PHIL 523

Spring 2026 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 20-May 6

Seminar Theory of Knowledge

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Credit: 2 OR 4 hours.

Selected topics and writings of major importance in the contemporary philosophy of knowledge.

Approved for letter and S/U grading. May be repeated. Letter grading applies when offered for 4 hours of credit. For Stage 3 Philosophy PhD students this course is approved for S/U grading when offered for 2 hours of credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor for non-philosophy graduate students.

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PHIL 523 class schedule data for spring 2026
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	66782	Lecture-Discussion	G2	3:00PM -5:20PM	W	402 Gregory Hall	Livengood, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Credit: 2 hours Section Info: In this seminar, we will be thinking about the general logic of science. We will be considering whether science is a unity, whether it (and inquiry broadly) has one or more aims, and how scientific inquiry is structured. We will also be considering both general and special norms of scientific inquiry, including norms for surprise, for hypothesis generation, for hypothesis selection, for deduction, and for induction.
	66783	Lecture-Discussion	G4	3:00PM -5:20PM	W	402 Gregory Hall	Livengood, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: In this seminar, we will be thinking about the general logic of science. We will be considering whether science is a unity, whether it (and inquiry broadly) has one or more aims, and how scientific inquiry is structured. We will also be considering both general and special norms of scientific inquiry, including norms for surprise, for hypothesis generation, for hypothesis selection, for deduction, and for induction.