PHIL1005 Critical Thinking and Practical Reasoning
First Year Course
| Offered By | School of Humanities |
|---|---|
| Academic Career | Undergraduate |
| Course Subject | Philosophy |
| Offered in | Second Semester, 2009 and Second Semester, 2010 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description | This course aims to introduce students to practices of reasoning that are both integral to the discipline of philosophy and tremendously useful in any area of study or of life in which it matters to be able to evaluate arguments, to persuade people through rational means and to test one's own views for coherence. The course aims to demonstrate how reasoning is a vital skill and can be used to further important ends. The course will include an introduction to critical thinking and elementary logic and examine the use of reason in developing ethical arguments. It comprises two 6 week segments, in most cases taught sequentially by two faculty members. Segment topics will be devised by lecturers to provide an interesting introduction to these areas of philosophy and a coherent study programme. |
| Indicative Assessment |
In the first 6 week segment there will be 2 exams as well as on-line (WebCT) exercises. The second six week component will be similarly assessed. Assessment will thus comprise 2 x exams worth 20% each, 2 x exams worth 25% each, TUTORIAL PARTICIPATION, 10%. |
| Workload | Course will be taught by lecture and tutorial (3 hours per week) and web-CT at a level appropriate for first years. It will also make use of online facilities for setting exams and tests. |
| Areas of Interest | Philosophy |
| Incompatibility | ARTS 1000 and PHIL1003 (both to be replaced by this course) |
| Recommended Courses |
PHIL 1004: Fundamental questions in Philosophy PHIL 1006 'Mind, World and Dreams' |
| Preliminary Reading | H Pospesel Propositional Logic (3rd ed) Prentice Hall 2000 |
| Majors/Specialisations | Philosophy |
| Academic Contact | Fiona Jenkins |
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