Syllabus - Course Description
PHIL 110, Section 123, Spring 2018
Coolio College
Instructor: Falula Faculty
Email: ffaculty@coolio.edu
Phone: (555) 483-1005
Contact Response Time: Within 24 hours
Welcome to Introduction to Philosophy!
THE KEY CONCEPT OF COURSE:
This course is designed to help you learn the logic of philosophy. Everything we do this semester will in some way, either broadly or narrowly, relate to your improving your understanding of and thinking critically about philosophical principles, theories, practice, and application. The primary goal is for you to think as a philosopher would think. This includes identifying and working through problems which philosophers address. The course will focus on different types of philosophers, different schools of philosophical thought, and the varying work that is done by philosophers. To think deeply about the field of philosophy, one must think clearly about the questions which face philosophers, one must gather relevant and valid information which relates to those questions, one must accurately analyze the value of information gathered.
THE GENERAL PLAN:
This course is designed much differently from most others you have been exposed to because you will be asked to think critically about the subject matter throughout the semester. All of your activities will focus on helping you to better understand the logic of philosophy, and to come to think like a rational philosopher. You will be asked to continually engage your mind during your studies. While you will learn some facts about philosophy, they will be learned in the context of learning about the logic of philosophy, rather than being memorized for test time. The class will focus on figuring out things using your own mind, not memorizing what is in a textbook. You will be regularly responsible for assessing your own work using the criteria found in this syllabus.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Discussion Board Posts: 30% of grade (150 points), due by 11:59pm on Saturdays.
Quizzes: 20% of grade (100 points), due by 11:59pm on Saturdays.
First Essay: 20% of grade (100 points), 4-6 pages, due by 11:59pm, Saturday, March 17th.
Second Essay: 30% of grade (150 points), 6-8 pages, due by 11:59pm, Thursday, May 24th.