This is part one of a two-part offering. The whole course starts from Ancient Greek Philosophers and moves to contemporary currents of thought. We will examine what other brilliant minds have thought about reality and hone what we think about it. Themes include how what we see relates to what's really there, what we might mean by "really," first principles, the uses and limitations of logical thinking, how we can know what we know (epistemology), theoretical and practical ethics, objectivity and subjectivity, the relations of philosophy to science and to spirituality. Each 90-minute session includes an introduction to the theme, experiential learning, discussion and writing notes to document the learner's individual journey.