PHIL 105

Critical Thinking

Please note: this is archived course information from 2014 for PHIL 105.

Description

Psychologists tell us that people routinely make systematic mistakes in their reasoning. This course uncovers some of the most common mistakes. It provides methods which help us to avoid bad reasoning. We examine examples of bad reasoning from many sources, including letters to the editor, advertisements and political debates. This course uses some basic philosophical tools and concepts from logic but there is very little use of symbols and no mathematical logic.

For more information on this course, view the course outline.

Lecturer(s):
Summer School: Carl Webber
Semester 1: Dr Patrick Girard and Associate Professor Tim Dare
Semester 2: Dr Patrick Girard and Associate Professor Tim Dare

Availability 2014

Summer School, repeated Semester 1 and 2

Lecturer(s)

Lecturer(s) Associate Professor Tim Dare
Dr Patrick Girard

Reading/Texts

The Power of Critical Thinking by Lewis Vaughan

Assessment

Coursework + exam

Points

PHIL 105: 15 points