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This module introduces students to what philosophy is. In pursuit of that aim, it will outline the main historical eras of philosophy (ancient Greek, Medieval, Modern and Contemporary); distinguish the major subdivisions of the discipline (e.g., Moral Philosophy, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Logic, Philosophical Psychology, Philosophy of Religion) and how they relate to each other; discuss some of the major figures and topics in the history of philosophy; and draw attention to the use of formal logical thinking and the identification of some common logical informal fallacies used in everyday argumentation.
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