Logic / Philosophy

Course summary

Socrates wrote: “The unexamined life is not worth living” and philosophy is the study of the fundamental nature of life, knowledge, reality, and existence. Philosophy is not much a subject as an activity that people undertake when they seek to understand themselves, the world they live in, and the relations to the world and each other. Those who study philosophy are engaged in asking, answering, evaluating, and reasoning about some of life’s most essential, meaningful, and difficult questions. In studying philosophy, you’ll have a chance to grapple with these questions yourself and to think about what others, some of the greatest philosophers of the past and present, think about them. Far from being an abstract and useless field, philosophy is among the most practical courses of study. Taking philosophy imparts skills that will be useful, not only in any career, but also in your personal life. The study of philosophy will enable you to think carefully, critically, and with clarity, take a logical approach to addressing challenging questions and examining hard issues, reason well and evaluate the reasoning of others, discuss sensibly, and write effectively.