College Bulletin 2026-2027 
    
    Aug 11, 2026  
College Bulletin 2026-2027

PHIL 010. First-Year Seminar: Questions of Inquiry


A chronological introduction to perennial philosophical problems through readings that center on inquiry in the theories and practices of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Descartes, Kant, Mill, Russell, and Lewis ‘62, among others. Problems include philosophical questions that arise in science, morality, religion and in philosophy itself. Reading assignments advance the skills of reading literature generally.
Humanities.
1 credit.
Fall 2026. Raff.
Fall 2027 Raff.
Catalog chapter: Philosophy  
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/philosophy


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