PHIL 1INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY

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Investigates many of the major philosophical themes within the Western tradition. Among these themes will be the nature of the self, free will and determinism, the ground and nature of human knowledge, the nature of human values, ethical theory, aesthetic value, and the nature of society in relation to the individual. Other topics include the nature and methods of the sciences, philosophical psychology and the theory of language. Credit may be earned for either PHIL 1 or PHIL 1H, but not both.