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Bennett Barr
PHIL 100
Seattle Campus
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 is an introduction to philosophy, and it has two primary aims. The theoretical aim of this course is the careful and critical investigation of a set of fundamentally important questions. Among these questions are the following: What is the nature of the mind? How can we come to know anything about the world outside our own minds? Do we possess free will? What makes us who we are? Does God exist? The practical aim of this course is to teach students how to critically engage such questions effectively. This requires patience, clarity and consistency in reasoning and argument. This also requires an open and inquisitive mind, and the courage to subject one's own views to sustained criticism. Students will asessed on the basis of a few short response papers, a midterm and a final exam.
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