The False Mirror, Rene Magritte, 1928
Course Description
Expectations, Grading, and Policy
Part 1: Epistemology: How do we know what we know?
– Truth, Knowledge, and Reality: What is real? True? How do we know?
– Rationalism vs. Spiritualism: Is there a god? Is there life after death?
Part 2: Identity: What makes you who you are?
– Human Nature: What is human nature?
– Free will vs. Determinism: What causes us to do what we do?
– The Human Mind: Is it a process (brain) or an entity (soul)?
– The Human Mind: What is consciousness?
– Intelligence: What is intelligence?
– Personality: Which theory of personality best explains who I am?
Unit 3: Ethics: How should you live?
– Reason vs. Emotion: Should we live according to our reason or emotions?
– Morality and Ethics: What are good and evil? How do we know?
– What is the meaning of life?
Unit 4: The Human Condition: What is our problem and how do we fix it?
– Mental Health (Sanity) and Mental Illness (Madness): What is the difference?
– God’s Debris: How does it all fit together?
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