This course addresses three (or more) of the main areas of philosophy: metaphysics, logic, epistemology, ethics, social and political philosophy, and aesthetics. Students will learn critical-thinking skills, the main ideas expressed by philosophers from a variety of the world’s traditions, how to develop and explain their own philosophical ideas, and how to apply those ideas to contemporary social issues and personal experiences. The course will also help students refine skills used in researching and investigating topics in philosophy.
This course offers students a host of opportunities for engaging some of the great philosophical issues and questions of the last 2500 years. In the process of putting into practice the Socratic injunction, “the unexamined life is not worth living,” students develop a range of analytic and synthetic thinking skills, enabling them to tackle the key concepts, issues, and questions of philosophy. Students also develop research and writing skills and become stronger logical thinkers. Students develop interest in a wide range of important, philosophically-oriented issues and are challenged to think about their world in an engaged, critical manner
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This course offers students a host of opportunities for engaging some of the great philosophical issues and questions of the last 2500 years. In the process of putting into practice the Socratic injunction, “the unexamined life is not worth living,” students develop a range of analytic and synthetic thinking skills, enabling them to tackle the key concepts, issues, and questions of philosophy. Students also develop research and writing skills and become stronger logical thinkers. Students develop interest in a wide range of important, philosophically-oriented issues and are challenged to think about their world in an engaged, critical manner
Use this site to download any assignments and stay updated on important dates.
Course Outline
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Plato's Euthyphro
Why Study Philosophy?
Answer the above question, Why study philosophy?, in a reasoned and organized way.
You will be marked based on the writing rubric below.
Do not confuse the due date with the do date.
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You will be marked based on the writing rubric below.
Do not confuse the due date with the do date.
Use Turnitin to turn it in.
Writing Rubric
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Introduction to Philosophy
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