Dogmatismandskepticismareboth, inasense, absolutephilosophies; oneiscertainofknowing, , whetherofknowledgeorignorance.

— BertrandRussell, Britishphilosopherandlogician

One’sphilosophyisnotbestexpressedinwords; itisexpressedinthechoicesonemakes...andthechoiceswemakeareultimatelyourresponsibility.

— EleanorRoosevelt, Americanpoliticiananddiplomat

UnitGoals

Afterlearningtheunit, studentsareexpectedtobeable

tounderstandthevalueofphilosophytohumanintellectualandspirituallife

tocriticallyevaluatethestrengthsandlimitationsofartsandsciences

todistinguishphilosophyandideology

tointerpretsomekeyphilosophicalterms

torelatephilosophytolifeandreality

toimprovetheirlanguage, communicationandcriticalthinkingskills