Last Updated: Fri, 01/09/2026 Syllabus PDF required. Please edit this page and upload a PDF. Please check PDF for accessibility prior to submission. General Class Information Academic year: 2026 Semester: Spring Course prefix: PHIL Course number: 3113 Section: HMB CRN 35153 Instructor first name: Hernan Instructor last name: Medina Botero Catalog Description We all want to think right about the world around us, and act accordingly (we try to avoid acting from misleading information or faulty reasoning processes all the time!). Critically thinking is one way of doing this, and this course aims to provide you with tools to better think about any issue.In this course, you will learn both about how our brains process information, and how to better evaluate that information. More specifically, you will learn to identify ways of thinking that are reliably misleading, which is a first step to overcome these thinking pitfalls. But you will also learn some strategies to think better. In particular, you will acquire tools to assess evidence and arguments, and to adjust your believes accordingly.