Introduction to Philosophy The University of Sydney

Overview

The course encourages the development of critical thinking and the use of informal logic techniques as you explore some of history’s great thinkers and philosophers including the Greek pre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Kant, Nietzsche and Foucault.

What you will learn

By the end of this Introduction to Philosophy course offered by University of Sydney, you should be able to:

• discuss the main features of the idea of philosophy, its history and significance

• discuss the individual thinkers in the course, and their contribution to the development of philosophy, politics and psychology

• compare the implications of the history of philosophy with our contemporary world view

• use the insights of the course to deepen your knowledge of yourself and your life issues

• apply some of the ideas to personal decision-making mechanisms.