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Description: MCCCD Approval: 3-22-1994 |
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PHI233AB
1994 Fall – 1995 Summer II |
LEC 3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Acad |
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Theory
of Knowledge |
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Epistemological issues which have concerned philosophers
from the time of the ancient Greeks until the present. Topics selected from
the following: the technical terminology of epistemology, the nature of
knowledge, knowledge of past events, knowledge of other minds, and knowledge
of physical objects. Prerequisites: PHI101 or permission of Instructor.
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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PHI233AB 1994
Fall – 1995 Summer II |
Theory of Knowledge |
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Define and use the technical terms of epistemology. (I) |
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Contrast concepts of indubitable knowledge and knowledge
as justified belief. (II) |
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Explain and critically analyze philosophical positions
about memory. (III) |
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Explain and critically analyze philosophical positions
about knowledge of other minds. (III) |
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Explain and critically analyze philosophical positions
about knowledge of physical objects. (III) |
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PHI233AB 1994
Fall – 1995 Summer II |
Theory of Knowledge |
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I. Fundamentals of
Epistemology A. Central issues in theory
of knowledge B. Technical terminology of
epistemology 1. Belief 2. Knowledge 3. Certainty 4. The evident 5. Other technical terms II. The Nature of Knowledge
A. Is there indubitable
knowledge? 1. Based on sense
experience? 2. Based on self-awareness?
3. Based on common sense? 4. Based on logic? B. Is knowledge justified
belief? 1. Criteria required to
justify belief 2. Probable opinion and
error III. Issues in Epistemology
A. Knowledge of past events
1. Memory 2. Skeptical doubts about
memory B. Knowledge of other minds
1. Evidence for the
existence of other minds 2. Behaviorism 3. Analogy C. Knowledge of physical
objects 1. Representative theory 2. Phenomenalism
3. Physical objects |