Early College at Guilford – PHIL 110: How to Think

Apr 2026 · 2nd Semester

This course serves as an introduction to informed reasoning, argumentative logic, and critical thinking. Throughout the course, emphasis will be given to the study of language, reason, intercultural epistemology, and their uses in constructing thoughtful reasoning and discourse. Some of the material covered throughout the semester will include analysis of language, sentential meaning, scope, linguistic fallacies, classical and contemporary methods of argument evaluation/construction, translation, and syllogisms. Students will then transpose these skills onto discussion and analysis of diverse intellectual, cultural, and professional contexts.