2009 Course Handbook
PHIL137: Critical Thinking
This unit aims to teach the fundamentals of critical thinking and reasoning. Students will learn how to construct, analyse and critically evaluate arguments, how to detect common fallacies in reasoning, and how to think both logically and creatively. We teach these skills by way of looking at arguments from business, law, science, politics, philosophy and articles from newspapers and journals.
These sorts of critical thinking skills are an invaluable background, not just for those working in philosophy and the humanities, but for students in any area.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
| When Offered: |
D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year
E1 - Evening; Offered in the first half-year Summer Session - Offered in January-February as part of Summer School program. X1 - External study; Offered in the first half-year (On Campus session: 21 March; 2 May) |
| Staff Contact: | Dr Jenny Duke-Yonge |
| Prerequisites: | |
| Corequisites: | |
| NCCWs: | PHIL136 |
| Unit Designations: | -- |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Philosophy |
Timetable Information
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