Holding my wheelrims securely, I look down the steep slope of ponderosa pine and shrubs watching as their shadows stretch and lengthen. A voice calls me over. My partner and an assortment of strangers assemble into a loose group. The guide looks around, his gaze pauses and then lingers on me before taking in the other people gathered, and asks, “What brought you up the mountain to spend a few…
For most college students, an Introduction to Philosophy course is their first encounter with the study of philosophy. Unlike most of your other courses, philosophy is not something usually covered in high school. Yet you are probably familiar with the term philosophy and may have some preconceived notion about what philosophy is and what philosophers do. Perhaps you have stayed up late at nig…