73083-01 - Seminar: Limits of Knowing. Epistemology and Ethics (3 KP) (ABGESAGT)
| Semester | Herbstsemester 2024 |
| Angebotsmuster | einmalig |
| Dozierende | Emnée van den Brandeler (vandenbrandeler.emnee@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | During this seminar, we will discuss what knowledge is, what conditions constrain knowledge, and what the ethical implications of knowledge constraints are. There can be both theoretical and practical constraints on knowledge. Namely, some facts are structurally unknowable, such as, the position and speed of a particle, or what it is like to be born. And some beings may not be epistemic agents who can undergo inquiry and reach a kind of epistemic success (e.g. such as true belief or knowledge). For instance, we do not reasonably expect children or nonhuman animals to undergo epistemic inquiry. Alternatively, practical reasons constrain what knowledge we can produce, disseminate or learn through education. For instance, we face moral doubt in a world with conflicting moral viewpoints, certain social groups face silencing, epistemic bubbles create biased groups, states may censure certain kinds of knowledge production, dissemination and education (e.g. political censorship or state secrets), and perhaps, voters and/or officeholders in political institutions may not be epistemically competent, epistemic authorities, or epistemically virtuous. In order, we will discuss individual-, group-, and state-level constraints on knowledge. |
| Lernziele | - Knowledge and understanding of key themes in epistemology - Knowledge and understanding of ethical implications of theoretical and practical limitations on knowledge - Ability to apply what you have learned in philosophical argumentation and writing - Developing original arguments within ethical debates |
| Literatur | To be announced in the first session |
| Teilnahmevoraussetzungen | Nur für Studierende des Faches Philosophie, die alle drei Grundkurse absolviert haben (oder vergleichbare Kenntnisse haben). |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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| Module |
Modul: Praktische Philosophie (Master Studienfach: Philosophie) Modul: Probleme der Praktischen Philosophie (Bachelor Studienfach: Philosophie) Modul: Probleme der Theoretischen Philosophie (Bachelor Studienfach: Philosophie) Modul: Theoretische Philosophie (Master Studienfach: Philosophie) |
| Prüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Belegen bei Nichtbestehen | nicht wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Fachbereich Philosophie |