Credit is granted for only one of Phil. This is a course designed to improve critical reasoning skills and provide an introduction to formal logic. There will be lectures, discussions, demonstrations of problem-solving techniques, and reading and writing exercises. This course will provide an introduction to a number of philosophical issues. There are no prerequisites for this course.
Freshmen are welcome.
Two five to eight page papers, and a final examination, will be required. An effort will be made to devote approximately one-fourth of class time to discussion. Texts are to be determined. Knowledge and Reality. One course in philosophy.