Description
This course introduces students to philosophy focusing on selected questions about reality, ethics and or knowledge. The specific questions discussed vary from semester to semester. Some possible topics include: What is the self? What is a person? What is right and wrong? What is real? How do we know? At the end of the course, students will be able to interpret brief philosophical passages, analyze arguments on differing sides of major life questions, and articulate and defend their own views in writing. No prerequisites.