Overview
Description
Major topic or issue in philosophy. May be repeated when content differs.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- 6 credits in philosophy.
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): 6 credits in philosophy.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Attributes
StandardRepeatable up to 9 credits
Learning Outcomes
- state a thesis concerning a specialized topic or issue in philosophy, and provide evidence and philosophical argument (including replies to counter-arguments) in its defense.
- explain and interpret the ideas associated with a specialized topic or issue in the philosophical literature.
- distinguish better and worse reasoning, and recognize conceptual relationships, in texts dealing with a specialized philosophical topic or issue.
- show how a specialized philosophical topic or issue is connected to broader philosophical concerns, and show what is at stake in its investigation.