Philosophy

 

What is the practical value of studying philosophy?  Perhaps the chief practical reason to study philosophy is that you will acquire a very valuable set of skills. Philosophy is not just learning what other philosophers have thought. In philosophy you become the active inquirer, thinker, and solver of problems and not just a passive learner who memorizes ideas. Students of philosophy also learn to identify important fundamental questions about themselves and their world through the process of clear, critical thinking and argumentation. 

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Philosophy Student Learning Outcomes 

• Demonstrate the basic skills of critical thinking and logical reasoning.
• Distinguish the basic philosophical concepts.
• Recognize and criticize the basic forms of logical fallacies.
• Analyze different modes and forms of logical reasoning.
• Compare the different philosophical traditions, divisions, and subjects of philosophical analysis.