Program Overview

Intro Philosophy: Major Texts (PHIL*)

Course Details

This course has three chief goals:

1. to introduce the students to some of the major texts of western philosophy;
2. to familiarize the students with some basic philosophical concepts, terminology and problems drawn from three of the major branches of philosophynamely, metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics;
3. to supply the students with a general historical framework in which to locate major figures and movements in philosophy and religion.

Course Structure

The format of the course will be lecture and tutorial. The lectures will:

• provide the students with a general conceptual and historical framework for westernand, to a lesser extent, easternthought, and
• introduce and clarify those basic philosophical issues raised in the readings for the course that will constitute the material for tutorial discussion.

Course Coverage

The authors to be covered include some or all of the major texts of western philosophy.

Departments and Schools

The College of Arts comprises several departments and schools, including:

• 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

Centres, Institutes and Labs

The university is also home to several research centres, institutes, and labs, including:

• 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