2011-12 Pomona College Catalog

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PHIL 081 PO - Epistemology: Truth, Justification, Knowledge

CrsNo PHIL081 PO

When Offered: Last offered fall 2009.

Instructor(s): P. Kung

The facts seem to matter: Does the movie start at 7? Do the brakes on the school bus work? Should we teach evolution, creationism or both? But how do we know what the truth is? What makes some of our beliefs justified and others unjustified? Can we have any objective grasp on the truth?