PHIL& 101 Introduction to Philosophy (5 credits)
Distribution Area Fulfilled Humanities; General Transfer Elective
Formerly PHIL 100 - CCN
Course Description
An introduction to the important problems of philosophy. Students examine the kinds of questions philosophers ask and how philosophers respond to these questions.
Course Content
A. Definition of philosophy
B. Identification and examination of the core subdisciplines in philosophy
C. An examination of fundamental philosophical problems
D. Fundamentals of philosophical reasoning
E. Analysis and evaluation of significant arguments
Student Outcomes
1. Understand and explain what philosophers are trying to find out and how a philosophical project differs from the projects of other disciplines.
2. Identify and apply a variety of epistemological, metaphysical and ethical theory.
3. Evaluate and differentiate between an epistemological, a metaphysical and an ethical question.
4. Understand and apply the criteria of correct philosophical reasoning.
5. Understand the difference between a rhetorically good argument and a rationally good argument.
6. Identify, reconstruct and evaluation arguments posed by philosophers.
7. Present a solution to a philosophical problem.
8. Identify a variety of ancient, modern and/or contemporary philosophers.
Degree Outcomes
Humanities: Graduates acquire critical skills to interpret, analyze, and evaluate forms of human expression, which can include creation and performance as an expression of human experience.
Critical, Creative and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.
Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50
Potential Methods
A. Group Debate
B. Essay
C. Exams
D. Self Assessments
E. Short Essay/Short Answer
F. Papers
G. Projects
H. Journals
I. Discussions/Discussion Prompts
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