Plymouth Canadian Academy

HZB3M: Philosophy: The Big Questions, Grade 11

Course Outline

Course Title: Philosophy: The Big Questions, Grade 11, University /College Preparation

Course Code: HZB3M

Grade: 11

Course Type: University/College Preparation

Credit Value: 1.0

Prerequisite: None

Curriculum Policy Document: Social Sciences and Humanities, The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9 to 12 (Revised 2013)

Course Developer: Plymouth Canadian Academy

Department: Social Sciences and Humanities

Developed Date: 2019

Most recent Revised Date: 2020 by M. Abdel Ghani

Course Description: HZB3M course encourages exploration of philosophy's big questions, such as: What is a meaningful life? What separates right from wrong? What constitutes knowledge? What makes something beautiful? What is a just society? Students will develop critical thinking and philosophical reasoning skills as they identify and analyze the responses of philosophers to the big questions and formulate their own responses to them. Students will explore the relevance of philosophical questions to society and to their everyday life. They will develop research and inquiry skills as they investigate various topics in philosophy.