Course Description
A critical examination of such topics as knowledge and belief, God and the problem of evil, freedom and determinism, the right and the good, language and meaning, mind and body, appearance and reality, and man and the world.
Athena Title
Introduction to Philosophy
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in PHIL 2010, PHIL 2010H
Non-Traditional Format
This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Semester Course Offered
Offered summer semester every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, students will be capable of engaging critically with philosophical texts and questions. They will be capable of recognizing arguments and reconstructing them in their own words. They will be capable of evaluating and critiquing philosophical arguments, as well as constructing their own arguments regarding fundamental questions of metaphysics and epistemology. They will have sharpened their reading, writing, and critical thinking skills. They will be capable of engaging fruitfully with others in philosophical conversation.
Topical Outline
i. Plato and Socrates ii. Descartes iii. Hume iv. Kant v. Searle
General Education Core
CORE IV: Humanities and the ArtsSyllabus