Reason, Will, and World

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

This course introduces the study of philosophy by looking at some major thinkers in the Western philosophical tradition as well as the fundamental and enduring questions they raise about human beings and the world. Specific topics may include the nature of knowledge, desire, goodness, human flourishing, and free will. Students explore these themes to discover the relations between reason, the will, and the world. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: Any version of PHIL 1991 previously offered with the title The Story of Reason)