SOC SCI H1G Lecture 1: Honors Naturalized Epistemology: Lecture 1

• School: UC-Irvine
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOC SCI H1G
• Professor: Jeff Barrettand Kyle Stanford

Document Summary

Use empirical methods to find out how that works. We can"t learn anything without making some assumptions. The actual assumptions that we make about how our faculties work are false. Ancient greeks distinguished between knowledge and opinion. One is more desirable than the other. Had socrates argue that knowledge was true beliefs with logos. Conception of knowledge is reached by contemplating idea of knowledge. It has to be true, it has to be believed. Actually believing the thing is an essential part of knowledge. Logos: using a logical argument; reason; word, plan, explanation, justification. Justification: normative; meant to tell you what you ought to do. It is possible for us to explain where a belief is coming from without having to justify a belief. Philosophers have for the most part settled on knowledge as true rationally justified belief. The distinction between knowing how and knowing that.