Specialization - Bullshit, Bias, and Propaganda: Reasoning about the Irrational
PHIL 2507 Bullshit, Bias, and Propaganda: Reasoning about the Irrational
Antirequisites:
PHIL 2505
Hours:
Three hours of lecture per week for one term.
Credits:
3
Description:
Students explore historical and contemporary work in social epistemology, including the nature and limits of public reason, forms of bias in human thinking, and organized efforts at irrational persuasion including bullshit and propaganda.