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PHIL256: Knowledge and Reality |
This unit introduces central philosophical problems about relations between knowledge and reality, or about our 'hook-up' to the world. Topics covered may include perception, colour, dreams, memory and the past, scepticism, the nature of explanation, rationality and irrationality, perspectivism, subjectivity and objectivity, testimony, and certainty. With a focus on the later work of Ludwig Wittgenstein, the unit provides a detailed survey of current debates in epistemology (theory of knowledge), with some attention to philosophy of science, metaphysics, philosophy of mind, philosophy of the social sciences, and philosophy of language. Students will continue to develop skills in argument by addressing key questions about realism and relativism in a range of philosophical domains.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
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D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year
E1 - Evening; Offered in the first half-year
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| Staff Contact: |
Dr Townley |
| Prerequisites: |
6cp in philosophy at 100 level or 18cp including 3cp in philosophy at 100 level or admission to GDipPhil
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| NCCWs: | PHIL353
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| Unit Designations: |
Social Science
Science
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Graded
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| Offered By: |
Department of Philosophy |
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