University Course Planner The University of Adelaide Australia

PHIL 1101 - Argument and Critical Thinking

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: 3710
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: Yes
Available for Non-Award Study: Yes
Assumed Knowledge: ESL students are advised to consult the Course Coordinator to discuss enrolment in the course
Assessment: Short Essay, Long Essay, Weekly Quizzes, end-of-Semester Online Test
Syllabus:

We live in a complex, rapidly changing, and information rich world; a world where ideas, opinions and facts, and the way we negotiate them, will determine the fate of our species. Argument and Critical Thinking is an introduction to the philosophical study of dialogue, reasoning and argument. It will teach you how to separate facts from opinions, science from nonsense, and sound reasoning from the many varieties of bullshit that assail us all daily. It will provide you with methods for analyzing and classifying arguments, and help you identify common errors in reasoning. And it will empower you to engage in constructive dialogue about some of the most politically charged issues of our times, such as climate change, and the status of facts in a `post-truth' world.

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Units
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3
0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
3710 Mon 13/03/2017 Fri 31/03/2017 Fri 05/05/2017 Fri 09/06/2017


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
10997 LE01 240 69 27 Feb - 3 Apr Monday 12pm - 1pm Napier, 102, Lecture Theatre
1 Mar - 5 Apr Wednesday 1pm - 2pm Medical School Nth, 103N, Florey Lecture Theatre
24 Apr - 5 Jun Monday 12pm - 1pm Napier, 102, Lecture Theatre
26 Apr - 7 Jun Wednesday 1pm - 2pm Medical School Nth, 103N, Florey Lecture Theatre
Related Class: Tutorial
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
10999 TU09 30 24 3 Mar - 7 Apr Friday 4pm - 5pm Ligertwood, 111, Teaching Room
28 Apr - 9 Jun Friday 4pm - 5pm Ligertwood, 111, Teaching Room
11000 TU08 30 11 2 Mar - 6 Apr Thursday 5pm - 6pm Engineering Nth, N132, Teaching Room
27 Apr - 8 Jun Thursday 5pm - 6pm Engineering Nth, N132, Teaching Room
11001 TU07 30 5 27 Feb - 3 Apr Monday 1pm - 2pm Napier, 205, Teaching Room
24 Apr - 5 Jun Monday 1pm - 2pm Napier, 205, Teaching Room
11002 TU06 20 6 27 Feb - 3 Apr Monday 3pm - 4pm Lower Napier, LG19, Teaching Room
24 Apr - 5 Jun Monday 3pm - 4pm Lower Napier, LG19, Teaching Room
11003 TU05 30 7 28 Feb - 4 Apr Tuesday 4pm - 5pm Engineering & Mathematics, EMG06, Teaching Room
25 Apr - 6 Jun Tuesday 4pm - 5pm Engineering & Mathematics, EMG06, Teaching Room
11004 TU04 30 11 2 Mar - 6 Apr Thursday 10am - 11am Napier, 205, Teaching Room
27 Apr - 8 Jun Thursday 10am - 11am Napier, 205, Teaching Room
11005 TU03 30 7 27 Feb - 3 Apr Monday 10am - 11am Engineering & Mathematics, EM218, Teaching Room
24 Apr - 5 Jun Monday 10am - 11am Engineering & Mathematics, EM218, Teaching Room
11006 TU02 30 13 27 Feb - 3 Apr Monday 4pm - 5pm Napier, 108, Teaching Room
24 Apr - 5 Jun Monday 4pm - 5pm Napier, 108, Teaching Room
11007 TU01 30 5 3 Mar - 7 Apr Friday 1pm - 2pm Napier, 205, Teaching Room
28 Apr - 9 Jun Friday 1pm - 2pm Napier, 205, Teaching Room