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PHIL 4550

TUTORIAL: PHILOSOPHICAL TOOLS AND METHODS (4 cr.)

This course addresses skills and concepts needed by students wishing to develop effective reading, writing and analytical abilities required for higher levels of study in philosophy. Using primary texts from a variety of central figures in the history of philosophy, you will learn to recognize philosophical subjects and questions; identify, analyze, and evaluate persuasiveness of several types of argument; and produce philosophical writings with awareness of the standards and criteria by which such work is evaluated.