DETAILS OF COURSE
Code: PHIL-601
Title: Introduction to Philosophy
Credit Hours: 3
Category: General Course
Pre-requisites: None
Contents
1. Introduction to Philosophy:
(a) Definition of Philosophy (b) Etymology of Philosophy (c) Scope of Philosophy (d) Nature of Philosophy.
2. Philosophical Questions (Note: Learning Method: Question/Answer Method)
a. What Is Truth?
b. What is Justice?
c. What is Good?
d. What is Beauty?
e. What is Love?
f. What Is the Meaning of Life?
g. Is Knowledge Possible?
h. What Does It Mean to Be Free?
i. Are You Really You?
j. How Does the Brain Produce the Mind?
k. Does Happiness Define the Good?
l. What Makes a Society Fair or Just?
3. Branches of Philosophy:
(a) Metaphysics (b) Epistemology (c) Logic (d) Ethics (e) Political Philosophy (f) Aesthetics.
4. Historical Background of Philosophy:
(a) Ancient Greek Philosophy (c) Medieval Western and Muslim Philosophy (c) Modern Western Philosophy.
5. Philosophy and Social Sciences:
(a) Philosophy and Psychology (b) Philosophy and Sociology (c) Philosophy and Political Science (d) Philosophy and Literature
Introduction
Philosophy (come from two Greek words “ phila and sophia, respectively 'love of wisdom) is the study of general and fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. The term was probably coined by Pythagoras (c. 570 – 495 BCE). Philosophical methods include questioning, critical discussion, rational argument, and systematic presentation.
Objectives
This course will help students develop their understanding of the beginning of Philosophy in general. This course will help students understand the Philosophy, its History and its major focuses.
Outcome
Study of this Course will enable students to critically assess the genuineness of these problems of philosophy and will give them a vision in this concern.
Recommended books
1. Dr. Khalid Almas and KashifFaraz Ahmed “Advanced Philosophy “Advanced A P Publisher, Lahore.
2. W. Russ Payne, “An Introduction to Philosophy” Bellevue College, 2015.
3. Edward Craig, “Philosophy A Very Short Introduction” by Oxford University Press, Inc., New York 2002.
4. Dallas M. Roark, Ph.D. “Introduction to Philosophy“Emporia State University Copyright 1982 edition, 2016.
5. Nigel Warburton “Philosophy: The Basic” published byRoutledge, Fifth edition published 2013.
6. Oswald kulpe “Introduction to philosophy, translated from the German (1895), W. B. Pillsbury and E. B Titchener, London Swan Sonnenschein. & Co., Limited New York: