PHIL 1030 - Introduction to Philosophy (RODP)

(3 credits)

Prerequisites: No prerequisites except the ability to read and write at a college level; and to enjoy a sense of curiosity about life. Students who are unfamiliar with the Internet and/or computers will want to spend some time before class starts getting to know the basics. This is a general introductory course designed to familiarize the student with the basics of philosophical inquiry. In this course we will discuss the “big” questions of life while looking at some of the answers the great philosophers of the Western tradition have devised. These discussions will take place in two formats, the Cohort and the General Discussion. Cohort Discussions are small group discussions that take place with minimal teacher interaction: it is here where students can interact with one another in a more informal way just as they might discuss important ideas in a coffee shop or a dormitory or in the hallway between classes. General Discussions are more formal full-class discussions in which the teacher actively interacts with the students’ arguments as would occur in a formal land-based classroom setting.

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