PHIL 114: Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge and Reality

Philosophy · 3 credits

Philosophy is the attempt to answer, through rational reflection, the most fundamental questions. In this introductory course we will explore issues involving the nature of the world around us and our ability to know what it is really like. Questions addressed may include, among others: Is the physical world all there is? Do we have free will? How might we come to know about such things? For that matter, how might we come to know anything at all? This course will equip you to think through such issues for yourself.

Offered in 20 of the 26 listed terms (Winter 2021 to Spring 2027).

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Prerequisites

None that Banner enforces.

From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.

Required by (13)

PHIL 310, PHIL 330, PHIL 335, PHIL 340, PHIL 345, PHIL 350, PHIL 355, PHIL 360, PHIL 364, PHIL 366, PHIL 367, PHIL 370, PHIL 425

What it leads to

Courses that list it as a prerequisite, then the courses that list those, 2 levels deep.

PHIL 310 Theory of Knowledge I
- PHIL 335 Philosophy of Religion (continues on its page)
- PHIL 345 Philosophy and Literature
- PHIL 350 Political Philosophy (continues on its page)
- PHIL 355 Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art (continues on its page)
- PHIL 360 Society, Law and Morality (continues on its page)
- PHIL 364 History of Philosophy: Ancient Greek Philosophy (continues on its page)
- PHIL 370 History of Philosophy: Special Topics (continues on its page)
- PHIL 410 Theory of Knowledge II (continues on its page)
PHIL 330 Metaphysics I
- PHIL 335 Philosophy of Religion (shown above)
- PHIL 345 Philosophy and Literature (shown above)
- PHIL 350 Political Philosophy (shown above)
- PHIL 355 Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art (shown above)
- PHIL 360 Society, Law and Morality (shown above)
- PHIL 364 History of Philosophy: Ancient Greek Philosophy (shown above)
- PHIL 370 History of Philosophy: Special Topics (shown above)
- PHIL 430 Metaphysics II (continues on its page)
PHIL 335 Philosophy of Religion
- PHIL 350 Political Philosophy (shown above)
- PHIL 360 Society, Law and Morality (shown above)
- PHIL 364 History of Philosophy: Ancient Greek Philosophy (shown above)
- PHIL 370 History of Philosophy: Special Topics (shown above)
PHIL 340 Philosophy of Science
- PHIL 335 Philosophy of Religion (shown above)
- PHIL 345 Philosophy and Literature (shown above)
- PHIL 350 Political Philosophy (shown above)
- PHIL 355 Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art (shown above)
- PHIL 360 Society, Law and Morality (shown above)
- PHIL 364 History of Philosophy: Ancient Greek Philosophy (shown above)
- PHIL 370 History of Philosophy: Special Topics (shown above)
PHIL 345 Philosophy and Literature
PHIL 350 Political Philosophy
- PHIL 335 Philosophy of Religion (shown above)
- PHIL 345 Philosophy and Literature (shown above)
- PHIL 355 Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art (shown above)
