- methods of reasoning and argument in philosophy:
Sample topics:
- logic and rational argument
- logical fallacies
- Socratic dialogue
- syllogisms
- induction and deduction
- criticising and making closing arguments
- rational decision making
- metaphysical theories about the nature of reality:
Sample topics:
- idealism
- realism
- materialism
- personal identity
- determinism and free will
- theism, deism, and atheism
- nihilism and existentialism
- positivism
- postmodernism
- epistemological theories about knowledge and truth:
Sample topics:
- rationalism
- empiricism
- pragmatism
- skepticism
- relativism
- appearance and reality
- social and political philosophy:
Sample topics:
- justice (e.g., distributive, restorative, retributive)
- the good life
- egoism versus altruism
- deontology
- utilitarianism
- virtue ethics
- environmental ethics
- biomedical ethics
- nihilism
- the nature and value of beauty
- art and emotion
- aesthetic imagination and truth
Sample topics:
- the good life
- egoism versus altruism
- deontology
- utilitarianism
- virtue ethics
- environmental ethics
- biomedical ethics
- nihilism
- the nature and value of beauty
- art and emotion
- aesthetic imagination and truth
- the role of aesthetics (e.g., elegance) in science
- objectivism and subjectivism in artistic judgments