| Title: | Regulative Epistemology |
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| Course Section Number: | PHI-369-01 |
| Department: | Philosophy |
| Description: | Epistemology is the study of inquiry. We inquire when we have questions to which we don't know the answers, and we seek evidence in order to come to know. This process of inquiry and evidence-seeking can be done well, or poorly. Clearly, we should we want inquire well, but what does that mean, and how do we do it? To consider these questions, we will focus on regulative epistemology, which is the study and development of principles that we employ to help us to inquire well, or at least inquire better. In this seminar, we will study a variety of recent work in regulative epistemology concerning questions like these: How can we determine the difference between what we know and what we don't know? How can we find reliable experts to trust? How can we guard against biases that might undermine our ability to inquire well? How, if at all, should we adjust our views when similarly-informed people disagree with us? How can we safely navigate the treacherous information environment of the internet? |
| Credits: | 1.00 |
| Start Date: | January 19, 2026 |
| End Date: | May 9, 2026 |
| Meeting Information: |
01/20/2026-05/07/2026 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 01:10PM - 02:25PM, Center Hall, Room 216
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| Faculty: | Carlson, Matthew |
| Requisite Courses: | Prerequisite: One PHI course. |
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PHI-369-01
Regulative Epistemology |
OPEN | Philosophy | 20 | 0 / 20 / 0 |