Course Syllabus

Course Information：

Year-Semester	Course Number	Course Name	Phase	Credits	Hours	Required/Elective	Instructor	Class	Student NO.	Withdraw	Note
Spring Semester Year 2025	346138	Philosophy introduction	1	2.0	2	△	Jerry- Yang	Core Curriculum (IV)	35	2	人文與藝術向度

Course Plan：

Instructor	Jerry- Yang　Office Hours
Email	jyang@ntut.edu.tw
Last Updated	2024-12-17 15:07:43
Course Objective	本課程是為非專業學生所設計的哲學概論，介紹西洋哲學的起源、西洋哲學的問題，以及哲學與人生的關係。哲學的問題意識起自人類的自覺，人類意圖認識自己，為宇宙人生尋求解答，哲學的發生本自人類天賦的求知欲，即其本性中對於智慧的追求與愛慕。這種愛慕智慧的精神是希臘文明留給西方世界的遺產，對於知識能持客觀批判的精神，對於真理能存認真熱切的態度，對於人生能有超克苦難的修持。在國際化的世代，我們對西方的認識應更深入其精神層面，此乃本課程規劃的初衷。 This course is designed for student who is not disciplined in philosophy. As an introduction, we begin at the origin of western philosophy, the philosophical questions and finally, the relationship of human life and philosophy. Philosophy takes place when human being thinking of himself. Man by nature desire to know himself as well as the external world. And due to this love of wisdom, men can be critical to knowledge and be passionate toward truth. Eventually, grasping the sprit of western philosophy , we can view our life in quite a different view. In our time, facing the world of international, we should better understand the western culture, which is rooted in philosophy.
Course Schedule	週次 講授內容概要 教科書章節 1 第一章 “哲學入門九堂課”我們如何知道事物存在 2 第二章 其他心靈 3 第三章心靈與身體的關係 4 -5 第五章自由意志 6-7 第六章道德對與錯 8 期中考週 停課一次 9 平等 I 10 平等 II 11 “正義的理念” I 12 “正義的理念” II 13 “正義的理念” III 14 動物權 I 15 動物權 II 16 “我思故我笑”：邏輯、科學 17 “我思故我笑” ：人物 18 期末考
Evaluation and grading policy	平時成績：30% (根據出席率與上課參與表現). 期中測驗： 30% (期中課堂考試或期中學習回饋數次二擇一). 期末成績：40%期末考(非翻書考). No work done by ChatGPT is allowed.
Materials	All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. Foreign-language textbooks:No 1. 教科書：湯瑪斯‧內格爾(Thomas Nagel)著: 哲學入門九堂課(究竟，2002)(What Does It All Mean ? The Eurasian Publishing Group, 2002) 2. 包洛斯 (John Allen Paulos) 著，古秀鈴、蔡政宏、蔡偉鼎 譯 :《 我思，故我笑：哲學的幽默》(第二版)(立緒文化事業有限公司, 2016)。(I Think, Therefore I Laugh：The Flip Side of Philosophy. Columbia University Press, 2000) 3. 凱斯．桑斯汀(Cass R. Sunstein) ，堯嘉寧–譯：《剪裁歧見》 (Conspiracy Theories and Other Dangerous Ideas).
The access to curricular consultation	Students are free talk to the instructor.
Expanding teaching and resources
The course corresponds to the SDGs	SDG4：優質教育（Quality Education） SDG16：和平正義與有力的制度（Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions）
Does the course incorporate AI
Note	關於課程相關事宜，請先加入 line 群組，後續預計採用 google meet 行遠距教學。 My E-mail: jyang@ntut.edu.tw There will be no meeting on week 17 to honor the National holiday. The class will be operated in the neighborhood of campus ( taking pictures and post them on the line group for the subject of creativity) for week 18.