PHIL1021 — Introduction to Western Philosophy
PHIL 1021 - Introduction to Western Philosophy PHIL 1021 - Introduction to Western Philosophy Hours/Week: Lecture 3 Lab 0 Internship hours per week 0 Course Description: What is knowledge? What counts as a rational reason for believing something? Are humans simply physical beings or do we have an immaterial soul? Are we ever truly free to act, and what should we do? Does God exist? For over 2500 years philosophy has been concerned with these kinds of questions and understanding ourselves and our world. Students will be introduced to the concerns and questions of philosophy through a variety of readings, both historical and contemporary and mainly from a Western perspective. The areas of philosophy that this course may cover: general introduction to philosophy, philosophical argumentation, epistemology, metaphysics and ethics. MnTC Goals Goal 6: Humanities and the Fine Arts ) Learning
Prerequisites: ENGL0950, RDNG0940, RDNG0950, ENGL0090, ESOL0051, ESOL0052