Introduction to Philosophy

What are the limits of human knowledge? What is the difference between knowledge and opinion? How is the mind related to the physical body? What is it to do the right thing and why should we even try? Are we free? Can a machine be conscious? What is the nature of beauty These are some of the key questions that have puzzled philosophers and scientists for centuries, and each has spawned its own specific area of philosophical enquiry.

In this short introductory module we will engage in a brief overview of some of the answers that have been proposed to these, and other, questions. The module can function as a stand-alone introduction to philosophy, or it can function as an introduction to the more specialised philosophical modules offered in subsequent years of your degree.

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