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Rensselaer Catalog 2008-2009 
    
Rensselaer Catalog 2008-2009 [Archived Catalog]

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PHIL 4440 - Knowledge, Belief, and Cognition


An exploration of what it means to know something, of the difference between knowing and believing, and of the relation between a knowledge claim and the evidence on which the claim is based. Students attempt to find philosophical counters to skepticism in respect to memory, knowledge, truth, knowledge of the physical world, of the self, and of other minds.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: one course in philosophy.

When Offered: Spring term, alternate years.



Credit Hours: 4



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