PHIL& 101 - Intro to Philosophy

Credits: 5
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 55
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: A study of the fundamental questions of philosophy, including human nature, ethics, justice, political theory, and the nature of knowledge.

Prerequisite: ENGL 099 with a C or higher (or placement into ENGL& 101).
Distribution Requirements:

Humanities Distribution Requirement

General Education Requirements:

Fulfills Think General Education Requirement

Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Identify and discuss the fields of philosophy, including metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and social philosophy.
Use philosophic language in critical analysis.
Become familiar with texts, and resources associated with philosophy.

Course Contents

The definitions of philosophy.
The fields of philosophy.
Descartes and the foundations for knowledge.
Plato’s Allegory of the Cave and its social, political and economic applications to our lived experiences.
Aristotle on knowledge, concept formation, and ethics.
Marx and social philosophy.
Kant’s metaphysics.
Philosophy of race and gender.

Instructional Units: 5