Philosophy 243/443
Fall 2006
LECTURE NOTES

Links to files containing notes for the lectures may be found below. If the notes would simply repeat material from the textbook, they will not be posted. 

1. Introduction (September 6-11, 2006)

2. The Traditional Analysis of Knowledge (September 11-18, 2006)

3. An Objection to the TAK (September 18-27, 2006)

4. The Ethics of Belief (September 27- Oct. 6, 2006)

5. Evidentialism (October 6-13, 2006)

6. Cartesian Foundationalism (October 18-20, 2006)

7. Coherentism (October 23-27, 2006)

8. Modest Foundationalism (October 30 - Nov. 1, 2006) [Updated 12/10]

9. The Causal Theory (Nov. 8-10, 2006)

10. Truth Tracking (Nov. 10-13, 2006)

11. Reliabilism (Nov. 15-17, 2006)

12. Skepticism (Nov. 20, 2006) [Updated 12/10]

13. Skepticism (John Shoemaker’s lectures) (Nov. 27-29, 2006)

14. Ordinary Standards Skepticism (Dec. 4-6, 2006)

15. Irrationality (Dec. 8, 2006) [Includes material not discussed in class]

16. Relativism (Dec. 11, 2006)

17. Final Lecture (Dec. 13, 2006)

Last updated: December 13, 2006