PHIL 101C 1T - Crit Thnk: Phil, Politics & Propganda

Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4

This course is designed to introduce students to the philosophical methodology of critical thinking and argument analysis and will seek to apply this methodology by analyzing the ways in which political and media powers attempt to shape and inform our ideas about contemporary political issues. Through this analysis, students will attempt to answer three questions: How are my own beliefs and values about political issues shaped and influenced by politics and media? How can we use our critical faculties to sift through political spin and propaganda to arrive at better understanding about the problems that beset our country? And to what extent can we work to change our political and media systems to overcome these forces and create a more just and fair world?