PHIL 100: Introduction to Philosophy

PHIL 100-002: Introduction to Philosophy
(Fall 2026)

12:00 PM to 01:15 PM MW

Planetary Hall 127

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Section Information for Fall 2026

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course serves as an introduction to the history, methods, and problems appropriate to philosophical inquiry. The course is intended to assist in the development of a student’s capacity for critical thinking and reflection while exploring modern, classical, and contemporary topics of epistemological, metaphysical, moral, and ontological significance. The course is divided into four major sections: 1. What is Philosophy, 2. Theories of Knowledge/Epistemology, 3. Philosophy of Mind, and 4. Moral Philosophy/Ethics. This course is taught largely, though not exclusively, in the analytic tradition, meaning that its primary focus will be on logical and conceptual analysis.


Course Objectives
I.
Explore modern, classical, and contemporary problems of epistemological, metaphysical, moral, and ontological significance, including the existence of God, knowledge about the world, consciousness, artificial intelligence, free will, moral reasoning, ethical justification, and the meaning of life.
II.
Develop an ability to critically examine philosophical arguments as well as form one’s own logically sound (or justifiable) positions regarding areas of philosophical debate.
III.
Demonstrate a basic conceptual, theoretical, and discursive understanding of an array of fundamental topics appropriate to philosophy.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Introduction to the nature of philosophical reasoning and some of the main problems of philosophy. Offered by Philosophy. Limited to three attempts. Equivalent to PHIL 100T.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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