
Introduction to Philosophy
Introduction to Philosophy
Philosophy is not about arguments, debates, or the caricature of cranky professors - not by a long shot! Philosophy is the key to unlocking the shackles that smother your curiosity, your wonderment, and your real sense of self. Philosophy is not just a subject you learn. Instead, it's a lifestyle of insatiable curiosity that will, if you let it, alter your way of being in the world.
Syllabus
Take a sneak peek at a sample syllabus: Syllabus Fall 2021
Lesson Plans
- Midterm and Final Examination (Think-Understand-Know Student Supplied Questions)
- Module One: The Presocratics and Plato (Discussion with Google Slides Activity)
- Module Two: Dualism (Sit and Speak Active Learning Activity)
- Module Three: Rationalism and Empiricism (Individualized questions)
- Module Four: Philosophy of Religion: What is God? (Pick a Passage)
- Module Five: Illusion of Free Will (Option A or B)
- Module Six: Aesthetics (Case Study)
- Module Seven: Ethical Theory (Sit and Speak Active Learning Activity)
Audio Conversations & Reactions
Link to casual conversations with friends and family. Usually, we're in a library or coffee shop, but we're always discussing something off the wall.
Videos
As time permits, these topical videos pertain to topics studied in the course. Click the picture to access the course channel.
- Branches of Philosophy: Explore the five major branches of Philosophy
- Dualism over Mexican Food
- Presocratics and Knowledge: 10min video about the Presocratics and Knowledge
- Plato's Objective Knowledge: Can Plato's Allegory of the Cave help us understand knowledge?
What is Western Philosophy?
Many answers have been offered in reply to this question, and most are angling at something similar. My favorite explanation is all rational inquiry that seeks objective wisdom outside the babel of opinion is philosophy. Perhaps you think science exhausts inquiry. When you explore the limits of human knowledge, you are seeking philosophical...
Spinoza, Ya Cancelled
1632 -
Exiled and Cancelled from his Amsterdam Jewish home