Theory of Knowledge
PHIL 294
Fall 2005
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01
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This course is divided into four sections: knowledge of the world around us; self-knowledge; our knowledge of others; our knowledge from others, or testimony-based knowledge. We will focus on the problems that arise in trying to give a philosophical account of the possibility of knowledge in each of these areas. Topics to be considered include skepticism, subjectivism and objectivity, transcendental arguments, the scheme-content distinction, the naturalization of epistemology, the place of intersubjecivity in knowledge, and whether there is such a thing as practical, as distinct from theoretical, knowledge. |
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Essential Capabilities:
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA PHIL |
| Course Format: Lecture/Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (EDST)(PHIL)(PHIL-Social Jus) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Readings from Descartes, Kant, Quine, Putnam, Davidson, Stroud, Shoemaker, Wright, Moran, Cavell, Wittgenstein and others.
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Examinations and Assignments:
TBA |
| Instructor(s): Hamawaki,Arata Times: .M.W.F. 11:00AM-11:50AM; Location: BTFDC314; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 20 | | SR major: 6 | JR major: 6 | | |
| Seats Available: 9 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 3 | FR: 0 |
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