PHIL 1010 - Western Philosophy

Academic Division:

Liberal Arts

Academic Discipline:

Philosophy

Assistant Dean: Steve Haynes PhD

3 Credit(s)
This course involves an examination of the great philosophical ideas that have shaped the development of Western Civilization. These ideas include those promoted during the ancient Greek period of Western development, the early Christian era, the Protestant Reformation, the Enlightenment, the Nineteenth Century, the Modern Age, the Age of Existentialism, the Postmodern era, and the Age of Recovery. The philosophers covered include Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, St. Paul, Augustine, Occam, Aquinas, Erasmus, Luther, Descartes, Hobbes, Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, Feuerbach, Marx, Emerson, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Bergson, Dewey, Heidegger, Sartre, Camus, Teilhard, Habermas, Pera, Guardini, Zizek, and Ratzinger. This course meets the requirements for OTM Arts and Humanities TMAH and also TAG# OAH405. UG OAH045

3 Lecture Hour(s);

College Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Learning Outcomes	Assessment - - How it is met & When it is met
Communication – Written
Communication – Speech
Intercultural Knowledge and Competence
Critical Thinking
Information Literacy
Quantitative Literacy

Student Learning Outcomes for Course

Outcomes	Assessment - - How it is met & When it is met
1. Explain the major ideas of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle	Papers, participation, quizzes–All Semester; Final—On the day that the final is given
2. Explain the major ideas of Paul, Augustine Occam, and Aquinas	Papers, participation, quizzes–All Semester; Final—On the day that the final is given
3. Explain the major ideas of Wycliffe, Erasmus, Luther, and Calvin	Papers, participation, quizzes–All Semester; Final—On the day that the final is given
4. Explain the major ideas of Hobbes, Rousseau, and Kant	Papers, participation, quizzes–All Semester; Final—On the day that the final is given
5. Explain the major ideas of Hegel, Emerson, Feuerbach, Marx, Nietzsche, and Kierkegaard	Papers, participation, quizzes–All Semester; Final—On the day that the final is given
6. Explain the major ideas of Bergson and Dewey	Papers, participation, quizzes–All Semester; Final—On the day that the final is given
7. Explain the major ideas of Heidegger, Sartre, and Camus	Papers, participation, quizzes–All Semester; Final—On the day that the final is given
8. Explain the major ideas of Teilhard, Habermas, Pera, Guardini, Zizek, and Ratzinger	Papers, participation, quizzes–All Semester; Final—On the day that the final is given

Standard Grading Scale
93-100 A

90 - 92 A-

87- 89 B+

83 - 86 B

80 -82 B-

77- 79 C+

73 - 76 C

70 -72 C-

67- 69 D+

63 - 66 D

60 -62 D-

00- 59 F

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