LARTS 111 — Foundations of Knowledge

3 credits
Fall or Spring
Faculty

Prerequisite: LARTS 102 . This course explores the foundations of knowledge and certainty in a world fractured by disagreement about basic facts and competition for the authority to pronounce the truth. Students will be introduced to the processes grounding the construction of truth claims and to the role played by social, political, and ideological factors in shaping how and what we know. The course is organized around core questions that can be explored from different disciplinary perspectives, incorporating literary, philosophical, scientific, social scientific, and journalistic sources along with case studies.