Epistemology is the study of how we know what we know, which, in turn, raises the question of whether we know anything. We will rapidly survey the status of the question in western civilization from its origin in Greek philosophy to present controversies about what can and cannot be said with certitude on the basis of philosophical reasoning. Students who complete this course should be able to identify the classic forms of epistemology, show familiarity with the approach of the eight philosophers explicitly treated in the course, and express and defend their own philosophy of knowledge.