In this course, we will study epistemology, which is essentially the theory of knowledge? How do we know what is real? How do know that we can trust our senses? Do we all live in the same reality? Are we dreaming right now? We will explore readings from Plato, Descartes, and Kant to see if can find out what really exists in this world.

How do we know if our beliefs are true? Are our senses deceiving us? How do we know if we're dreaming? These are all questions that are tackled in Cartesian Doubt, a form of skepticism introduced by René Descartes. For the next three classes, we'll all be skeptics and doubt everything in existence.