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Courses - Summer 2025
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Open Seats as of
05/10/2025 at 02:30 PM
PHIL209M
Philosophical Issues; Information and Misinformation
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
How do we distinguish between genuine information and misinformation? How do we distinguish experts from non-experts? And how do we fight off misinformation? This course raises these questions and situates them under the philosophy sub-discipline of epistemology. One of the goals of epistemology, and the focus of this course, is understanding how to acquire and maintain beliefs that are coherent with, and supported by, evidence. Students will explore different approaches to the epistemology of information.