tok 20 vocab 2

polymath

a person with expertise in several different fields of knowledge

hypothesis

a proposed explanation or starting point, based on limited evidence that can be tested in an investigation

evidence

signs that you can see, hear, experience or read to support the truth of an assertion

relativity

recognising that knowledge claims are dependent on contextual factors or frames of reference

relativism

the belief that what might be true or right for one person or group need not be true or right for another person or group; that all truths are of equal value

responsibility

a duty or moral obligation

absolutism

belief in absolute truth and absolute cultural, religious, political and moral standards against which all other views can be judged

tolerance

acceptance of different perspectives and behavious, even if you disagree with them

conviction

a firmly held belief

mythology

a collection of traditional stories usually belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition

benign

harmless, non-threatening, innocent

ethical

conforming to accepted moral standards

moral

following one’s personal principles of what is right or wrong

linguistic determinism

the idea that language and its structures determine human knowledge, thought and thought processes

caricature

comic exaggeration

fallacy

a mistaken belief; an invalid argument

discernment

the ability to use sharp perceptions to judge well

justify

to show that a belief or decision is well-founded and reasonable

perception

an awareness of something in and through the mind

nihilism

the viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless

destruction for destruction’s sake