How Do You Know? Are You Sure? Epistemology – Episode 52

What does it really mean to say that we “know” something? In this episode, we begin a series on epistemology, the study of knowledge and reasonable belief.

In this podcast we discuss:

• What is knowledge (including knowledge about God)? Can we have it? If so, how? Can we be sure?
• What kinds of knowledge exist and how do we access them?
• What is the difference between certainty and defeasibility? Must we have certainty to have knowledge?
• What is the role of skepticism and how should Christians respond?

Resources mentioned during our conversation:

• Roderick Chisholm, The Foundations of Knowing
• J.P. Moreland and Garrett DeWeese, Philosophy Made Slightly Less Difficult: A Beginner’s Guide to Life’s Big Questions, Chapter 2
• J.P. Moreland and William Lane Craig, Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview, Part II (Chapters 3 through 7)