BSSCS: PHI 110 – Introduction to Philosophy
Categories: BS in Business Administration, BS in Computer Science
About Course
- This course introduces fundamental philosophical questions and major thinkers, examining topics such as existence, knowledge, ethics, and reality.
- Students will explore various philosophical problems and develop critical thinking skills through the analysis of philosophical arguments and texts.
Course Content
Week 1: Introduction to Philosophy
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Introduction to Philosophy
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LO1: Define the Concept of Philosophy and Its Central Questions
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LO2: Describe Major Branches of Philosophy Such as Metaphysics and Epistemology
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LO3: Summarize How the Definition of Philosophy Connects with Its Core Branches
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Multiple Choice Questions
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True/False Questions
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Scenario-Based Multiple-Choice Questions
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Key Terms and Concepts Questions
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Short Answer Questions
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Written Assignment
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Presentation Task
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Role-Playing Activity
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Peer Review Task
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Exercises and Activities Adaptation
Week 2: Ancient Philosophy
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Ancient Philosophy
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LO1: Explain Key Ideas of Pre-Socratic Philosophers on Nature and Reality
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LO2: Demonstrate the Socratic and Platonic Insights Regarding Knowledge and Virtue
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LO3: Analyze How Early Greek Thinking Influenced the Ideas of Socrates and Plato
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Multiple Choice Questions
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True/False Questions
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Scenario-Based Multiple-Choice Questions
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Key Terms and Concepts Questions
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Short Answer Questions
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Written Assignment
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Presentation Task
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Role-Playing Activity
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Peer Review Task
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Exercises and Activities Adaptation
Week 3: Aristotle and Hellenistic Philosophy
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Aristotle and Hellenistic Philosophy
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LO1: Examine Aristotle’s Major Contributions to Logic, Ethics, and Metaphysics
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LO2: Summarize Central Principles of Stoicism and Epicureanism
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LO3: Compare Aristotelian Concepts with Ethical Views in Hellenistic Philosophy
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Multiple Choice Questions
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True/False Questions
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Scenario-Based Multiple-Choice Questions
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Key Terms and Concepts Questions
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Short Answer Questions
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Written Assignment
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Presentation Task
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Role-Playing Activity
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Peer Review Task
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Exercises and Activities Adaptation
Week 4: Medieval Philosophy
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Medieval Philosophy
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LO1: Discuss the Augustine’s Perspectives on Faith, Reason, and Human Nature
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LO2: Analyze Aquinas’ Metaphysical Arguments for the Existence of God
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LO3: Evaluate How Augustine’s Ideas Relate to Aquinas’ Medieval Philosophical Framework
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Multiple Choice Questions
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True/False Questions
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Scenario-Based Multiple-Choice Questions
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Key Terms and Concepts Questions
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Short Answer Questions
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Written Assignment
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Presentation Task
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Role-Playing Activity
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Peer Review Task
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Exercises and Activities Adaptation
Week 5: Early Modern Philosophy
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Early Modern Philosophy
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LO1: Explain the Descartes’ Method of Doubt and His Argument for Mind–Body Dualism
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LO2: Discuss the Rationalist Perspectives Presented by Spinoza and Leibniz
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LO3: Understand how Descartes’ Rationalism Shaped the Systems of Spinoza and Leibniz
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Multiple Choice Questions
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True/False Questions
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Scenario-Based Multiple-Choice Questions
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Key Terms and Concepts Questions
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Short Answer Questions
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Written Assignment
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Presentation Task
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Role-Playing Activity
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Peer Review Task
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Exercises and Activities Adaptation
Week 6: Empiricism and the Enlightenment
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Empiricism and the Enlightenment
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LO1: Describe Locke’s Theory of Ideas and Human Understanding
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LO2: Explain Berkeley’s Idealism and Hume’s Empirical Skepticism
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LO3: Differentiate Core Empiricist Arguments Across Locke, Berkeley, and Hume
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Multiple Choice Questions
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True/False Questions
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Scenario-Based Multiple-Choice Questions
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Key Terms and Concepts Questions
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Short Answer Questions
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Written Assignment
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Presentation Task
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Role-Playing Activity
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Peer Review Task
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Exercises and Activities Adaptation
Week 7: Kant and German Idealism
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Kant and German Idealism
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LO1: Evaluate the Kant’s distinctions Between Phenomena and Noumena
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LO2: Understand the Hegel’s Dialectical Method and His Idea of Absolute Idealism
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LO3: Examine how Kant’s Critical Philosophy Influenced Hegel’s Idealist Framework
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Multiple Choice Questions
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True/False Questions
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Scenario-Based Multiple-Choice Questions
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Key Terms and Concepts Questions
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Short Answer Questions
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Written Assignment
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Presentation Task
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Role-Playing Activity
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Peer Review Task
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Exercises and Activities Adaptation
Week 8: Midterm Test or Assignment
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Midterm Test or Assignment
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Multiple Choice Questions
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True/False Questions
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Short Answer Questions
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Scenario-Based Questions
