Sheridan – General Arts & Science (GASU)

13278 – “Philosophy from the Inside Out”

Course Description

Students explore many problems of Western philosophy, including consciousness, personal identity, free will, ethical action, civic virtue, and civil disobedience. Through intensive self-reflection, short writing exercises, and formal tests, students engage with the fundamentals of philosophical thought and practice including introspection, critical thinking, logical analysis, and practical application. Students examine a variety of topics which move from the personal to the interpersonal, thereby giving them a clearer sense of their place in society and their roles and duties as citizens of humanity.

Featured Authors

• Descartes
• Bostrom
• Searle
• Alcoff
• Mills
• Parfit
• Frankfurt
• Anscombe
• Epictetus
• Wolf
• Foot
• Driver
• Appiah
• Royce
• Weil
• West
• Arendt
• King

16121 – “Believing in a Social World”

Course Description

Students explore many problems of Western philosophy, including skepticism, the ethics of belief, disagreement, testimony, toleration, expertise, and democratic decision-making. Through intensive self-reflection, short writing exercises, and formal tests, students engage with the fundamentals of philosophical thought and practice including introspection, critical thinking, logical analysis, and practical application. Students examine a variety of topics which clarify their rights and responsibilities as co-creators of knowledge in a democratic society.

Featured Authors

• Sextus Empiricus
• Cooper
• Wittgenstein
• Zagzebski
• Clifford
• James
• Goodman
• Lloyd
• Kitcher
• Midgley
• Fricker, E
• Fricker, M
• Christensen
• Elgin
• Popper
• Rorty
• Lackey
• Cassam
• Frankfurt
• Brennan
• Landemore

Sheridan – Degree Breadth

XXXXX – “Living Our Digital Lives” (tentative)

Developing in W’21–S’2; launching in F’21!