Epistemology
Course code
HIF6321.HT
old course code
Course title in Estonian
Epistemoloogia
Course title in English
Epistemology
ECTS credits
6.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Margus Vihalem (language of instruction:Estonian)
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
To create prerequisites for orientation in the basic problems of epistemology and in the most important schools of philosophical epistemology.
To create preconditions for the development of the ability to distinguish one epistemological strategy from another; the ability to notice their weaknesses and strengths.
To create prerequisites for the development of skills for understanding and analyzing philosophical texts in the field of epistemology.
To create preconditions for the development of a deeper understanding of one epistemological strategy in student selection.
To create preconditions for the development of the ability to distinguish one epistemological strategy from another; the ability to notice their weaknesses and strengths.
To create prerequisites for the development of skills for understanding and analyzing philosophical texts in the field of epistemology.
To create preconditions for the development of a deeper understanding of one epistemological strategy in student selection.
Brief description of the course
The course addresses the basic problems of epistemology, focusing on questions such as what is knowledge? how is knowledge generated? is and how does knowledge differ from opinion or belief? on what is knowledge based? etc. An overview of the most important epistemological schools in philosophy: rationalism, empiricism, essentialism, nominalism, pragmatism, phenomenology, etc. Analysis of philosophical texts on epistemology. In-depth treatment of one school of epistemology at the student's choice.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- focuses on the basic problems of epistemology and the most important schools of philosophical epistemology;
- is able to distinguish one epistemological strategy from another; to notice their weaknesses and strengths;
- is able to analyze philosophical texts in the field of epistemology;
- has a deeper understanding of one epistemological strategy at the student's choice.
- focuses on the basic problems of epistemology and the most important schools of philosophical epistemology;
- is able to distinguish one epistemological strategy from another; to notice their weaknesses and strengths;
- is able to analyze philosophical texts in the field of epistemology;
- has a deeper understanding of one epistemological strategy at the student's choice.
Teacher
Margus Vihalem
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