Philosophical Disputations: Ultimate Questions in Philosophy

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PHIL 1757 provides a distinctive approach to the exploration of ultimate questions in philosophy. The course is designed not only to introduce students to enduring philosophical questions, but to challenge them to actively and creatively explore answers to such questions by engaging in structured debate and disputation. To this end, written assignments and in-class activities will invite students to formulate (both in writing and in oral dialogue) arguments for and against various philosophical positions, and to practice the art of listening to and even reporting the arguments of others. In this way, students will begin to shape their own answers.