PHIL 1710 - Knowledge, Truth, and Language

Goals: Understanding some of the most influential positions on these questions within the mainstream Euro-American tradition as well as developing a critical perspective on these theories from alternative perspectives within and outside of that tradition.

Content: Philosophical theories about topics such as: the roles of perception, reason, and language in human knowledge, the problems of skepticism and relativism, and the relationship between the pursuit of knowledge and other practical, social, and political endeavors.

Credits: 4