2321%!). Make sure both total 100%.
Domains Natural Science Social Science % AUTHORITY 75 30 % EVIDENCE 25 70 100% 100% Brief Reason + Remarks Most of the things we know about our world is dictated Evidence is more important because in this eld, there is more tendency to look at perspectives and explanations I rely more on emotion to judge or see art More or less, there is always somebody who says which is right or wrong. (More knowledgeable) Evidence is also needed so that we can picture out the specic event Inuences: Mainly Xavier School and family. Experiences come from our faith and understanding

Art Morality

10 50

10 50

100% 100%

Religion

70

30

100%

Some learnings, comments, connections... Evaluativist is the best choice for all the domains because this world view involves accepting, learning knowledge then making a choice. Its really important to decide on a choice because this is what makes who we really are. We shouldnt let someone dictate what is right or just go with the ow because a person just said so. Art is so diverse in nature. We have this tendency to accept certain forms of art because it appeals us. Over time, our appreciation of art changes, so we may have a more relativist view of thinking because of our different taste in art. (We no longer know what is better/right.) The element of authority and evidence is important to all domains, but it is the personal view of a person that changes everything.