RELIGION AS AN AREA OF KNOWLEDGE 2

GOD MATTERS XS IB CLE 2011-2012 Full NameSectionLC#David Yulo4G9

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

Part One: YOUR Epistemological World Views Summarize here your findings (even if tentative!) about your theories of knowledge. DomainsItem #sYOUR world viewBrief Reason + RemarksNatural Science1, 5, 14Evaluativist Both answers may be right depending on the evidence presentedSocial Science4, 8, 12Relativists People should have a firm opinion regarding this matterArt3, 7, 10Relativists People should have a firm opinion regarding this matterMorality6, 9, 11Relativists People should have a firm opinion regarding this matterReligion2, 13, 15Evaluativist Both answers may be right depending on the evidence presented

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.

DomainsSense PerceptionReasonLanguageEmotionOthers?Natural Science71000Social Science7958Art100810Morality01038Religion08710

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% AUTHORITY% EVIDENCEBrief Reason + RemarksNatural Science5050100%Since Natural Sciences are mostly factual and based on evidence, there is some logic, to a certain extent, relying on an
external authority who has experience in the field. Of course, other times it would be necessary for him to present hard evidence to convince the audience. Since Social Sciences are mostly factual and based on evidence, there is some logic, to a certain extent, relying on an external authority who has experience in the field. Of course, other times it would be necessary for him to present hard evidence to

Social Science5050100%

Art7525100%For the Arts, there is no real criteria or evidence that an artwork is beautiful or not. Rather, people are influenced by the tastes and the critiques of really good artists hence there is a strong reliance on external authority.Morality2525100%In
convince the audience. Morality, people tend to rely less on external authorities, and more on how they feel and what they deem to be morally good and pure. There is no real evidence that helps in deciding this as well.

Religion2525100%In Religion, people tend to rely less on external authorities, and more on how

they feel and what they deem to be morally good and pure. There is no real evidence that helps in deciding this as well.

Some learnings, comments, connections...

I learned that different domain of judgment invoke different ways of knowing. Some domains use different ways than others. It depends on the nature of the domain of knowledge being talked about. Also, having an external authority and evidence may be appropriate for some domains, but inapplicable or even inappropriate for others.