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1、3PHILOSOPHY100(FALL2012)–INTRODUCTIONTOPHILOSOPHY(MW)Instructor:TedStolzeOffice:SS-132OfficePhone:562-860-2451,extension2774OfficeHours:MTWTh9-9:30am,M11am-12pmE-mail:tstolze@cerritos.eduWebpage:www.cerritos.edu/tstolze“Therearenowadaysprofessorsofphilosophy,butnot
2、philosophers.Yetitisadmirabletoprofessbecauseitwasonceadmirabletolive.Tobeaphilosopherisnotmerelytohavesubtlethoughts,noreventofoundaschool,butsotolovewisdomastoliveaccordingtoitsdictates,alifeofsimplicity,independence,magnanimity,andtrust.Itistosolvesomeoftheprobl
3、emsoflife,notonlytheoretically,butpractically.”—HenryDavidThoreau,WaldenTransferCredit:CSU,UCCourseDescription:Inthiscoursewe’lldevelopphilosophicalconceptsbyinvestigatingawidevarietyofproblems,systemsofthought,andculturalperspectives.We’llbereadingcarefullyandcrit
4、icallyselectedphilosophersandphilosophiesfromancientGreecethroughcontemporaryEuropeandtheUnitedStates.Texts:·JamesRachels,ProblemsfromPhilosophy,3rded.(McGrawHill,2008)=PFPStudentLearningOutcomes:Bytheendofthiscourseyoushouldbeabletodothefollowing:·ExplainSocrates’
5、statement,“Theunexaminedlifeisnotworthliving,”byapplyingthestatementinatleasttwoofthefollowingareas:ethics,epistemology,andmetaphysics.·Demonstrateabasicunderstandingofmethodsofphilosophy.·Demonstrateanenhancedabilitytoarticulateideasaboutphilosophicalissues.·Useph
6、ilosophicalmethods,assumptions,andprinciplestoanalyzephilosophicalideasandpositions,includingcontemporaryproblemsandissues.·Evaluatephilosophicalarguments,methods,assumptions,andprinciplesforcoherence,relevance,truth,sources,andlimitsofknowledge.·Explainphilosophic
7、alarguments,methods,fundamentalassumptions,andprinciplesaboutthenatureofreality,self,andfreedom.·Explainphilosophicalarguments,methods,andevaluatefundamentalassumptionsandprinciplesofvariousethicaltheories,includingDeontology,Utilitarianism,andVirtueEthics.·Evaluat
8、eyourownphilosophicalpresuppositions,aswellasthephilosophicalpresuppositionsofothersinordertoassessthemeritsoftheseassumptions.CourseRequirements
