Program Overview

Critical Thinking (PHIL*2100)

Course Details

The course code for Critical Thinking is PHIL*2100, and it is offered in Section 01 during the Winter 2019 term. The course instructor is Yussif Yakubu.

Course Description

Critical Thinking introduces students to the systematic evaluation and formulation of beliefs or viewpoints by rational standards. The course is intended to enhance the student's reasoning and analytical skills, and to inculcate in the student a critical disposition in both his/her academic and non-academic life. This is not a discipline-specific course, and students from all academic disciplines stand to benefit equally from the skills developed in this course.

Course Objectives

Students will be introduced to the variety of modes by which people try to persuade others to accept any particular position or point of view. The course provides students with the tools to analyze claims, views, and beliefs – particularly, the arguments that support such claims. The principles of argument formulation and evaluation will be studied.

Related Departments and Schools

• School of Theatre, English, and Creative Writing
  • School of Fine Art and Music
  • School of Languages and Literatures
  • Department of History
  • Department of Philosophy
  • Interdisciplinary Programs

Related Centres, Institutes, and Labs

• Centre for Scottish Studies
• Grounded and Engaged Theory Lab (GET)
• Interdisciplinary Design Lab
• The International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation
• The Humanities Interdisciplinary Collaboration Lab (THINC)
• The School of Fine Art & Music Print Study Collection