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Spring 2006:

Philosophy 3: Critical Thinking
Tuesdays & Thursdays

Section 6336 Syllabus - TTH, 10:30 a.m. to noon., Rm PET 207

Handouts

• Disclaimer

• What Is Critical Thinking?

• Asking Essential Questions

• What We Really Learned in School

• How do you know what you know? (diagram)

• Quotes from Amusing Ourselves To Death (Part I)

• Quotes from Theodore Zeldin's book, Conversation

• Quote from About Possession

• Reason versus Emotion

• The Metaphorical Power of Language

• Premise and Conclusion Indicators

• Ken Anbender quotes on Communication

• Vagueness and Ambiguity

• Universal & General Statements

• Facts

• Formal Logic

• Critical Thinking Assumptions Scenarios

• Analogies and Analogical Arguments

• Aristotle's causes

• Language in Thinking and Argument

• Informal Fallacies List

• Semester Essay Assignment

    Homework

• Assignment #1

• Assignment #2

• Assignment #3 (for those who missed the original assignment)

• Assignment #4
      Link: On Metaphors

• Assignment #5 - Alternate (for those turning it in late)[Will be considered one class late, if submitted by Tuesday, 3/7]

• Assignment #6 - due Tuesday, 3/7

• #7
  #8

• #9

• #10

• Alternate for Assignment #11

• #12

    Philosophy 8 - Comparative Religion
        Tuesdays & Thursdays

        Section 6341 Syllabus - Noon to 1:20 p.m., Rm PET 207

    Homework

• Homework #1: Complete units 1 & 21 in the Sparks Workbook - due Tuesday, 1/31

• Homework #2: Complete units 22, 23, & 24 in the Sparks Workbook - due Tuesday, 2/7

• Homework #3: Complete units 18 & 19 in the Sparks Workbook - due Tuesday, 2/14

• Homework #4: Complete unit 20 in the Sparks Workbook and choose ONE of the "Questions for Study and Discussion" on page 279 of the Van Voorst anthology - due Tuesday, 2/21

• Homework #5: Complete units 14 & 15 in the Sparks Workbook - due Tuesday, 2/28

• Homework #6: Complete units 16 & 17 in the Sparks Workbook - due Tuesday, 3/7