PHIL 3240 Metaphysics and Epistemology

An examination of selected topics in metaphysics and epistemology (i.e. theories of knowledge). Metaphysical issues may include the nature of essence, existence, substance, causality, persistence and change.  Epistemological issues may include an examination of the problem of skepticism, foundationalism, coherentism, internalism, externalism, the analysis of epistemic concepts, and the Gettier problem. This course may be taken more than once with department approval.