Sources of Knowledge

Traditionally, epistemology has regarded either perception, reason or memory as the source of our knowledge, which has led to the two main epistemological positions of empiricism and rationalism. In recent years, however, philosophers have reasoned that we come to know something not alone but with and through others. This position has been called social epistemology and its attributed source testimony.
In this seminar, we want to look at sources of knowledge understood in a more concrete way. In our everyday lives we know something, e.g. because we read it in the newspaper, or saw it on social media, or in a documentary etc. Some would even say that we can know through art, e.g. movies, paintings, architecture and music. We want to investigate following questions:
What exactly is the process from which we gain knowledge through (e.g. movies)?
Is it really knowledge we gain? And if not, what else? And if yes, of what kind?
Can we reduce the concrete source (e.g. movies) to a more basic source (e.g. perception)?
In which way is our trust in knowledge shaped by its source?
We will read and speak mostly in English. Native German speakers will also be allowed to speak German if they feel more comfortable this way, and we will translate.