Introduces critical thinking through a study of elementary logic, scientific method and philosophical problems of ethics, religion, epistemology and metaphysics. Qualities of Quantities. The Greek Mind. Part one of the history of philosophy sequence. The first great age of philosophy was in ancient Greece.
Students read from ancient Greek poets, historians and medical writers, as well as philosophers.
Introduction to Symbolic Logic. Introduces deductive systems and their interpretations, as well as applications of logic and its relations to mathematics. Alerts preprofessional students and other interested individuals to various ethical issues they will encounter and relevant professional work on those issues. Emphasis of the course concentrates one time on biomedical ethics, another on technology and engineering ethics, another on ethics in the professions. Systematically examines philosophical questions, arguments and theories arising from study of religion.