Module #1 Introduction to Epistemology Defining knowledge, understanding the importance of epistemology, and overview of the course
Module #2 What is Knowledge? Examining the definition and nature of knowledge, including the Gettier problem
Module #3 The History of Epistemology Survey of major figures and developments in the history of epistemology, from ancient Greece to modern times
Module #4 Rationalism Exploring the rationalist tradition, including the views of Descartes, Leibniz, and Spinoza
Module #5 Empiricism Examining the empiricist tradition, including the views of Locke, Berkeley, and Hume
Module #6 The Rationalism-Empiricism Debate Analyzing the key differences and disagreements between rationalists and empiricists
Module #7 Skepticism Understanding the skeptical challenge to knowledge, including the views of Sextus Empiricus and David Hume
Module #8 Foundationalism Examining the foundationalist response to skepticism, including the views of Descartes and Russell
Module #9 Coherentism Exploring the coherentist alternative to foundationalism, including the views of Hegel and Quine
Module #10 Social Epistemology Investigating the role of social factors in shaping knowledge, including the views of Durkheim and Kuhn
Module #11 Feminist Epistemology Examining the feminist critique of traditional epistemology and the development of feminist epistemological theories
Module #12 The Nature of Reality Exploring the relationship between knowledge and reality, including the views of realists and anti-realists
Module #13 Perception and Sensory Experience Analyzing the role of perception and sensory experience in knowledge acquisition
Module #14 Memory and Testimony Investigating the role of memory and testimony in knowledge acquisition
Module #15 Inference and Reasoning Examining the types of inference and reasoning used in knowledge acquisition, including deduction and induction
Module #16 The Problem of Induction Analyzing the challenge posed by Humes problem of induction to our understanding of inductive reasoning
Module #17 The Limits of Knowledge Exploring the limits of human knowledge, including the boundaries of cognitive abilities and the constraints of language
Module #18 Knowledge and Reality in Modern Physics Investigating the implications of modern physics, including quantum mechanics and relativity, for our understanding of knowledge and reality
Module #19 Knowledge and Truth in Ethics Examining the relationship between knowledge, truth, and ethics, including the views of moral realists and relativists
Module #20 The Ethics of Belief Analyzing the ethical implications of belief and knowledge, including the views of Clifford and James
Module #21 Knowledge and Education Investigating the relationship between knowledge and education, including the role of education in shaping our understanding of knowledge
Module #22 The Digital Age and Epistemology Examining the implications of the digital age for our understanding of knowledge, including the impact of social media and fake news
Module #23 Postmodernism and Epistemology Analyzing the postmodern critique of traditional epistemology and the implications for knowledge and reality
Module #24 Epistemology and Cognitive Science Investigating the intersection of epistemology and cognitive science, including the implications for our understanding of knowledge and the mind
Module #25 Course Wrap-Up & Conclusion Planning next steps in Epistemology: Theories of Knowledge career
