The philosophical study of knowledge is called epistemology The term “knowledge” can refer to a theoretical or practical understanding of a subject

The primary reason for using conceptual analysis is to understand the meaning of an idea or concept The secondary reason is to determine how that idea or concept relates to other philosophical problems

Conceptual framework is defined as a network, or “plane,” of linked concepts that together provide a comprehensive understanding of a phenomenon Each concept of a conceptual framework plays an ontological or epistemological role in the framewor

A belief is an attitude that something is the case, or that some proposition about the world is true In epistemology, philosophers use the term “belief” to refer to attitudes about the world which can be either true or false Beliefs are the subject of various important philosophical debates

By “propositional knowledge”, we mean knowledge of a proposition—for example, if Susan knows that Alyssa is a musician, she has knowledge of the proposition that Alyssa is a musician Propositional knowledge should be distinguished from knowledge of “acquaintance”, as obtains when Susan knows Alyss

The Theory of Knowledge is concerned with understanding what it means to “know” Rather than study a particular subject, TOK looks to pursue more conceptual ideas of what it takes to acquire knowledge and how to apply that to real-world scenarios TOK is heavily associated with epistemolog

TOK aims to make students aware of the interpretative nature of knowledge, including personal ideological biases – whether these biases are retained, revised or rejected It offers students and their teachers the opportunity to: reflect critically on diverse ways of knowing and on areas of knowledge

In philosophy, Plato’s epistemology is a theory of knowledge developed by the Greek philosopher Plato and his followers Platonic epistemology holds that knowledge of Platonic Ideas is innate, so that learning is the development of ideas buried deep in the soul, often under the midwife-like guidance of an interrogator