- PHIL 360 Society, Law and Morality (shown above)
- PHIL 364 History of Philosophy: Ancient Greek Philosophy (shown above)
- PHIL 370 History of Philosophy: Special Topics (shown above)
PHIL 355 Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art
- PHIL 335 Philosophy of Religion (shown above)
- PHIL 345 Philosophy and Literature (shown above)
- PHIL 360 Society, Law and Morality (shown above)
- PHIL 364 History of Philosophy: Ancient Greek Philosophy (shown above)
- PHIL 370 History of Philosophy: Special Topics (shown above)
PHIL 360 Society, Law and Morality
- PHIL 335 Philosophy of Religion (shown above)
- PHIL 345 Philosophy and Literature (shown above)
- PHIL 350 Political Philosophy (shown above)
- PHIL 355 Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art (shown above)
- PHIL 364 History of Philosophy: Ancient Greek Philosophy (shown above)
- PHIL 370 History of Philosophy: Special Topics (shown above)
PHIL 364 History of Philosophy: Ancient Greek Philosophy
- PHIL 335 Philosophy of Religion (shown above)
- PHIL 345 Philosophy and Literature (shown above)
- PHIL 350 Political Philosophy (shown above)
- PHIL 355 Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art (shown above)
- PHIL 360 Society, Law and Morality (shown above)
- PHIL 370 History of Philosophy: Special Topics (shown above)
PHIL 366 History of Philosophy: The Rationalists
- PHIL 335 Philosophy of Religion (shown above)
- PHIL 345 Philosophy and Literature (shown above)
- PHIL 350 Political Philosophy (shown above)
- PHIL 355 Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art (shown above)
- PHIL 360 Society, Law and Morality (shown above)
- PHIL 364 History of Philosophy: Ancient Greek Philosophy (shown above)
- PHIL 368 History of Philosophy: Kant and Post-Kantian Philosophy (continues on its page)
- PHIL 370 History of Philosophy: Special Topics (shown above)
PHIL 367 History of Philosophy: The Empiricists
- PHIL 335 Philosophy of Religion (shown above)
- PHIL 345 Philosophy and Literature (shown above)
- PHIL 350 Political Philosophy (shown above)
- PHIL 355 Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art (shown above)
- PHIL 360 Society, Law and Morality (shown above)
- PHIL 364 History of Philosophy: Ancient Greek Philosophy (shown above)
- PHIL 368 History of Philosophy: Kant and Post-Kantian Philosophy (shown above)
- PHIL 370 History of Philosophy: Special Topics (shown above)
PHIL 370 History of Philosophy: Special Topics
- PHIL 335 Philosophy of Religion (shown above)
- PHIL 345 Philosophy and Literature (shown above)
- PHIL 364 History of Philosophy: Ancient Greek Philosophy (shown above)
PHIL 425 Philosophy of Mind
- PHIL 335 Philosophy of Religion (shown above)
- PHIL 345 Philosophy and Literature (shown above)
- PHIL 350 Political Philosophy (shown above)
- PHIL 355 Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art (shown above)
- PHIL 360 Society, Law and Morality (shown above)
- PHIL 364 History of Philosophy: Ancient Greek Philosophy (shown above)
- PHIL 370 History of Philosophy: Special Topics (shown above)

