Theory of Knowledge
Surveys epistemological problems including scepticism, perception, and justified belief.
Summary
Historical reviews of James Messina: Workload includes four papers and five discussion posts, with attendance and participation mattering for grading.
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Prerequisites
Course mapJunior standing or 3 Credits in PHILOS
- Junior standing
- 3 Credits in PHILOS
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- Any of
- Junior standing
- 3 Credits in PHILOS
Professors
Fall 2026No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of Michael Titelbaum: Michael Titelbaum's PHILOS 503 forces students to think logically, significantly improving reasoning and critical thinking skills. Reviewers highly recommend the course for those seeking to enhance these abilities.
JAMES MESSINA is recorded teaching in Spring 2014, Fall 2022, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MICHAEL TITELBAUM is recorded teaching in Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews of James Messina, Michael Titelbaum: Reviews describe PHILOS 503 as a course that significantly improves critical thinking and reasoning skills through engaging instruction.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.50 GPA, 68.4% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.56 GPA, 72.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.58 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of James Messina: Workload includes four papers and five discussion posts, with attendance and participation mattering for grading.
Historical reviews of James Messina: Students find the instructor energetic and funny, using humor to make material easier to understand while remaining understanding in personal cases.
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Grades
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Model & dataset provenance
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