PHI313 - Epistemology

Outline:

Epistemology is concerned with the nature of knowing and understanding the various ways in which knowledge is acquired and retained. In the background lies sceptical arguments concluding that we do not in fact know anything. The place of these sceptical arguments in epistemology will be central issues as this course aims to outline these long standing debates and then examine current state-of-the-art epistemology. Naturalised epistemology, Bayesian epistemology, Disjuntivism, the new Rationalism, and more social approaches to epistemology are amongst the topics that the course would hope to cover.

Preparatory Reading

Contemporary Debates in Epistemology edited by Sosa and Steup, Blackwell Publishing, ISBN 1405107391

Lecturer:

Paul Faulkner

Lectures: Spring Semester

Wed 12-1 (PC SRB 57C), Thu 11-2 (HI-LTE)

Seminars:
Wed 1-2 (BA SR AG14)