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PHIL 2101 FYS: Introduction to the Problems of Philosophy (Lurz): Unit 3: Foundations of Knowledge

Foundations of Knowledge

Where does knowledge come from? Does everything we know come from our senses? Can we know anything just by thinking and reasoning? 

Unit 3: Readings

Assignment

  • Descartes’ Meditation II (pp. 149-157)
  • Descartes’ Meditation III (pp. 157-171)
  • Descartes’ Meditation VI (p. 191)

Should we trust our senses or our intellects?

Unit 3: Slides

Unit 3: Cogito Ergo Sum

Multimedia: BBC Radio, What Does It Mean To Be Me? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A6UKoMcE10