Last Updated: Fri, 01/09/2026
Syllabus
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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.