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ofallthecoursesihavetakenthroughoutallmyyearsinschoolanduniversity,philosophy101isthecourseilikebest.
itookthiscourseinmysecondyearatuniversity.mymajorwasphysics,butallsciencestudentshadtotakeenglishliterature,englishcomposition,andseveralnon-scienceoptionalcoursestocompletetheirprograms.(thisparagraphdefineswhenthiscoursewastaken,andwhyihadtotakeit)
philosophy101wasatwo-semestercourse.inthefirstsemester,variousphilosophicalproblemsofthewesternworldwereintroducedanddiscussed.thetopicincludedtheinterpretationofreality,themindandbodyproblem,andtheproblemofgod.thesecondsemesterwasonthephilosophyofscience.ilovethecoursebecauseitopenedmymindtovistasihaveneverdreamedof.theenjoymentofthecoursewasfurtherenhancedbyaveryeloquentprofessorwhoexpoundedtheintricaciesofphilosophyclearlyandinterestinglywithrelishandenthusiasm.indeed,hiszestforthesubjectwascatching,andifellinlovewithphilosophyimmediatelyandisinfatuatedwithiteversince.myviewoftheworldarounduswouldneverbethesame.youcansaythatarevolutionarychangehastakenplaceinthewayithinkandlookatthings.
thesecondpartofthecourseisespeciallyenjoyablebecauseitdealtwiththephilosophicinterpretationofthespecialtheoryofrelativity,quantummechanicsandhowmaninterpretsnature.hithertothatdate,sciencewasnothingbutfactsandfigurestome,butinthiscourseweweretaughttolookbeyondallthat.mylifewasforeverchangedbytakingthiscourse.