Faculty of Arts & Science · St. George
PHL238H1
Reason and Irrationality
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Official source · Faculty of Arts & ScienceHow does one live one’s life without falling victim to various forms of irrationality? This course offers theoretical insight and practical guidance regarding norms of rationality and how we can live by them. Topics to be addressed include: informal logic; criteria for the assessment of arguments; common fallacies; truth and noncontradiction as norms; cognitive biases; “thinking fast and slow” and behavioral economics; conspiracy theories; and media ethics.
- Prerequisite
- None listed
- Exclusions
- PHL145H5PHL238H5PHL247H1PHL247H5TRN200Y1
- Contact hours
- 36 lecture
- Total scheduled hours for the course, not per week.
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Report an error →| Claim | Source | Captured | Status |
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| Course description, prerequisites, exclusions, contact hours | Faculty of Arts & Science | 2026-07-25 | public fact |
| 1 archived documents, 2023-2023 | Pyko archive | 2026-07-25 | index only |
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