PHIL 105

Critical Thinking

Description

An introduction to reasoning, argument, and explanation that emphasises the development of practical skills and their use in everyday life. The course introduces different forms of reasoning and explains techniques to evaluate them. It will enable students to distinguish good arguments and explanations from bad ones, to explain the difference, and thereby to improve critical thinking abilities.

For full course information see the Digital Course Outline.

Digital Course Outlines will be refreshed around November/December.

Availability 2025

Summer School, repeated Semester 1 and 2

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Dr Andrew Withy

Assessment

The in-person and online streams will have the same assessment.

Coursework involving online activities (50%)
Final examination (50%)

Points

PHIL 105: 15 points