PHIL 111-001 A/B What is Philosophy?
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PHIL 151 (3.0 units)
one-way Exclusions
- Lectures
- multiple readings, mostly available online
Instructor: Sergio Sismondo
Section: 001
Term: Fall/Winter 2025-26
Are you looking for a broad introduction to philosophy? Here’s a course structured both around some important themes and the broad sweep of philosophy’s history. We’ll explore arguments about reality, knowledge, ethics and politics, from antiquity to the current day. We’ll be dealing with abstract issues about such things as the basis of morality, but will also apply what we learn to some contemporary issues. We’ll also be focusing on writing, and students in this course will be evaluated on the basis of a number of small writing assignments each term.
Learning Outcomes
Assessments
Assessments
Multiple small assignments and essays in each term. There will be no midterms or exams.