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The ultimate goal of '''the Tree of Knowledge (ToK) project''' is aims to reconstruct build a comprehensive online database of intellectual history that will trace the mosaic evolution of accepted theories human knowledge by documenting belief systems from around the world and throughout history. By cataloging scholarly views on scientific, philosophical, theological, and employed methods for any epistemic community at any point other beliefs of time. Entered into a unified historical databaseagents, this data the ToK will become be an invaluable resource new tool for researchers , educators, and layman alikethe general public. In its scope and complexityThe ToK meets two pressing concerns. For scholars of intellectual history facing an overwhelming amount of information, this project compares the ToK will act as a repository of fully-referenced up-to similar projects from other branches -date historical knowledge. By revealing gaps in the historical record, the ToK will aid novel research and improve our understanding of scienceintricate relationships between diverse fields over time. For educators and the general public interested in historical belief systems, such as the creation ToK will offer an accessible summary of current academic views and debates. The ToK aspires to accomplish for the field of intellectual history what [https://tree.opentreeoflife.org the Open Tree of Life] or , [https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/ astronomical databases], [http://geacron.com the World History Atlas], and [https://religiondatabase.org/ the Database of Religious History] accomplish for their respective fields.
The project was first announced by [[Hakob Barseghyan]] on 15 January 2016.
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{{#evt:service=youtube|id=oLWe6c3JV68|alignment=right|urlargs=start=46|description=Hakob Barseghyan on the necessity of a unified database of intellectual history|container=frame }} The project is set to launch in 2019 with a relatively small-scale ''pilot'', the task of which is to reconstruct the theories and methods of one small community at one short time-period. To that end, several important steps will be taken:
* Create the schema of the '''historical database'''. Before any data can be entered into the database, we must clarify what kind of data needs to be stored in the database and in what format.
* Develop a '''website''' for the Tree of Knowledge. This website should allow entering historical data into the database as well retrieving that data similar to the Open Tree of Life website.
