Instructor Class Description

Time Schedule:

• Summer Quarter 2008
• Autumn Quarter 2008

Ann Michelle Baker
PHIL 100
Seattle Campus

Introduction to Philosophy

Major philosophical questions relating to such matters as the existence of God, the foundations of knowledge, the nature of reality, and the nature of morality. Approach may be either historical or topical. Offered: AWSpS.

Class description

This course will introduce the student to the art of philosophical thinking by considering three central and important philosophical questions: (1) Do I have knowledge of an objective world or is my knowledge confined to my own subjective experience? (2) How is my conscious mind related to my physical body? (3) Am I truly free? We will investigate answers to these questions by considering the views and arguments of many philosophers, both historical and contemporary, including Descartes, Berkeley, Locke, Fodor, Wolf, and many others.

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