Detailed Information

Introduction to Philosophy

TThis six-week course will examine thinking, through the lens of a number of philosophical theories.  Topics include Thinking about Some Medical Models of Thought, Kant on Theological Thinking,  Bertrand Russell on Mystical Thinking, Mary Midgely on the Consciousness of other animals, Seneca on Thinking about the problem of Anxiety,  and Psychology and Music and Philosophy: Daniel Barenboim on Music and Spinoza.

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Schedule

6 Wednesdays 10.00 - 12.00 pm 

Jan 27, Feb 03, 10, 17, 24, Mar 03

Course Schedule

 

 

Provisional List of Key Topics

Reading List

Tutor Information

Dr Paddy Quinn

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, a student should be able to : 

  • Identify and present the main characteristics of some ancient and modern philosophers.
  • Indicate an understanding of the fundamental concepts of the western philosophical tradition, i.e. reality, reason, virtue, cause/effect, substance/attribute, natural law, democracy.
  • Read and interpret extracts from some key texts written by Plato (The Republic) and Aristotle (Nicomachean Ethics, Metaphysics).
  • Compare and discuss similarities and differences in the Presocratics, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.
  • Indicate how philosophical arguments are constructed.
  • Illustrate what counts as a solution to a philosophical problem.