epistemology: what is it?

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Have you ever wondered how we know what we know? That is a question epistemology aims to answer. Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that explores the nature, sources, and limits of knowledge. But it also a little bit more than just the study of knowledge itself. Epistemology involves some core elements that can be further explained. Here are those core elements.
📚epistemology explained:
00:00 intro
00:45 definitions, scope, categorization, and theories of meaning
04:36 rationalism, empiricism, a priori and a posteriori knowledge
10:56 theories of justification and the limits of knowledge
18:36 outro
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@IdeasInHat 8 күн бұрын

books to learn more about the topic: 1. "Epistemology: A Very Short Introduction" by Jennifer Nagel 2. "What is This Thing Called Knowledge?" by Duncan Pritchard 3. "Epistemology: The Classic Readings" edited by David E. Cooper 4. "An Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge" by Noah Lemos 5. "The Theory of Knowledge: A Thematic Introduction" by Paul K. Moser

@phillaysheo8 8 күн бұрын

So many Oxford Handbooks worth reading. Right now, I am going through the Philosophy of Time.

@IdeasInHat 8 күн бұрын

@@phillaysheo8 is it any good? I have seen it before but was worried it would be overly esoteric 😅😅

@malachiazs 8 күн бұрын

@@IdeasInHatEsoteric? No lol. A good part that works it could be explained for physicists. How it's the case on the branch of philosophy of physics.

@malachiazs 8 күн бұрын

Interesting video or, best it saying, good recommendations. Keep it up to that philosophy and history videos in overall.

@scoutdarpy4465 8 күн бұрын

I think this is a pretty good introduction to something like epistemology, and the books you recommended are good. Though, like learning languages (Latin in my case), there is the kind of natural method in learning philosophy and extensively its domains like epistemology. Which, I find pretty productive and not to say intuitive on one's involvement with primary sources. We acquire understanding on the get go with this approach, a sorta sink or swim. And theories on knowledge would seem rather suitable to this, lol. A living justification for our own comprehension. Enjoyed the video!

@blackairforceenergy2127 3 күн бұрын

I have to say thanks for all the new books your providing me with.

@IdeasInHat 3 күн бұрын

@@blackairforceenergy2127 thanks for watching!

@blackairforceenergy2127 3 күн бұрын

@@IdeasInHat how many books have u read in total?

@IdeasInHat 3 күн бұрын

@@blackairforceenergy2127 in my lifetime idk, maybe 800. In the last 7 years, 347 or something around there

@blackairforceenergy2127 3 күн бұрын

@@IdeasInHat also u have a very big book shelf. I was wondering where u got it from?

@IdeasInHat 3 күн бұрын

@@blackairforceenergy2127 it was made custom. Wouldn't recommend. Nice shelf but hard to dust, I have to also climb a sketchy ladder lol.

@MideoKuze 7 күн бұрын

I don't know. How do I find out?

@smithyman33 8 күн бұрын

Why didn’t you say hello?

@IdeasInHat 8 күн бұрын

@@smithyman33 lol. I will say hello 2x in my next video 😅😅😅.

@weezerdog3 7 күн бұрын

I hate the "brain in a vat" discussion! It can't be proved that you're not a brain in a vat, but it doesn't matter anyway because it's the closest form of reality that we could ever experience if we were brains in vats. I guess the takeaway would be that the reality we currently percieve is only part of the world and that our "truths" are based mostly on incomplete information (and thus many of our "truths" are actually falsehoods)? I guess it makes a good intro philosophy question to introduce a solipsism with a bit of intellectual humility, but it seems like a discussion that never really makes any progress.

@IdeasInHat 7 күн бұрын

@@weezerdog3 I think it is so popular because the intuitive worldview that most people have is direct realism. But I get where you are coming from.