At Harvey Mudd College (as lead instructor):
Topics in Epistemology: Echo Chambers, Attention, and Authority – Spring 2026
Topics in Epistemology: Echo Chambers, Attention, and Authority – Spring 2025
Course Description
This course surveys a handful of major issues studied in contemporary epistemology. We will wrestle with such questions as: what does it mean to ‘love the truth’? How should I evaluate experts and epistemic authorities (especially when I lack expert knowledge)? What are echo chambers and do they pose a deep problem for how we acquire knowledge? How do expert knowledge and expert testimony feature in our legal system?
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