Learning outcomes

After completing the course students understand and are more able to analyze the basic problems of epistemology, which have been introduced in the basic course. They are capable of assessing epistemological views, connect them with discussions in other fields of philosophy and the special sciences and describe their specifically philosophical nature.

Contents

The study module deals with various forms of knowledge, such as propositional knowledge, knowing how, interpretation, empathy, bodily knowledge, and social knowledge, and their relations. It provides a deeper understanding of views on justification, evaluates the very requirement of justification and familiarizes the students with various types of justification (logical and mathematical proof, experience, evidence, testimony, beliefs shared in a community etc.).

Evaluation

Study materials

Pollock, John and Cruz, Joseph 1999. Contemporary Theories of Knowledge

AND one of the following

Haack, Susan 2009. Evidence and Inquiry: A Pragmatist Reconstruction of Epistemology

OR

Lackey, Jennifer and Sosa, Ernest (eds.) 2006. The Epistemology of Testimony

OR

Kusch, Martin 2002. Knowledge by Agreement

Belongs to following study modules

2013–2014

Teaching

Archived Teaching Schedule. Please refer to current Teaching Shedule.

FILA6 Epistemologia, valinnaiset aineopinnot (avoin yliopisto-opetus)

For Open University students only

FILA6 Epistemologia, valinnaiset aineopinnot (avoin yliopisto-opetus)