How do we tell what is reality or illusion? How can we know that we do not just project our own feelings and thoughts onto reality? Are we perhaps dreaming or brains in a vat? This unit will address these and related questions by analysing sceptical arguments and theories of knowledge from antiquity to early modern philosophy and beyond into the twentieth century (e.g. the antiskeptical pragmatist tradition). Students will engage in skepticism and epistemology from an historical context, connecting with contemporary topics in epistemology, metaphysics and philosophy of mind.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Philosophy |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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12 credit points at 2000 level in Philosophy |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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PHIL2667 |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | David Macarthur, david.macarthur@sydney.edu.au |
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Tutor(s) | Lily Patchett, lily.patchett@sydney.edu.au |