Advanced Studies in Epistemology

lfilo2170  2019-2020  Louvain-la-Neuve

Advanced Studies in Epistemology
Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h
Q1

  This biannual learning unit is not being organized in 2019-2020 !

Teacher(s)
Counet Jean-Michel;
Language
French
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 :

1 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
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 [120] in Ethics

Master [60] in Philosophy

Certificat universitaire en philosophie (approfondissement)

Master [120] in Philosophy