Syllabi and course websites

None listed yet.

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Instructors

Instructor	Sections	Terms
Whitcomb, Dennis	32	Winter 2021 to Winter 2027
Lee, Christian	8	Winter 2022 to Fall 2022
Howard-Snyder, Dan	2	Fall 2023
Hudson, Hud	1	Winter 2021
Reilly, John Henry	1	Spring 2027

Every offering in the listed terms (44 sections)

Term	Sec	CRN	Type	Meets	Instructor	Enrolled	Delivery
Spring 2027	0	23800	Lecture	TR 2:00pm-3:15pm · HH 353	Reilly, John Henry	0/45	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2027	0	10687	Lecture	MWF 11:00am-11:50am · MH 139	Whitcomb, Dennis	0/45	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2027	0	11655	Lecture	MWF 12:00pm-12:50pm · MH 139	Whitcomb, Dennis	0/45	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2026	0	40521	Lecture	MWF 11:00am-11:50am · MH 139	Whitcomb, Dennis	40/45	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2026	0	40940	Lecture	MWF 12:00pm-12:50pm · MH 139	Whitcomb, Dennis	43/45	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2026	0	20924	Lecture	MWF 10:00am-10:50am · ES 413	Whitcomb, Dennis	41/45	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2026	0	20925	Lecture	MWF 11:00am-11:50am · ES 413	Whitcomb, Dennis	40/45	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2026	0	10738	Lecture	MWF 10:00am-10:50am · MH 131	Whitcomb, Dennis	40/45	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2026	0	11846	Lecture	MWF 11:00am-11:50am · MH 131	Whitcomb, Dennis	40/45	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2025	0	40573	Lecture	MWF 10:00am-10:50am · MH 139	Whitcomb, Dennis	42/45	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2025	0	41017	Lecture	MWF 11:00am-11:50am · MH 139	Whitcomb, Dennis	38/45	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2025	0	20988	Lecture	MWF 9:00am-9:50am · BH 415	Whitcomb, Dennis	41/45	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2025	0	20989	Lecture	MWF 11:00am-11:50am · BH 217	Whitcomb, Dennis	42/45	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2025	0	10787	Lecture	MWF 9:00am-9:50am · BH 419	Whitcomb, Dennis	40/45	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2025	0	12045	Lecture	MWF 11:00am-11:50am · ES 413	Whitcomb, Dennis	40/45	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2024	0	40616	Lecture	TR 12:00pm-1:15pm · HU 103	Whitcomb, Dennis	42/45	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2024	0	41099	Lecture	TR 2:00pm-3:15pm · HU 110	Whitcomb, Dennis	43/45	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2024	0	21167	Lecture	TR 12:00pm-1:15pm · MH 235	Whitcomb, Dennis	42/45	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2024	0	21168	Lecture	TR 2:00pm-3:15pm · MH 139	Whitcomb, Dennis	43/45	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2024	0	10880	Lecture	TR 12:00pm-1:15pm · MH 038	Whitcomb, Dennis	41/45	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2024	0	12441	Lecture	TR 2:00pm-3:15pm · MH 139	Whitcomb, Dennis	41/45	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2023	0	40709	Lecture	TR 12:00pm-1:15pm · ES 313	Whitcomb, Dennis	41/45	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2023	0	41282	Lecture	TR 2:00pm-3:15pm · HU 110	Whitcomb, Dennis	43/45	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2023	0	43855	Lecture	MWF 3:00pm-3:50pm · BH 217	Howard-Snyder, Dan	31/45	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2023	0	43857	Lecture	MWF 4:00pm-4:50pm · BH 217	Howard-Snyder, Dan	34/45	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2023	0	21226	Lecture	TR 12:00pm-1:15pm · MH 235	Whitcomb, Dennis	43/45	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2023	0	21227	Lecture	TR 2:00pm-3:15pm · BH 419	Whitcomb, Dennis	40/45	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2023	0	10923	Lecture	TR 12:00pm-1:15pm · BH 419	Whitcomb, Dennis	43/45	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2023	0	12784	Lecture	TR 2:00pm-3:15pm · HU 110	Whitcomb, Dennis	41/45	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2022	FG3	44187	Lecture	MWF 10:00am-10:50am · HU 110	Lee, Christian	17/20	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2022	0	40736	Lecture	MWF 10:00am-10:50am · HU 110	Lee, Christian	24/25	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2022	0	41382	Lecture	MWF 11:00am-11:50am · HU 110	Lee, Christian	39/45	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2022	0	21326	Lecture	MWF 2:00pm-2:50pm · BH 415	Lee, Christian	30/45	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2022	0	21327	Lecture	MWF 3:00pm-3:50pm · BH 415	Lee, Christian	13/45	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2022	W1	14273	Lecture	TR 4:00pm-5:15pm · BH 419	Lee, Christian	5/10	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2022	0	11014	Lecture	TR 2:00pm-3:15pm · BH 419	Lee, Christian	40/45	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2022	0	13364	Lecture	TR 4:00pm-5:15pm · BH 419	Lee, Christian	27/35	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2021	0	40822	Lecture	TR 12:00pm-1:15pm · BH 419	Whitcomb, Dennis	42/45	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2021	0	41541	Lecture	TR 2:00pm-3:15pm · BH 419	Whitcomb, Dennis	43/45	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2021	0	21422	Lecture	TBA · REMOTE ASNC	Whitcomb, Dennis	40/45	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2021	0	21423	Lecture	TBA · REMOTE ASNC	Whitcomb, Dennis	44/45	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2021	0	10806	Lecture	TBA · REMOTE ASNC	Whitcomb, Dennis	42/45	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2021	0	11078	Lecture	TBA · REMOTE ASNC	Whitcomb, Dennis	44/45	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2021	0	13940	Lecture	TBA · REMOTE ASNC	Hudson, Hud	42/45	Face to Face Instruction