| Offered By: |
School of Humanities |
| Academic Career: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Subject: |
Philosophy |
| Offered in: |
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 six week segment (in elementary logic) there will be compulsory tutorial exercises and one in-class exam (worth 40%). The second six week segment will have two 1000 word essays (worth 25% each). Assessment will thus comprise one logic exam worth 40%, two short essays worth 25% each and 10% tutorial participation. |
| Workload: |
Course will be taught by lecture and tutorial (3 hours per week) at a level appropiate for 1st year students. All lecture notes and essay questions will be posted on WebCT/Wattle. |
| 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: |
Dr Brian Garrett |
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