Theory of Knowledge on MASSOLIT

Theory of Knowledge (ToK) is a compulsory subject for students taking the International Baccalaureate and we are delighted to support those students with the launch of ToK on MASSOLIT!

The content is highly curriculum focused: lectures on key themes for the Extended Essay include guided learning assessment material, whilst our Knowledge Through Objects series is designed to guide learning for the ToK exhibition.

This collection covers: 

• The core theme: knowledge and the knower.
• Optional themes: technology, language, politics, religion and indigenous societies.
• Five Areas Of Knowledge: history, the human sciences, the arts, the natural sciences, mathematics.

This subject launches with 31 courses covering all aspects of the ToK IB Specification, these have been broken down into three different series; Key Themes, Key Ideas and Thinkers, and Knowledge and Objects. 

Here are some our favourite courses:

• Knowledge in the Arts through Objects – this course explores how artworks convey different forms of knowledge through case studies including Riefenstahl’s Triumph of the Will, Munch’s The Scream, Seurat’s The Bathers, and Cattelan’s The Comedian.
• Cartesian Rationalism – explore Descartes’ philosophy of knowledge with Prof. John Cottingham – covering rationalism, scepticism, the method of doubt, the role of God, and key criticisms of his approach.
• Religious Knowledge through Objects – examine Christian understandings of knowledge, the role of scripture and liturgy, and the use of prayer practices such as the Rosary and Chotki.

View the full collection here.

This collection also includes courses from other subjects across the MASSOLIT library which are relevant to the five Areas of Knowledge – you can access this bonus content using the ToK content tree.

Meet some of our expert academics

Dr Rajindra Puri – Senior Lecturer in Environmental Anthropology at the University of Kent's School of Anthropology and Conservation. He also serves as the Director of the Centre for Biocultural Diversity and convenes the MSc Ethnobotany program.

Prof. Steve Fuller – Auguste Comte Chair in Social Epistemology in the Department of Sociology at the University of Warwick. He is renowned for founding the field of social epistemology, which examines the social dimensions of knowledge.

Prof. Lars Iyer – British novelist, philosopher, and Professor of Creative Writing at Newcastle University. His recently published books include Nietzsche and the Burbs (2019) and My Weil (2023).

Access Theory of Knowledge Today

The Theory of Knowledge collection is available now to all subscribing schools and colleges, and those with a private subscription.

If you would like to discuss MASSOLIT for your school or college, please contact us at subscriptions@massolit.io or request a quote here.

You can also sign up for a private subscription here, which includes a 7-day free trial.