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Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 44182
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 208
2020 Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
Drawing on insights from philosophy as well as research from cognitive science, psychology, and behavioral economics, this course will help you learn to reason better. Emphasis will be on probabilistic reasoning rather than on deductive logic (which is the focus in PHIL 220). We will discuss in detail: how to avoid common natural biases in thinking, how to attain intellectual habits that promote the attainment of truth, how to create a visual representation of the structure of an argument, what evidence is and how to update one’s beliefs on the basis of new evidence, how to assess the quality of an information source, how to engage in probabilistic reasoning when certainty is elusive, and how to make good decisions when operating in conditions of uncertainty and risk. Prerequisite: PHIL 110, PHIL 115, or PHIL 197.
4 Credits