Course code

HIF6211.HT

old course code

HIF6211

Course title in Estonian

Epistemoloogia

Course title in English

Epistemology

ECTS credits

4.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

The aim of this course is to introduce main concepts, theories and scholars of epistemology as a subdiscipline of philosophy. In order to orientate in abudance of concepts and theories of contemporary epistemology,we will observe some of the main questions and problems that have emerged and have been addressed in the field. In addition to concepts and problems of epistemology, the course will serve for developing more general skills of oral and written self-expression.

Brief description of the course

The course will bring forward the main problems and questions in epistemology, such as: What is knowledge? What is the difference between knowledge and belief, and the true belief? Which is the role of doubt in reaching knowledge? Can knowledge be proved? Etc.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- orientates within main concepts, problems and scholars of epistemology.

Teacher

Margus Vihalem

Study programmes containing that course

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