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PHIL101 - Introduction to Philosophy
Course Details
Course Code: PHIL101 Course ID: 3532 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Undergraduate
This course is intended to equip the student with a baseline understanding of issues and concepts that compose the Western philosophic enterprise, and to serve as a point of departure for their further studies in Philosophy.
Course Schedule
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24/19 - 11/29/19 | 12/02/19 - 01/26/20 | Fall 2019 Session D | 8 Week session |
| 07/29/19 - 01/03/20 | 01/06/20 - 03/01/20 | Winter 2020 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/26/19 - 01/31/20 | 02/03/20 - 03/29/20 | Winter 2020 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/30/19 - 02/28/20 | 03/02/20 - 04/26/20 | Winter 2020 Session D | 8 Week session |
| 10/28/19 - 04/03/20 | 04/06/20 - 05/31/20 | Spring 2020 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 11/25/19 - 05/01/20 | 05/04/20 - 06/28/20 | Spring 2020 Session I | 8 Week session |
Current Syllabi
After successfully completing this course students will be able to:
1. Identify historical beginnings of philosophy and contemporary positions concerning the nature of knowledge and reality;
2. Examine the relevance of language and logic to problems of knowledge and reality;
3. Distinguish the basic concepts of moral and political philosophy;
4. Evaluate arguments for and against the existence of God
5. Evaluate various approaches to the mind-body problem;
6. Evaluate various approaches to the problem of free will.
| Name | Grade % |
|---|---|
| Forums | 50.00 % |
| Week 1 Forum - Introduction | 5.56 % |
| Week 1 Forum | 5.56 % |
| Week 2 Forum | 5.56 % |
| Week 3 Forum | 5.56 % |
| Week 4 Forum | 5.56 % |
| Week 5 Forum | 5.56 % |
| Week 6 Forum | 5.56 % |
| Week 7 Forum | 5.56 % |
| Week 8 Forum | 5.56 % |
| Philosophical Essay Outline | 20.00 % |
| Week 4 - Philosophical Essay Outline | 20.00 % |
| Philosophical Essay | 30.00 % |
| Week 7 - Philosophical Essay | 30.00 % |
The readings for this course are a composition of web-based sources and public domain texts. The Course Outline in the syllabus has links for all course readings and videos. PowerPoint lecture notes and Podcasts can be found under the COURSE MATERIALS tab for the corresponding week.
| Book Title: | Various resources from the APUS Library & the Open Web are used. Links provided inside the classroom in the Lessons section. |
| Author: | No Author Specified |
Previous Syllabi
Not current for future courses.