In what ways do values affect the production of knowledge?

This TOK exhibition investigates how personal, ethical, and financial values influence the production and application of knowledge within the context of knowledge and politics.

Through the analysis of three real-world objects—the Nuremberg Code, the pharmaceutical drug Vioxx, and the search engine Ecosia—the author explores the dual nature of values. The argument demonstrates how moral values establish essential ethical frameworks, how financial biases can compromise scientific objectivity, and how personal convictions direct the purposeful application of knowledge.

The exemplar is notable for its diverse range of case studies, effectively bridging historical medical ethics, corporate scientific misconduct, and modern social entrepreneurship to provide a nuanced epistemological analysis.