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Class number:
3386
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Title: Reasoning Together |
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Department: First Year Sem & Colloq |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: Yes |
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Grading Basis: Graded |
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Units: 1.00 |
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Current enrollment: 15 |
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Available seats: 0 |
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Start date: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 |
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End date: Wednesday, December 23, 2026 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: TR: 1:30PM-2:45PM, SH - N215 |
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Instructor(s): De Schryver, Carmen |
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Prerequisite(s): Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class. |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets FirstYr Seminar Requirement |
Course Description:
What are we doing when we reason, and how do we do this well? According to a standard philosophical picture, reasoning is a solitary activity governed by specific goals: we reason to solve problems and reach determinate conclusions. This course offers an alternative view, pointing to the fundamentally social and open-ended nature of reasoning. Situating reason within the broader business of living together, we think about the role that reason plays in mutual understanding, the project of critique, and negotiation across difference. We conclude with a consideration of some of the ways that joint processes of reasoning can be circumscribed by prejudices pertaining to social identity. |