IB ToK Essay Titles and Topics: November 2025

Here are links to ideas and suggestions relating to the the six November 2025 IB ToK Essay topics:

• Topic 1. For historians and artists, do conventions limit or expand their ability to produce knowledge? Discuss with reference to history and the arts.
• Topic 2. What is the relationship between knowing and understanding? Discuss with reference to two areas of knowledge.
• Topic 3. Should knowledge in an area of knowledge be pursued for its own sake rather than its potential application? Discuss with reference to mathematics and one other area of knowledge.
• Topic 4. To what extent do you agree that however the methods of an area of knowledge change, the scope remains the same. Answer with reference to two areas of knowledge.
• Topic 5. In the pursuit of knowledge, is it possible or even desirable to set aside temporarily what we already know? Discuss with reference to the natural sciences and one other area of knowledge
• Topic 6. Is empathy an attribute that is equally important for a historian and a human scientist? Discuss with reference to history and the human sciences.

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Title 1: For historians and artists, do conventions limit or expand their ability to produce knowledge? Discuss with reference to history and the arts.

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Title 2: What is the relationship between knowing and understanding? Discuss with reference to two areas of knowledge.

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Title 3: Should knowledge in an area of knowledge be pursued for its own sake rather than its potential application? Discuss with reference to mathematics and one other area of knowledge.

Thoughts to consider with essay 3 include:

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Title 4: To what extent do you agree that however the methods of an area of knowledge change, the scope remains the same. Answer with reference to two areas of knowledge.

Thoughts to consider with essay 4 include:

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Title 5: In the pursuit of knowledge, is it possible or even desirable to set aside temporarily what we already know? Discuss with reference to the natural sciences and one other area of knowledge.

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Title 6: Is empathy an attribute that is equally important for a historian and a human scientist? Discuss with reference to history and the human sciences.

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