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Philosophy Level I at Adelaide

Philosophy Level I at Adelaide. Jordi Fernández Head of Philosophy j orge.fernandez@adelaide.edu.au. The Discipline. Location Level 7 of the Napier Building Discipline Course Advisor Jordi Fernández Room 703, Napier jorge.fernandez@adelaide.edu.au Website

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Philosophy Level I at Adelaide

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  1. Philosophy Level Iat Adelaide Jordi Fernández Head of Philosophy jorge.fernandez@adelaide.edu.au

  2. The Discipline • Location • Level 7 of the Napier Building • Discipline Course Advisor • Jordi Fernández Room 703, Napier jorge.fernandez@adelaide.edu.au • Website http://www.hss.adelaide.edu.au/philosophy/

  3. What Is Philosophy? • Philosophy is what you do when you seek to understand fundamental questions about ... • … about ethics: What is a good action? • … about politics: What is a just law? • … about science: What is good evidence for a theory? • … about the mind: What is for something to be mental rather than physical? • … about the world: What is for something to cause something else? • … about art: What is for something to be beautiful?

  4. Philosophy in first year • In philosophy, it is as important to identify the interesting questions, as it is to answer them. • In first year philosophy, you learn about some of the questions that have been asked by philosophers. (M&W and MSI courses) • You also learn about the way philosophers answer questions through a number of forms of argumentation. (ACT and Logic I courses.)

  5. Argument and Critical Thinking (PHIL 1101) • The different ways in which reasons • can support a conclusion. • What counts as a good reason for a conclusion? Part 1: structures of argument and fallacies of argument - examples from the law and media. Part 2: the analysis of arguments for the weird and strange like alien space crafts, the Bermuda Triangle, Big Foot and paranormal activity.

  6. Logic 1: Beginning Logic(PHIL 1110) • The formal structure of statements and arguments. • Analysis of those structures using symbolic methods. E.g. If A then B A Therefore B. If A then B B Therefore A ✓ X Logic I is an introduction to the methods of symbolic logic. No maths background is assumed – we teach the subject from the ground up using everyday examples.

  7. Mind and World (PHIL 1102) • What is the nature of the Mind? • Do I really have free will, or are my actions pre-determined? • How can my words (noises/scribbles) have meaning?

  8. Morality, Society and the Individual (PHIL 1103) • How do I decide when actions are right or wrong? • What is justice and is it possible to create a just society?

  9. Why Study Philosophy? • To learn about some fascinating, longstanding philosophical problems. • To develop important skills: • - Clarity in thought and writing. • - The ability to critically assess an argument. • - The ability to present a case, and defend your views using reason.

  10. Level I Philosophy 2014 • First Semester • Phil 1101: Argument and Critical Thinking • Phil 1103: Morality, Society and the Individual • Second Semester • Phil 1110: Logic 1: Beginning Logic • Phil 1102: Mind and World

  11. 2014 Semester 1 Semester 2 Mind & World: Tuesday and Thursday @ 3.00pm Logic 1: Beginning Logic: Tuesday @ 12.pm Thursday@ 4.00pm • Argument and Critical Thinking: Monday and Thursday@ 1.00pm (or @ 5.00pm) • Morality, Society and the Individual: Tuesday @ 10.00am Thursday @ 12.00pm

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