This course is designed to provide undergraduates with a broad overview of modern epistemology and metaphysics. Our emphasis will be slightly toward the epistemological side, with metaphysical issues taking up the last five weeks of the course.
Epistemology is the philosophical study of knowledge and justified belief.
Metaphysics is the study of very general concepts and properties that apply to all objects. We will deal with two broad metaphysical issues. Tests will be of the essay variety. A list of study questions will be handed out in advance. The final is cumulative .