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Fulfills a General Education Humanities requirement and is an approved Global and Cultural Perspectives course. Covers the general nature of philosophy, its origins, and its influences on human experience. Offers an introduction to philosophical theories of knowledge, truth, reality, being, science, politics, aesthetics, ethics, values, and religion. Includes examinations requiring essay and objective responses, quizzes, formal essays and informal written responses, participation in class discussions, and group presentations. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Analyze the various speculative traditions and prominent thinkers in the Western and world philosophy, including epistemology, human nature, metaphysics, reality and being, ethics, and religion in both discussion and in writing. 2. Evaluate how and why philosophical traditions helped form contemporary worldviews and perspectives. 3. Apply philosophical methods of analysis to everyday experiences. FA, SP