PHL 101H - Introduction to Philosophy: Reason and Reality

Credit(s): 3

This course addresses the perennial questions of philosophy as they are found in the many nuances of metaphysics (what is real?), epistemology (what is knowledge?), and ethics (how ought we live?) through a study of selected great thinkers in the history of Western philosophy. (Fall and Spring Semesters)

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to

Discuss the central themes and figures of the Western philosophical tradition.
Use philosophical reasoning and analysis to evaluate an argument or position.
Distinguish subjective opinions from justified philosophical claims.
Examine the nature of human experience.