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<div class="whitespace-pre-wrap text-th-primary-dark break-words">In the first episode of the <a href="https://interintellect.com/series/existential-epistemology-how-the-theory-of-knowledge-illuminates-life-and-meaning/">series</a>, we will lay the groundwork for the entire course by delving into the ontological premises upon which epistemology is built. From these foundations, we will explore the resulting fundamental principles that guide our thinking processes.</div>
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<div class="whitespace-pre-wrap text-th-primary-dark break-words"><strong>The topics discussed in the episode will include:</strong></div>
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 	<li class="text-th-primary-dark">What are the most fundamental premises behind logical thinking?</li>
 	<li class="text-th-primary-dark">What are the "three laws of thought"?</li>
 	<li class="text-th-primary-dark">Are there more than "three laws of thought"?</li>
 	<li class="text-th-primary-dark">What basic philosophy of mind can teach us about proper thinking?</li>
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<div class="whitespace-pre-wrap text-th-primary-dark break-words">It should be highlighted that the perspective on epistemology presented in this course will be one with which many, though not all, epistemologists would agree on. However, the series is intended to rely on ideas that are as uncontroversial as possible.</div>
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<strong>Recommended materials:</strong>
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 	<li class="whitespace-pre-wrap text-th-primary-dark break-words"><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/files/59/59-h/59-h.htm#part1">A Discourse on Method, Part I, by René Descartes</a></li>
 	<li class="whitespace-pre-wrap text-th-primary-dark break-words"><a href="http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/metaphysics.html">Metaphysics, Book IV, by Aristotle</a></li>
 	<li class="whitespace-pre-wrap text-th-primary-dark break-words"><a href="http://philoctetes.free.fr/parmenidesunicode.htm">On Nature by Parmenides</a></li>
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Arkadiusz Synowczyk is a philosophy student at Newcastle University (UK) and an <a href="https://interintellect.com/arkadiusz/">Interintellect host</a>. He is interested in epistemology, philosophy of science, and philosophy of language, with a particular interest in the problem of induction and the practical applications of philosophy. He has hosted salons on Karl Popper, Thomas Kuhn, and the relationship between religion and science. Besides his <a href="https://philevents.org/event/show/100562">academic activities</a>, he develops his <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Epagogist">YouTube channel</a> and <a href="https://inductioninrush.substack.com/">Substack blog</a> where he shares his thoughts and ideas on philosophy and related topics.

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