Week 9: Utilitarianism and Pragmatism
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Utilitarianism and Pragmatism
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LO1: Explain Bentham’s and Mill’s Principles of Utilitarian Ethics
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LO2: Describe Pragmatic Theories of Truth Proposed by Peirce and James
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LO3: Evaluate How Utilitarian and Pragmatic Approaches Differ in Guiding Human Action
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Multiple Choice Questions
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True/False Questions
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Scenario-Based Multiple-Choice Questions
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Key Terms and Concepts Questions
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Short Answer Questions
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Written Assignment
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Presentation Task
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Role-Playing Activity
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Peer Review Task
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Exercises and Activities Adaptation
Week 10: Phenomenology and Existentialism
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Phenomenology and Existentialism
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LO1: Define Husserl’s Phenomenological Approach to Conscious Experience
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LO2: Analyze Existentialist Themes Developed by Heidegger and Sartre
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LO3: Discuss how Phenomenological Ideas Contribute to Existential Analyses of Human Life
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Multiple Choice Questions
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True/False Questions
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Scenario-Based Multiple-Choice Questions
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Key Terms and Concepts Questions
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Short Answer Questions
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Written Assignment
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Presentation Task
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Role-Playing Activity
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Peer Review Task
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Exercises and Activities Adaptation
Week 11: Analytic Philosophy
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Analytic Philosophy
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LO1: Describe Frege’s Key Contributions to Logic and Language
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LO2: Explain Major Analytic Arguments Advanced by Russell and Wittgenstein
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LO3: Compare Frege’s Work with the Philosophical Approaches of Russell and Wittgenstein
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Multiple Choice Questions
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True/False Questions
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Scenario-Based Multiple-Choice Questions
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Key Terms and Concepts Questions
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Short Answer Questions
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Written Assignment
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Presentation Task
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Role-Playing Activity
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Peer Review Task
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Exercises and Activities Adaptation
Week 12: Philosophy of Mind
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Philosophy of Mind
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LO1: Define Central Theories of Consciousness in Contemporary Philosophy
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LO2: Contrast Debates Surrounding Personal Identity and Free Will
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LO3: Evaluate how Views of Consciousness Relate to Identity and Free Will Discussions
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Multiple Choice Questions
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True/False Questions
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Scenario-Based Multiple-Choice Questions
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Key Terms and Concepts Questions
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Short Answer Questions
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Written Assignment
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Presentation Task
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Role-Playing Activity
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Peer Review Task
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Exercises and Activities Adaptation
Week 13: Ethics and Moral Philosophy
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Ethics and Moral Philosophy
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LO1: Understand the Core Principles Underlying Deontological Ethics
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LO2: Describe the Foundations of Virtue Ethics and Contemporary Ethical Issues
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LO3: Assess how Deontological and Virtue Ethics Apply to Modern Moral Dilemmas
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Multiple Choice Questions
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True/False Questions
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Scenario-Based Multiple-Choice Questions
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Key Terms and Concepts Questions
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Short Answer Questions
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Written Assignment
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Presentation Task
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Role-Playing Activity
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Peer Review Task
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Exercises and Activities Adaptation
Week 14: Political Philosophy
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Political Philosophy
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LO1: Summarize Major Social Contract Theories by Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau
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LO2: Describe the Philosophical Concepts of Justice and Individual Rights
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LO3: Analyze How Social Contract Ideas Shape Debates on Justice and Human Rights
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Multiple Choice Questions
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True/False Questions
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Scenario-Based Multiple-Choice Questions
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Key Terms and Concepts Questions
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Short Answer Questions
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Written Assignment
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Presentation Task
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Role-Playing Activity
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Peer Review Task
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Exercises and Activities Adaptation
Week 15: Contemporary Philosophy
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Contemporary Philosophy
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LO1: Describe Key Themes in Postmodern Critiques of Truth and Knowledge
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LO2: Explain major Contributions of Feminist Philosophy and Environmental Ethics
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LO3: Evaluate How Postmodern thought connects with Feminist and Environmental Approaches
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Multiple Choice Questions
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True/False Questions
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Scenario-Based Multiple-Choice Questions
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Key Terms and Concepts Questions
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Short Answer Questions
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Written Assignment
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Presentation Task
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Role-Playing Activity
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Peer Review Task
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Exercises and Activities Adaptation
Week 16: Final Test or Project
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Final Test or Project
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Multiple Choice Questions
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True/False Questions
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Scenario-Based Multiple-Choice Questions
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Short Answer Questions
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Written Assignment
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Presentation Task
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Role-Playing Activity
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Peer Review Task
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Exercises and Activities Adaptation
