HPS100 Lecture 02: Absolute Knowledge

For a more thorough exposition of the material please refer to our introductory HPS textbook at http://hakobsandbox.openetext.utoronto.ca/. --- Can we know anything with absolute certainty? Is there such a thing as infallible knowledge? 00:30 Can we know anything for certain? 02:34 How do we justify that 1+2=3? 06:44 How do we justify "All swans are white"? 09:18 How do we justify the Law of Gravity? 11:53 Analytic vs. Synthetic 16:51 Two basic questions ___ 17:18 Can analytic propositions be absolutely certain? ___ 18:01 Can synthetic propositions be absolutely certain? 19:35 The Problem of Sensations 34:05 The Problem of Induction 43:23 The Problem of Theory-Ladennes 49:39 Fallibilism 51:23 Summary: Fallibilism vs. Infallibilism 52:35 Answers 52:44 Certainty in Empirical and Formal Science You can access all the slideshows here https://1drv.ms/f/s!Ah0oClIIIQL82HACQ_nHOzNdmUF6 The course is funded by University of Toronto, Online Learning Strategies (http://onlinelearning.utoronto.ca/) and the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (http://www.hps.utoronto.ca/) Watch in HD 1080 for the best quality.