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1901

PHIL 104

: Ethics and Justice
2022 Semester Two (1225)
How should we live? And how do we live well together? This course examines practical questions of ethics and justice at the personal, professional, social and global levels. The course reflects on these topics in the light of philosophical theories about justice, liberty, rights, and different approaches to ethics that emphasise roles, rules, virtues and consequences.
Subject: Philosophy
No pre-requisites or restrictions
1902

PHIL 104

: Ethics and Justice
2021 Semester Two (1215)
How should we live? And how do we live well together? This course examines practical questions of ethics and justice at the personal, professional, social and global levels. The course reflects on these topics in the light of philosophical theories about justice, liberty, rights, and different approaches to ethics that emphasise roles, rules, virtues and consequences.
Subject: Philosophy
No pre-requisites or restrictions
1903

PHIL 104

: Ethics and Justice
2020 Semester Two (1205)
How should we live? And how do we live well together? This course examines practical questions of ethics and justice at the personal, professional, social and global levels. The course reflects on these topics in the light of philosophical theories about justice, liberty, rights, and different approaches to ethics that emphasise roles, rules, virtues and consequences.
Subject: Philosophy
No pre-requisites or restrictions
1904

PHIL 105

: Critical Thinking
2024 Semester Two (1245)
An introduction to reasoning, argument, and explanation that emphasises the development of practical skills and their use in everyday life. The course introduces different forms of reasoning and explains techniques to evaluate them. It will enable students to distinguish good arguments and explanations from bad ones, to explain the difference, and thereby to improve critical thinking abilities.
Subject: Philosophy
No pre-requisites or restrictions
1905

PHIL 105

: Critical Thinking
2024 Semester One (1243)
An introduction to reasoning, argument, and explanation that emphasises the development of practical skills and their use in everyday life. The course introduces different forms of reasoning and explains techniques to evaluate them. It will enable students to distinguish good arguments and explanations from bad ones, to explain the difference, and thereby to improve critical thinking abilities.
Subject: Philosophy
No pre-requisites or restrictions
1906

PHIL 105

: Critical Thinking
2024 Summer School (1240)
An introduction to reasoning, argument, and explanation that emphasises the development of practical skills and their use in everyday life. The course introduces different forms of reasoning and explains techniques to evaluate them. It will enable students to distinguish good arguments and explanations from bad ones, to explain the difference, and thereby to improve critical thinking abilities.
Subject: Philosophy
No pre-requisites or restrictions
1907

PHIL 105

: Critical Thinking
2023 Semester Two (1235)
An introduction to reasoning, argument, and explanation that emphasises the development of practical skills and their use in everyday life. The course introduces different forms of reasoning and explains techniques to evaluate them. It will enable students to distinguish good arguments and explanations from bad ones, to explain the difference, and thereby to improve critical thinking abilities.
Subject: Philosophy
No pre-requisites or restrictions
1908

PHIL 105

: Critical Thinking
2023 Semester One (1233)
An introduction to reasoning, argument, and explanation that emphasises the development of practical skills and their use in everyday life. The course introduces different forms of reasoning and explains techniques to evaluate them. It will enable students to distinguish good arguments and explanations from bad ones, to explain the difference, and thereby to improve critical thinking abilities.
Subject: Philosophy
No pre-requisites or restrictions
1909

PHIL 105

: Critical Thinking
2023 Summer School (1230)
An introduction to reasoning, argument, and explanation that emphasises the development of practical skills and their use in everyday life. The course introduces different forms of reasoning and explains techniques to evaluate them. It will enable students to distinguish good arguments and explanations from bad ones, to explain the difference, and thereby to improve critical thinking abilities.
Subject: Philosophy
No pre-requisites or restrictions
1910

PHIL 105

: Critical Thinking
2022 Semester Two (1225)
An introduction to reasoning, argument, and explanation that emphasises the development of practical skills and their use in everyday life. The course introduces different forms of reasoning and explains techniques to evaluate them. It will enable students to distinguish good arguments and explanations from bad ones, to explain the difference, and thereby to improve critical thinking abilities.
Subject: Philosophy
No pre-requisites or restrictions
1911

PHIL 105

: Critical Thinking
2022 Semester One (1223)
An introduction to reasoning, argument, and explanation that emphasises the development of practical skills and their use in everyday life. The course introduces different forms of reasoning and explains techniques to evaluate them. It will enable students to distinguish good arguments and explanations from bad ones, to explain the difference, and thereby to improve critical thinking abilities.
Subject: Philosophy
No pre-requisites or restrictions
1912

PHIL 105

: Critical Thinking
2022 Summer School (1220)
An introduction to reasoning, argument, and explanation that emphasises the development of practical skills and their use in everyday life. The course introduces different forms of reasoning and explains techniques to evaluate them. It will enable students to distinguish good arguments and explanations from bad ones, to explain the difference, and thereby to improve critical thinking abilities.
Subject: Philosophy
No pre-requisites or restrictions
1913

PHIL 105

: Critical Thinking
2021 Semester Two (1215)
An introduction to reasoning, argument, and explanation that emphasises the development of practical skills and their use in everyday life. The course introduces different forms of reasoning and explains techniques to evaluate them. It will enable students to distinguish good arguments and explanations from bad ones, to explain the difference, and thereby to improve critical thinking abilities.
Subject: Philosophy
No pre-requisites or restrictions
1914

