Truth and Its Limits

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

Truth is an everyday notion that has been philosophically examined for centuries. This course aims to introduce students to some classic and contemporary theories of truth. The topics incorporated span different areas of philosophy and may include: linguistic truth, non-representational truth, truth as practice, truth as revelation, critiques of the very possibility of articulating a concept of truth, and truth-testing in the sciences, mathematics, and ethics. Readings will be drawn from a diversity of philosophical traditions.