Advanced Studies in Epistemology

lfilo2170  2018-2019  Louvain-la-Neuve

Advanced Studies in Epistemology
5 credits
30.0 h
Q1

This biannual learning unit is being organized in 2018-2019
Teacher(s)
Counet Jean-Michel;
Language
French
Prerequisites
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Main themes
The course will first present a general framework that posits a connection between "revising belief" and learning. Then, each year, the course will concentrate on a particular theme for epistemological analysis. Inter-disciplinary breadth will be a criterion for the selection of this theme.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

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Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to : 
- Identify beliefs that underlie rational construction ;
- Construct contradicting arguments intended to question these beliefs;
- Draw the likely consequences of such a change in beliefs, with regard to the organization of rational procedures.

 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
Other information
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Bibliography
. Ryle G., The Concept of Mind
. Sartre, L'être et le néant ; Situations I
. Searle J. R., The Mystery of Consciousness
. Voltaire, Dictionnaire philosophique
Faculty or entity
EFIL


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [60] in Philosophy

Master [120] in Philosophy


Master [120] in Ethics