(3 credits/3 credits) May be taken out of sequence. Prerequisite(s): ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.
Introduces a broad spectrum of philosophical problems and perspectives, with an emphasis on the systematic questioning of basic assumptions about meaning, knowledge, reality, and values. Lecture 3 hours per week.
PHI 111
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LOGIC I
(3 credits) Must be taken in sequence. Prerequisite(s): ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.
Introduces inductive and deductive reasoning, with an emphasis on common errors and fallacies. Lecture 3 hours per week.
PHI 112
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LOGIC II
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): PHI 111.
Evaluates deductive arguments and the logical structure of reasoned discourse, utilizing methods of symbolic logic and argument diagramming. Lecture 3 hours per week.
PHI 115
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PRACTICAL REASONING
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.
Studies informal logic and language techniques as they relate to reasoning and argument. Provides practice in analyzing arguments and constructing sound arguments. Lecture 3 hours per week.
PHI 211-212
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THE HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY I-II
(3 credits/3 credits) May be taken out of sequence. Prerequisite(s): ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.
Provides historical survey of representative philosophers from the pre-Socratics to the present. Introduces the student to development of philosophical thought through selected readings of original works and appropriate critical materials. Lecture 3 hours per week.
PHI 220
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ETHICS
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.
Provides a systematic study of representative ethical systems. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Hampton VA 23670
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