Method and Perspectives in the Arts

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The official list of TOK perspectives in arts
questions.​

• Is there such a thing as “obsolete” knowledge in the arts?
  
• Can a work of art have meaning of which the artist themselves is unaware?
  
• How does knowing more about the social, cultural or historical context of a work of art have an impact on our knowledge of the work itself?
  
• Can art change the way we interpret the world?
  
• What are the justifications for, and implications of, claiming that there are absolute standards for “good art”?
  
• Who determines what art is valued, and on what criteria?
  
• Should your judgments about art be given the same weight as those of an expert?
  
• What role does the history of an artform play in evaluating present work?

The official list of TOK methods and tools
​in arts questions. 

• Does convention play a different role in the arts compared to other areas of knowledge?
  
• Does sense perception perform a radically different role in the arts compared to other areas of knowledge?
  
• If the language of an art form is non-verbal, does this free it from being limited to propositional knowledge?
  
• Can some knowledge in the arts only be gained through experience? How does the medium used change the way that knowledge is produced, shared or understood?
  
• To what extent are the methods of justification different in the arts compared to other areas of knowledge?