INQ-177 | The Practice of Philosophy: Understanding and Crafting Arguments

Crosslisted As: PHIL177

Topic Description:

This course is an intensive introduction to philosophy that aims primarily to train students in the fundamental habits of analytic reading, thinking, and writing. In this course we will work to build analytical skills by focusing our study on three key thinkers in the history of philosophy: Plato, Descartes, and Foucault. These three philosophers will expose us to major themes in ancient, modern, and post-modern theory, while offering us an opportunity to learn how to identify and reconstruct arguments, clearly articulate the meaning of these arguments, evaluate their worth, and develop our own positions in relation to them.

Course Types Offered: On-Campus

Topic Approved: March 2010