
The Nature of Knowledge – GI 25 155
15 January 2026 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm GMT
Tutor: Karim Esmail BA, MPhil, MPhil, PhD
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One of the most important matters in philosophy is the study of knowledge.
This course will consider its two most important questions: First, ‘what is knowledge?’, looking at the tri-partite (or standard) analysis of knowledge as justified true belief and the principle theories of justification.
Then it considers ‘how do we acquire knowledge?’, including the response of rationalist and empiricists.
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About the Speaker
Karim Esmail
Dr. Karim Esmail was educated at London, Oxford, Cambridge, and Harvard. He was awarded a British Academy Studentship and the Gregg Bury Prize at Cambridge. He was formerly, a Research Fellow at Oxford and Burney Student at Cambridge and a Visiting Fellow at Harvard and he lectures at both Cambridge and Oxford. Alongside international articles, he is the author of three volumes of an original philosophical work on the nature and existence of God. Classes with Karim consist of clearly structured lectures and an encouragement to ask questions and to make comments. Students are assisted in their understanding of the subject and in their critical engagement with it.
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