PHIL 4105W is also offered in Fall 2024
PHIL 4105W is also offered in Fall 2021
Fall 2024 | PHIL 4105W Section 001: Epistemology (32803)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F or Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Meets With:
PHIL 5105 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 115
- Enrollment Status:
Open (23 of 25 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Epistemology is the study of knowledge. Epistemological questions include questions about the nature of knowledge, the difference between knowledge and true belief, the nature of justification, and the structure of our knowledge about the world. Epistemology is also centrally concerned with understanding and responding to arguments for skepticism, the view that we do not know anything about the world around us. The aim of this course is to introduce students to the some of the main problems of epistemology and to investigate some of their solutions. prereq: 1001 or instr consent
- Class Description:
- Epistemology is the theory of knowledge. It is concerned with questions like: What is knowledge? What is the extent of our knowledge? Do we have knowledge of the external physical world? What is skepticism about knowledge? Are there good arguments for skepticism? If so, how should we respond to these arguments? We'll address these and related questions through the study of historical and contemporary texts.
- Grading:
- 92% Reports/Papers
8% Quizzes
- Exam Format:
- Quizzes will consist of short definitions and true/false.
- Workload:
- Other Workload: Students are required to turn in four short (4-6 pages) papers on assigned topics. A separate hand-out will list the paper topics and their due dates. In addition to the papers, there will be a few unannounced in-class quizzes.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/32803/1249
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 2 April 2008
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