A study of the major philosophical problems, such as the nature of reality, knowledge, and truth and the meaning of existence, as seen in the works of major Western thinkers.
Emphasis is on the interdisciplinary approach to the issues.
An examination of the major philosophical theories of morality and their application to concrete cases. An examination of major world religions through the study of their texts, doctrines and traditions. A study of the basic concepts of logic. The main emphasis will be on learning the techniques for assessing validity. Other topics include informal fallacies, inductive logic, and language.