General Aims

The general purpose of this course is to introduce some of the main problems of philosophy, including

¨      Are ethical principles relative?
¨      Are all persons, at heart, egoistic?
¨      What are the best proofs for God’s existence?
¨      How can truth be established?
¨      Are there causal determinants of choice?
¨      Of what does reality consist?
¨      Are ethical and artistic judgments subjective?
¨      What is the purpose and meaning of life?

Note Especially: Although Philosophy 102: Introduction to Philosophical Inquiry fulfills the General Education Core Curriculum requirement for Humanities, it does not fulfill the requirement for logical and analytical thought.