Difference between revisions of "Big Questions"
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| + | | title = Big Questions | ||
| + | | header1 = Humanities Course | ||
| + | | label2 = Course Code | data2 = [[Big Questions|BIGQ]] | ||
| + | | label3 = Year Opened | data3 = 2013 | ||
| + | | label4 = Sites Offered | data4 = [[CGV]], [[LOS]], [[SAN]] | ||
| + | | label5 = Previously Offered | data5 = [[ALE]], [[CHS]], [[EST]], [[NUE]], [[SPE]] | ||
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==Course Description== | ==Course Description== | ||
[https://web.archive.org/web/20141020165450/http://cty.jhu.edu:80/summer/grades2-6/catalog/humanities.html#bigq From the CTY Course Catalog] (2013): | [https://web.archive.org/web/20141020165450/http://cty.jhu.edu:80/summer/grades2-6/catalog/humanities.html#bigq From the CTY Course Catalog] (2013): | ||
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[[Category: Los Angeles (LMU)]] | [[Category: Los Angeles (LMU)]] | ||
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Revision as of 18:10, 17 May 2018
| Humanities Course | |
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| Course Code | BIGQ |
| Year Opened | 2013 |
| Sites Offered | CGV, LOS, SAN |
| Previously Offered | ALE, CHS, EST, NUE, SPE |
Course Description
From the CTY Course Catalog (2013):
What is justice? What is beauty? What is the right thing to do? What is real? How can I be sure of what I know? In this philosophy class, students cultivate and refine critical thinking by considering fundamental questions such as these. While the questions in the course pique students' intellectual curiosity, the emphasis is not on the answers, but on the process of rigorously addressing these puzzling issues.
Students explore the methods philosophers use to develop and assess potential solutions. They learn to actively listen to other students, evaluate arguments, formulate their own arguments in a clear manner, and defend their conclusions against objections. Through discussions, activities, readings, and short essays, students develop the analytical-reasoning skills needed to ask challenging questions and be better thinkers across disciplines.
