PHIL-4440

Knowledge, Belief, and Cognition or Theory of Knowledge

An exploration of what it means to know something, of the difference between knowing and believing, and of the relation between a knowledge claim and the evidence on which the claim is based. Students attempt to find philosophical counters to skepticism in respect to memory, knowledge, truth, knowledge of the physical world, of the self, and of other minds. Prerequisite: one course in philosophy. Spring term, alternate years.

4 credit hours