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    This document contrasts the "Real World" and the "TOK World" when discussing economics. It provides an example of reading an article claiming economists failed to foresee the 2008 economic crisis. First order claims are directly stated about the specific crisis situation, while second order claims are more general implications about human scientific knowledge and prediction. Accordingly, first order questions are specific to the subject, whereas second order questions are more open and about the nature and limitations of knowledge.

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    This document contrasts the "Real World" and the "TOK World" when discussing economics. It provides an example of reading an article claiming economists failed to foresee the 2008 economic crisis. First order claims are directly stated about the specific crisis situation, while second order claims are more general implications about human scientific knowledge and prediction. Accordingly, first order questions are specific to the subject, whereas second order questions are more open and about the nature and limitations of knowledge.

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    Real Life Situation: The Real World' The TOK World'

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    This document contrasts the "Real World" and the "TOK World" when discussing economics. It provides an example of reading an article claiming economists failed to foresee the 2008 economic crisis. First order claims are directly stated about the specific crisis situation, while second order claims are more general implications about human scientific knowledge and prediction. Accordingly, first order questions are specific to the subject, whereas second order questions are more open and about the nature and limitations of knowledge.

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    Economics and TOK

    The ‘Real World’ The ‘TOK World’


    *concrete Real Life Situation *abstract
    *specific *Could be from an article or personal life… *general
    *Helpful if claims made in a specific AOK

    I read an article that claimed that very few economists were


    able to foresee the 2008 economic crisis

    First Order Claims Second Order Claims


    *Often explicitly stated *Often implied rather than stated
    *Rather specific to the Real Life Situation *More general than First Order Claims

    The crisis took markets by surprise. Human Scientists are not always able to
    reliably predict events.
    Many people were not prosecuted despite What does this say more Knowledge of a potential event may bring
    wrongdoing though some firms were. generally about knowledge? with it a moral responsibility.
    The crisis was so large it was compared Language use (like tsunami) can affect
    to a Tsunami. how people perceived an event.

    First Order Questions Second Order Questions


    *Questions you might see on a subject test *KQs: About knowledge, General, Open
    *Vocabulary is specific to the subject *Derived from the Second Order Claims

    Why were institutions unprepared for this How reliably can we predict in Human
    event? Science?
    Was it right to prosecute firms rather than When does knowing entail a moral
    people? responsibility?
    Was the crisis so devastating to warrant How useful are metaphors in Human
    being called a Tsunami? Science?

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