PHI 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Teaching Philosophy
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Phi 101 lecture 1 introduction to philosophy. The unexamined life is not worth living -socrates. Philosophy: how many grains does it take to make a heap? . Most of you have not taken any philosophy classes before: therefore: dr. powell is excited to be the one exposing everyone to philosophy. Dr. powell believes that philosophy is the greatest discipline: dr. powell makes jokes that no one laughs at . Philosophy majors tend to score better on the gres, lsats and, mcats. Focus on being transparent about teaching methods: no trickery. The goal of this course is to develop your ability to critically reflect on your own beliefs: unfortunately, dr. powell cannot directly grade you on whether you are critically reflecting or not . How many grains of sand makes a heap of sand: one grain of sand is not a heap of sand, but twenty million grains of sand are enough to make a heap.