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Epistemology-Period 1
Business & Economics Program
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dates: mid Aug 2025 - early Jun 2026
Epistemology-Period 1
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Primary Subject Area: Philosophy
Instruction in: English
Course Code: W_BA_EPEN
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 200
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 84
DESCRIPTION
This course deals with the basics of contemporary epistemology. The following themas and topics will be covered:
(1) how to give a conceptual analysis
(2) the tripartite analysis of knowing
(3) Gettier problems for the tripartite analysis
(4) theories of justification
(5) sources of knowledge
(6) epistemic circularity
(7) perception.
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.
(1) how to give a conceptual analysis
(2) the tripartite analysis of knowing
(3) Gettier problems for the tripartite analysis
(4) theories of justification
(5) sources of knowledge
(6) epistemic circularity
(7) perception.
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.