We will start from the basics and cover classical debates in epistemology relating to the definition and structure of knowledge, scepticism, reliabilism, etc. We will then move on to a detailed study of virtue epistemology and the newer debates in this area. A significant part of the course will be about the more contemporary themes in epistemology such as feminist epistemology, epistemic humility, fake news and post-truth debates, and epistemology of terrorism. Overall, students can expect to learn about the different ways knowledge, belief and justification are understood and the implications of these understandings.
- Teacher: Hadeel Naeem