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Offered in fall and spring.
This course uses the discipline of philosophy to develop students' ability to think critically. Critical thinking allows us to enter skilfully into a given point of view, absorb it sympathetically, decipher its connections with other ideas and positions, extract its consequences, and evaluate its strengths and weaknesses. This ability is developed through readings, discussions, and writing assignments that seek to enlarge student awareness of crucial matters of human existence, such as justice, obligation, and personal responsibility. Topics will be explored using "eminent texts", texts which have proven more durable than the spirit of any particular age, and which present contrasting perspectives thoughtfully and in depth.
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