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2010 OPEN COLLEGE, or Intro to Philosophy consists of a survey of different
subjects or branches within Philosophy, such as epistemology,
metaphysics, ethics, aesthetics, political philosophy, etc.,
consolidated in a single course. Each one of these topics is
very important for the understanding of philosophy. Each subject
deals with independent realms of human cognition and
sensibility. Intro to Philosophy—aside from its academic
importance in the social and the natural sciences—can be of
great benefit in your daily life, as well as a challenge to
normal everyday thinking.
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To
become familiar with contemporary trends in philosophy.
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To
explore key disciplines within the philosophical landscape,
such as epistemology, ethics, political philosophy, ontology
and aesthetics.
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To
create and stimulate a philosophical spirit, which consists of
open debate, conversation, as well as the ethics of dialogue.
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To
further critical thinking strategies in order to deal with the
challenges posed by the professional and academic world.
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To
apply philosophical knowledge to who you are, how you think
and what you do.
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Doing
philosophy means examining problems in a detached manner;
allowing objectivity, reason, plurality become the ground on
which to base our judgment. That philosophical spirit needs to
be defined and stimulated.
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Critical
thinking is a way of reasoning. It analyzes the world with
tools that in principle constitute our building blocks to make
sense of the world. These tools need to be identified and
refined.
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Once
we gain a minimum of philosophical rudiments, we’ll be able
to implement this know-how in concrete life-experiences (be it
moral decisions, natural sciences, social sciences or
criticism). This course is geared to confront actual contexts,
and not just abstractions, which is a common misconception
about philosophy.
Late papers will be returned unread and ungraded.
Plagiarism should be avoided. Read in detail and then try to
explain the ideas in your own words. Cite your sources from the
book (or any other) as set forth in the guidelines
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think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if he
cannot, at least to take the best possible human doctrine and the
hardest to disprove, and to ride on this like a raft over the
waters of life. --Plato
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