This course is designed as a "topics-based" introduction to philosophy. What this means is that instead of working through the history of philosophy focusing on great historical figures and their views on different topics, we will focus on great philosophical topics and look at what historical and contemporary writers have said about them. Topics to be addressed will include the existence of God, the relation between the mind and the body, human freedom, and the foundations of morality.
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PHILOSOPHYUniversity of Notre Dame 100 Malloy Hall Visit the Philosophy Department Website for more information. |
Philosophy Reigning over the Seven Liberal Arts,
from the Hortus Deliciarum of Herrade von Landsberg (c. 1180)
The study of philosophy is essential to the mission of the University of Notre Dame, which seeks to produce liberally educated women and men who possess basic cultural literacy, who are capable of articulate and logical reflection on the fundamental problems of human existence, and who can take their place as citizens capable of critically evaluating arguments which bear on public affairs.