PHIL1310

Meets MN Transfer Curriculum Goal Areas 5 and 6 - Humanities and History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Together, we explore fundamental issues of self, value, and reality within and as responses to social and historical contexts. By investigating the development and interplay of philosophy and the social world, we critically evaluate solutions and applications of philosophical issues. Equipped with such a background, we respond to contemporary social issues such as identity, knowledge, spirituality, and political freedom. Perspectives are global and may include Indian, Chinese, African, Greek, Christian, Islamic, Latin-American, Native American, and Aboriginal Australian. A great class to feel at home in our socially complex and diverse world! Student Learning Outcomes

• Analyze the historical development and interplay of philosophical traditions in their political, economic, and cultural contexts.
• Explain philosophical works as investigations into the nature of the world, the basis of human experience, and limits and capacities of human understanding.
• Evaluate philosophical theories as responses to social concerns
• Craft informed and rationally supported personal reactions to philosophical investigations within their social context.
• Compare solutions to contemporary social issues such as identity, knowledge, spirituality, and political freedom.
• Create solutions to contemporary social issues such as identity, knowledge, spirituality, and political freedom.