2009 Course Handbook
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. 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 |
| When Offered: | 2010 - offered in 2010 |
| Staff Contact: | Dr Cynthia Townley |
| Prerequisites: | 12cp or admission to GDipPhil |
| Corequisites: | |
| NCCWs: | PHIL353 |
| Unit Designations: | Science |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Philosophy |