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2016-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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PL 3940 - Epistemology
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A philosophical examination of the origins, nature, and validity of human knowledge. Themes covered normally include the problem of objective knowledge; knowledge and truth; the mind and its relation to extra-mental reality; types of knowledge; and questions about perception, conceptual thinking, identity, language, and meaning. Attention is given to the historical development of these themes in the history of epistemology. The issues of the course are explored through a variety of epistemological writings by outstanding classical and/or contemporary philosophers.
Prerequisite: PL 1100 or PL 1150 .
(PLII)
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