
The Ethics of Belief
4. You Know, I Learned Something Today: Stan Marsh and the Ethics of Belief
By Henry Jacoby
Pop Culture Resources:
-Summary of the episode “Scott Tenorman Must Die”
Philosophical Resources:
-Clifford’s “The Ethics of Belief”
-William James’ “Will to Believe”
-“Will to Believe” Outline
-Clifford vs. James
-Pascal’s Wager text with commentary and questions

Skepticism
5. Tumbling Down the Rabbit Hole: Knowledge, Reality, and the Pit of Skepticism
By Matt Lawrence
Pop Culture Resources:
–The Matrix (original Movie) summary
Philosophical Resources:
-Descartes’ Meditations (all six, full text)
-Quick (1000 word) essays explaining Descartes’ meditations 1-3
-Quick (1000 word) essays explaining Descartes’ meditations 4-6
-Quick explanation of Descartes’ Evil Demon argument (from my tutor)
-Quick Explanation (by Jack Maden, Philosophy Break) of Cogito Ergo Sum (“I Think Therefore I am”)
-Bertrand Russell’s “Appearance and Reality”
-Video on Russell’s “Appearance and Reality”

Definition of Knowledge
6. Adama’s True Lie: Earth and the Problem of Knowledge
By Eric J. Silverman
Pop Culture Resources:
-Battlestar Galactica plot summary
-BSG Wiki
Philosophical Resources:
-Plato’s Theaetetus
-Hume’s “Of Miracles”
-Clifford’s “The Ethics of Belief”
–William James’ “Will to Believe”
-“Will to Believe” Outline
-Clifford vs. James
-Video explaining The Gettier Problem
-Goldman’s “What is justified belief?”
-Article on Goldman’s “What is justified belief?”

7. Wakandan Resources: The Epistemological Reality of Black Panther‘s Fiction
By Rubic Komic
Pop Culture Resources:
-Black Panther Synopsis
-Official Black Panther Website
Philosophical Resources:
-Epistemic Injustice
-More on epistemic resources by Pohlhaus
-Miranda Fricker Paper