PHIL 300: Introduction to Philosophy

Fall Semester 2013 | Day | Surrey

INSTRUCTOR: C. Ruloff (colin.ruloff at kwantlen.ca)

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

PHIL 300 is a topically-based, problem-oriented introduction to philosophy ranging over the following four areas of philosophical inquiry:  the philosophy of religion, the philosophy of mind, epistemology, and ethics.  Topics to be addressed include the existence of God, the relation of the mind to the body, the foundations of morality, and the nature of knowledge.

REQUIRED TEXTS

• L. Pojman and L. Vaughn, Philosophy:  The Quest for Truth, Oxford University Press, 2010.  ISBN:  978-0199751792

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

•  1^st Mid-Term - 30%                        
• 2^nd Mid-Term - 30%                          
• Final Exam - 30%                            
• Participation - 10%                         
  

Prerequisites:  60 credit hours.  PHIL 300 may be applied towards the Breadth/Humanities requirement.