1. Philosophy Introduction
A Mr. C Production

2. DO NOW What is philosophy in your own words?
Have you ever learned about philosophy before this class?
Who is your favorite philosopher and why?

3. Philosophy what it’s all about
Philosophy- the love of wisdom, pursuit of knowledge in the most important parts of knowledge.
Philosophy is about:
Finding answers to serious questions about ourselves and about the world we live in:
What is morally right and wrong? And why?
What is a good life?
What is the mind?
What is art?
Is the world really as it appears to us?
What can we know?
…and much, much more
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Questioning existing knowledge and intuitions to get closer to the truth
Philosophy is different from many other arts subjects:
To study philosophy you have to do philosophy
We analyze and criticize existing arguments
We construct our own arguments
We use fun thought experiments too

4. Crash Course Video Of Philosophy
Discussion about the video afterwards. Homer was known for the Odyssey an epic.

5. Philosophy Skills Critical thinking Reasoning Problem Solving Analysis
Communication
Argument/Debating
Through these skills you will able to spot a bad argument no matter what the topic is. You will also be able to justify your opinions. Explain to people why they are wrong, while being morally right (No need for cursing out someone). You will understand the world around you and yourself through these skills.

6. Basic Rules For Philosophy
NO angry arguing or debating
Don’t argue someone into a corner
Accept other people’s opinion or view
Work constructively
We will debate in this course just keep your emotions in check and don’t lose your cool. You can disagree with someone’s opinion, but don’t completely shun that person out. Their word is as important as yours is. If you hear someone else’s opinion you might change your original mindset or belief from before.

7. The Tram Dilemma
An out of control tram will soon kill 5 people who are stuck on the track.
You can flick a switch to divert the tram to another track where only one person is stuck.
Should you flip the switch?
Should you kill one person to save five?
Now what if you knew that one person, what if that person was a family member or a friend of yours? Would you risk the lives of five strangers for one person you actually know? What if you knew one of the five members of the tram?
SWITCH

8. The Surgeon’s Dilemma You are a surgeon with six patients.
Five of them need major organ transplants.
The sixth, an ideal donor for all the relevant organs, is in hospital for a minor operation.
Should you kill one person to save five?
What if you knew that person who could be a donor?

9. IN CLOSING
Did your viewpoints/decisions during these 2 philosophy activities change after hearing a fellow classmate give their viewpoint/decision?
Would you change your initial decision after hearing my hypothetical scenarios?