Topics include philosophy and religion, myth, science, and society. Three lecture hours per week. The history of Western Philosophy from Descartes through Kant, set in the context of the scientific revolution, the Protestant Reformation, and the emergence of modern political institutions. Specifics include Erasmus, Bacon, Pascal, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Leibniz, Berkeley, Hume and Rousseau. Introduction to symbolic which concentrates on translating English arguments into symbolic language and deriving a conclusion from the premises.
Course covers sentence logic and the beginning of quantifier logic.
Teaches logical reasoning techniques which are useful in all areas. Three class hours per week. Major philosophic views on ethically good behavior. Discussion of what humans can do, what they should do, and when it is appropriate to pass judgment. Contemporary moral problems may be used as examples.