PHIL 105

: Critical Thinking
2021 Semester One (1213)
An introduction to reasoning, argument, and explanation that emphasises the development of practical skills and their use in everyday life. The course introduces different forms of reasoning and explains techniques to evaluate them. It will enable students to distinguish good arguments and explanations from bad ones, to explain the difference, and thereby to improve critical thinking abilities.
Subject: Philosophy
No pre-requisites or restrictions
1915

PHIL 105

: Critical Thinking
2021 Summer School (1210)
An introduction to reasoning, argument, and explanation that emphasises the development of practical skills and their use in everyday life. The course introduces different forms of reasoning and explains techniques to evaluate them. It will enable students to distinguish good arguments and explanations from bad ones, to explain the difference, and thereby to improve critical thinking abilities.
Subject: Philosophy
No pre-requisites or restrictions
1916

PHIL 105

: Critical Thinking
2020 Semester Two (1205)
Dialogue, argument and discussion are analysed. Distinctions are drawn between persuasive, logically good and materially good arguments. The focus is on well reasoned persuasive dialogue, and mistakes in persuasive reasoning. Topics include the point of an argument, strength of arguments, fallacious reasoning, relevance of reasons, and burden of proof.
Subject: Philosophy
No pre-requisites or restrictions
1917

PHIL 105

: Critical Thinking
2020 Semester One (1203)
Dialogue, argument and discussion are analysed. Distinctions are drawn between persuasive, logically good and materially good arguments. The focus is on well reasoned persuasive dialogue, and mistakes in persuasive reasoning. Topics include the point of an argument, strength of arguments, fallacious reasoning, relevance of reasons, and burden of proof.
Subject: Philosophy
No pre-requisites or restrictions
1918

PHIL 105

: Critical Thinking
2020 Summer School (1200)
Dialogue, argument and discussion are analysed. Distinctions are drawn between persuasive, logically good and materially good arguments. The focus is on well reasoned persuasive dialogue, and mistakes in persuasive reasoning. Topics include the point of an argument, strength of arguments, fallacious reasoning, relevance of reasons, and burden of proof.
Subject: Philosophy
No pre-requisites or restrictions
1919

PHIL 105G

: Critical Thinking
2021 Semester Two (1215)
An introduction to reasoning, argument, and explanation that emphasises the development of practical skills and their use in everyday life. The course introduces different forms of reasoning and explains techniques to evaluate them. It will enable students to distinguish good arguments and explanations from bad ones, to explain the difference, and thereby to improve critical thinking abilities.
Subject: Philosophy
No pre-requisites or restrictions
1920

PHIL 105G

: Critical Thinking
2021 Semester One (1213)
An introduction to reasoning, argument, and explanation that emphasises the development of practical skills and their use in everyday life. The course introduces different forms of reasoning and explains techniques to evaluate them. It will enable students to distinguish good arguments and explanations from bad ones, to explain the difference, and thereby to improve critical thinking abilities.
Subject: Philosophy
No pre-requisites or restrictions
1921

PHIL 105G

: Critical Thinking
2021 Summer School (1210)
An introduction to reasoning, argument, and explanation that emphasises the development of practical skills and their use in everyday life. The course introduces different forms of reasoning and explains techniques to evaluate them. It will enable students to distinguish good arguments and explanations from bad ones, to explain the difference, and thereby to improve critical thinking abilities.
Subject: Philosophy
No pre-requisites or restrictions
1922

PHIL 105G

: Critical Thinking
2020 Semester Two (1205)
Dialogue, argument and discussion are analysed. Distinctions are drawn between persuasive, logically good and materially good arguments. The focus is on well reasoned persuasive dialogue, and mistakes in persuasive reasoning. Topics include the point of an argument, strength of arguments, fallacious reasoning, relevance of reasons, and burden of proof.
Subject: Philosophy
No pre-requisites or restrictions
1923

PHIL 105G

: Critical Thinking
2020 Semester One (1203)
Dialogue, argument and discussion are analysed. Distinctions are drawn between persuasive, logically good and materially good arguments. The focus is on well reasoned persuasive dialogue, and mistakes in persuasive reasoning. Topics include the point of an argument, strength of arguments, fallacious reasoning, relevance of reasons, and burden of proof.
Subject: Philosophy
No pre-requisites or restrictions
1924

PHIL 105G

: Critical Thinking
2020 Summer School (1200)
Dialogue, argument and discussion are analysed. Distinctions are drawn between persuasive, logically good and materially good arguments. The focus is on well reasoned persuasive dialogue, and mistakes in persuasive reasoning. Topics include the point of an argument, strength of arguments, fallacious reasoning, relevance of reasons, and burden of proof.
Subject: Philosophy
No pre-requisites or restrictions
1925

PHIL 200

: Philosophy of Mind
2021 Semester One (1213)
There are many philosophical problems concerning mental lives (in particular, human mental lives), how they are constituted, and what makes them possible – problems which have generated a vast literature and diverse important philosophical theories. Theories introduced and critically examined will include dualisms, but will mainly comprise forms of physicalism such as philosophical behaviourism, the identity theory and especially functionalist theories.
Subject: Philosophy
Prerequisite: 30 points in Philosophy or 60 points
Restriction: PHIL 320