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Introduction to Philosophy

Module by: Greg Johnson. E-mail the author

Summary: The course will examine several important philosophical problems and the positions that philosophers have developed to address these problems. The topics that will be covered are the following: the nature of the mind; theories of knowledge; the justification of scientific theories; the nature of morality; and the justification for political authority.

If you do want to learn this material, you should get the textbook, Thinking It Through by Kwame Anthony Appiah. All of the materials that are available are designed to help students who are reading the book, and the materials by themselves will not be useful as a replacement for the book. This course is constructed around reading the book, and is designed to (1) familiarize students with several of the main areas of philosophy and (2) help students improve their reading comprehension skills (and their thinking skills—the two skills go together).

Course: http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~gsj23/Intro_Phil/Intro.html

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