PHIL 385 - Epistemology

Institution:

Hendrix College

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Description:

Study and evaluation of various theories of knowledge and justification. Typically, the debates between internalism and externalism (does knowing something depend on what's going on in your head or on your environment?) and between foundationalism and coherentism (do we build up our knowledge structure from certain, basic beliefs, or do our beliefs form a self-supporting web?), as well as topics such as a priori knowledge (do we have knowledge of things independent of experience?) and naturalized epistemology (the view that the study of how we come to believe and know things belong to psychology and neuroscience, not philosophy) will be discussed. Prerequisite: a previous course in philosophy or consent of instructor.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.hendrix.edu

Phone Number:

(501) 329-6811

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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