FYSP 147 - Truth, Lies, and Alternative Facts

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Religion
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, WINT

Public political discourse has recently given increasing prominence to the notions of truth, facts, knowledge, and evidence, along with claims about what scientists do and don’t know, and why. We will think through some of the assumptions and competing views implicit in such discourse. Readings will be drawn from primarily from the work of philosophers, along with pieces by political historians, scientists, sociologists and historians of science, and others.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: M. Thomson-Jones
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes