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INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
SOS118 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY 2 3 3 4

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 Reading Discussion on the nature of philosophical arguments Lecture-Discussion
2 Reading Philosophy of Religion: Five Evidences of St. Aquinas Lecture-Discussion
3 Reading Argument of Word, Onthological argument Lecture-Discussion
4 Reading Pascal's gambling, James' desire to believe Lecture-Discussion
5 Reading Problem of evil, Defense of free will Lecture-Discussion
6 Reading Euthyphron dilemma, Nietzsche’s argument of "God is Dead" Lecture-Discussion
7 Reading Metaphysics: Parmenides' rejection of change, Platon's argument of ideas Lecture-Discussion
8 - MID-TERM EXAM -
9 Reading Metaphysics: Parmenides' rejection of change, Platon's argument of ideas Lecture-Discussion
10 Reading Berkeley's idealism, Epicurus' argument on death, Sartre's argument on freedom Lecture-Discussion
11 Reading Epistemology: Descartes's Cogito argument, Gettier problem, Hume's problem of reasoning Lecture-Discussion
12 Reading Philosophy of ethics: Platon's State, Aristoteles' argument on function Lecture-Discussion
13 Reading Philosophy of ethics: Platon's State, Aristoteles' argument on function Lecture-Discussion
14 Reading Kant's categorical command Lecture-Discussion
15 Reading Mill and utilitarianism Lecture-Discussion
16 - FINAL EXAM -
17 - FINAL EXAM -