| Course ID: | PHIL 2010E. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Introduction to Philosophy |
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. |
| Oasis Title: | Introduction to Philosophy |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in PHIL 2010, PHIL 2010H |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| 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 |
| Honor Code Reference: | All students are responsible for familiarizing themselves with
University of Georgia’s Honor Code and Academic Honesty. All
academic work must meet the standards contained in "A Culture of
Honesty." Each student is responsible for knowing those standards
before performing academic work. |