PHIL 345 - Theory of Knowledge

Institution:

University of Massachusetts-Boston

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Description:

3 Credits Knowledge - its nature, forms, methods, scope, and validation. What are the relations of knowledge and justification to sense experience For example, does knowledge of our surroundings rest upon a foundation of sense experience Is knowledge of the so-called truths of reason in some way independent of evidence provided by sense experience How is a body of knowledge related to an individual knower Does the justification of one's beliefs depend upon what psychology reveals about the reliability of methods for acquiring the beliefs Readings from contemporary sources.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umb.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 287-5000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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