2 courses with the subject PHIL, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
PHIL 2110Introduction to Philosophy3
Arts & Sciences This course introduces students to the process of philosophical reflection. Utilizing the ideas of self and freedom extensively, this course seeks to develop the student’s ability to analyze concepts and to explore life experience in a structured and coherent fashion. Students are encouraged to develop their perceptions by critically examining their own beliefs, attitudes and assumptions in light of the philosophical analyses they encounter. Among the theoretical questions posed and discussed are: What is philosophy? What is critical thinking? What is Socrates’ “Examined Life”? Who am I? What is the self? Am I free? Is the world deterministic? Possible answers will be accompanied by considering the philosophical implications of current controversies regarding the meaning of life, consumerism, morality, contemporary science, and our current economic, social and political environment. credit(s): 3
Arts & Sciences This course introduces the student to the study of philosophy through various approaches to understanding and interpreting feelings. Feelings are integral to our most significant experiences, from love and happiness to justice and freedom, and this course will ask critical questions about what these experiences feel like. We will answer central questions such as what are feelings, how are they different from emotions, what role do they play, and should they play, in our personal, professional, and political lives? Through a reading of ancient Greek to contemporary philosophers and thinkers, this course will bring philosophical analysis to bear on the central role that feelings play in our lives and our world. credit(s): 3
