Epistemology

Epistemology is the philosophy of knowledge. How do we know things? By what methods? What is merely belief, and what is warranted, justified, and rational.

The meanings of ‘animal’

Epistemology / April 29, 2010 April 29, 2010

Years ago I heard David Suzuki speak in Halifax. He was on book tour for his, then recent publication, The …

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Making Tim Ball

Epistemology / December 17, 2009 December 17, 2009

This is a story about one of my moments of glory. Some of you know that some years ago I …

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Cognitive maps, hurray!

Epistemology / November 30, 2009 November 30, 2009

It seems like yesterday that I was writing my thesis and exploring my love of cognitive maps and mental models. …

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