Syllabus Week 1| February 18: Introduction No Readings Week 2 | February 25: What is knowledge? Read: 1. Gettier, E. Is Justified True Belief Knowledge? 2. Pritchard, Epistemology, Chapter 1 "Analysing Knowledge" Week 3 | March 4: Sensitive beliefs, safe beliefs Read: 1. Pritchard, Epistemology, Chapter 2 "Anti-Luck Epistemology" Week 4 | March 11: Evidentialism and Reliabilism Read: 1. "Evidentialism" by Daniel Mittag, Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy https://iep.utm.edu/evidentialism/ 2. "Reliabilism" by Kelly Becker, Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, https://iep.utm.edu/reliabilism/#SH4b (Section 1-3) Week 5 | March 18: Virtue Epistemology Read: 1. Pritchard, Epistemology, Chapter 3 "Virtue Epistemology" 2. Pritchard, Epistemology, Chapter 4 "Anti-Luck Virtue Epistemology" Week 6 | March 25: Internalism versus Externalism Read: 1. Pritchard, Epistemology, Chapter 5 "Epistemic Externalism and Internalism" Week 7 | April 1: Skepticism Read: 1. Descartes, R. Meditations on First Philosophy (J. Cottingham, Ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (Read just the First and Second Meditations) 2. Pritchard, Epistemology, Chapter 6 "Radical Scepticism" Week 8 | April 8: The value of knowledge Read: 1. Greco, J., 'The Value Problem', Routledge Companion to Epistemology, (eds.) S. Bernecker & D. H. Pritchard, chapter 21, (Routledge, 2010). 2. Pritchard, Epistemology, Chapter 7 "Epistemic Value" Week 9 | April 15: What is understanding? Read: 1. Pritchard, Epistemology, Chapter 8 "Understanding" Week 10 | April 22: Perception Read: 1. Lyons, Jack, "Epistemological Problems of Perception", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Summer 2023 Edition), Edward N. Zalta & Uri Nodelman (eds.), URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2023/entries/perception-episprob . 2. Pritchard, What is this thing called Knowledge?, Chapter 7 "Perception". Week 11 | April 29: Testimony Read: 1. Leonard, Nick, "Epistemological Problems of Testimony", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Spring 2023 Edition), Edward N. Zalta & Uri Nodelman (eds.), URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/spr2023/entries/testimony-episprob . 2. Pritchard, What is this thing called Knowledge?, Chapter 8 "Testimony and memory" (p.79-84) Week 12 | May 6: The social dimensions of epistemology Read: 1. Fricker, M., Epistemic Injustice (OUP:2007), Chapter 1: "Testimonial Injustice". Chapter 2: "Prejudice in the Credibility Economy". 2. Pritchard, What is this thing called Knowledge?, Chapter 15 "Ignorance and epistemic injustice" Week 13 | May 11: Essay deadline
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Regular attendance Substantive engagement with the readings Participation in discussion Coursework/Assignments: Essay| Due: May 11, 11:59pm You will write a 1000-15000-word philosophical essay based on one of the prompts released at the end of Week 8. The paper carries 100% of the final grade for the course. Detailed instructions about the format will be released along with the prompts. Extension Policy: If you need an extension for any assignment, you should email me at least 48 hours before the deadline. If you are unable to submit work in case of an emergency, please see me in person before handing in your work. [Your health and well-being matter as much as your progress in the course!] Academic Honesty: The consequences of academic dishonesty (e.g., course failure and not learning the material) are not worth the small artificial benefits to your grade and the impugning of your character. The use of AI is strictly prohibited for any coursework. I am interested in helping you develop your philosophical caliber, and not how well you use ChatGPT. If you have questions about what constitutes academic dishonesty, it is always better to ask than to guess.
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