Projects

This page is a curated collection of well-written, step-by-step guides for learning Epistemology through hands-on, project-based practice.

What I cannot create, I do not understand — Richard Feynman.

These projects are meant to support learning throughout the curriculum, not only at the end.
By building, writing, creating, or reconstructing real artifacts in the field, learners develop practical understanding alongside theoretical study.

Tutorials

• Epistemic Theory
• Definition of Knowledge
• Justification Account
• Theory of Epistemic Justification
• Analysis of Skepticism
• Response to Skepticism
• Epistemic Virtue Framework
• Reliabilist Model
• Contextualist Semantics
• Formal Epistemic System
• Epistemology of Specific Domain

Construct Your Own Epistemic Theory

• Epistemology: A Contemporary Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge (open PDF textbook) (Open Textbook / Comprehensive Guide)
• My Model of Epistemology (personal reconstruction example with reflective steps) (Blog Post / Step-by-Step Model Building)

Construct Your Own Definition of Knowledge

• What do you know? (structured classroom exercise to map and construct knowledge statements) (Interactive Exercise / Activity Guide)

Develop Your Own Justification Account

• Epistemic Justification – Introduction to Philosophy: Epistemology (open textbook chapter with reflection and analysis prompts) (Open Textbook Chapter / Analytical Guide)

Build Your Own Theory of Epistemic Justification

• Epistemic Justification: What is Rational Belief? (introductory exposition with critical reconstruction elements) (Introductory Article / Conceptual Guide)

Formulate Your Own Analysis of Skepticism

• Skepticism – Introduction to Philosophy: Epistemology (chapter with analysis and response prompts) (Open Textbook Chapter / Critical Analysis Guide)

Construct Your Own Response to Skepticism

• Understanding the Basics - Street Epistemology (step-by-step conversational method to examine and respond to knowledge claims skeptically) (Procedural Guide / Dialogue Framework)

Design Your Own Epistemic Virtue Framework

• PHILOSOPHY - Epistemology: Virtue Epistemology [HD] (video exposition supporting framework construction through character traits) (Video Lecture / Virtue Mapping Guide)

Build Your Own Reliabilist Model

• Reliabilist Epistemology (detailed entry with process for evaluating and adapting reliability models) (Encyclopedia Entry / Model Analysis Guide)

Develop Your Own Contextualist Semantics

• PHILOSOPHY - Epistemology: Contextualism [HD] (video explaining mechanics to support semantic adaptation) (Video Explanation / Contextual Framework Guide)

Construct Your Own Formal Epistemic System

• The Open Handbook of Formal Epistemology (open PDF with mathematical tools and chapters for building probabilistic/Bayesian systems) (Open Handbook / Mathematical Tutorial)
• Intro to Formal Epistemology: Reading List (curated guide to tools for constructing formal models) (Reading List / Introductory Guide)

Create Your Own Epistemology of a Specific Domain

• Epistemology of Specific Domain examples in open textbook sections (e.g., social, feminist epistemologies with applied analysis prompts) (Open Textbook / Applied Extension Guide)