Philosophical Thinking | Humanities & Social Sciences

Philosophical Thinking

Course Number: 
HSL551
LTP structure: 
3-0-0
Discipline: 
Literature
Philosophy
Credit: 
3.0

Pre-requisite

Course Objective

To introduce students to key concepts on which definitions of philosophy are constructed, such as “concept”, “idea”, “opinion”, “argument”, representation”, “reason”, “knowledge”, “judgement”, “critique”; to discuss different traditions and critiques of philosophical thinking;

Course Content

The course will cover definitions of philosophical thinking and practices associated with these models – engagement with texts and interpretation; contemplation; argumentation; logic, dialogue; computation; and expose students to problems such as the relation between thinking, mind, consciousness, and body; the material conditions of thinking as a social and political act; thinking, expression and communication; rules of thought; the grounds of differentiating forms of thought (philosophical, theological, literary, scientific) etc.

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