PHIL 010     Introduction to Philosophy: Metaphysics and Epistemology     3 Units

Students are introduced to the philosophical history and disciplines of metaphysics and epistemology from Socrates to Wittgenstein. They will examine the ideas and methods of Western philosophy concerning knowledge, reality, and values through the examination of primary texts. Topics include the sources and limits of knowledge and the nature of reality. Other topics that will be examined from a philosophical perspective include the nature of the self, truth, ethics, religion, science, language, beauty and art, and political theory. (C-ID PHIL 100)

Lecture Hours: 3  Lab Hours: None  Repeatable: No  Grading: L

Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None

Transfer Status: CSU/UC     Degree Applicable: AA/AS

CSU GE: C2   IGETC: 3B   District GE: C2

PHIL 011     Introduction to Political and Aesthetic Philosophies     3 Units

Students study the basic values of different political ideals and governmental systems as well as the fundamental issues of judgment of beauty in art and literature and their relevance to the meaning of history of the world. This course focuses on the various forms of political and aesthetic philosophies. Field trips may be required.

Lecture Hours: 3  Lab Hours: None  Repeatable: No  Grading: L

Recommended: Completion of PHIL 010

Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None

Transfer Status: CSU/UC     Degree Applicable: AA/AS

CSU GE: C2   IGETC: 3B   District GE: C2

PHIL 012     Introduction to Existentialism: The Meaning of Life     3 Units

Students focus on various forms of existentialism as expressed in philosophy and literature, the spectrum of its meanings, and its relevance to the development of individual and collective human values. Selected readings range from Dostoevsky to Heidegger.

Lecture Hours: 3  Lab Hours: None  Repeatable: No  Grading: L

Recommended: Completion of PHIL 010

Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None

Transfer Status: CSU/UC     Degree Applicable: AA/AS

CSU GE: C2   IGETC: 3B   District GE: C2

PHIL 014     Introduction to Peace Studies     3 Units

Students will explore the philosophy of peace activists over the past two centuries from the era of the first efforts to promote civil and human rights through non-violent means and methods. Students will examine primary texts of noted peace activists from diverse cultures and philosophical and religious traditions.

Lecture Hours: 3  Lab Hours: None  Repeatable: No  Grading: L

Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None

Transfer Status: CSU/UC     Degree Applicable: AA/AS

CSU GE: C2   IGETC: 3B   District GE: C2

PHIL 060     Logic and Critical Thinking     3 Units

Students are introduced to formal and informal logic. Students will be instructed in the methodology and the applications of formal logic including symbolic and sentential logic with emphases on truth tables, validity, categorical propositions, Venn diagrams, syllogism, inductive and deductive reasoning, and critical thinking. Emphasis will be given on the logic systems entailed by language, word-functions, definition, and common logical fallacies.

Lecture Hours: 3  Lab Hours: None  Repeatable: No  Grading: L

Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: 2

Transfer Status: CSU/UC     Degree Applicable: AA/AS

CSU GE: A3   IGETC: None   District GE: A3

PHIL 065     Introduction to Ethics     3 Units

Students focus on the various theories of the philosophy of ethics and how these theories provide analytic tools to investigate contemporary moral issues. Selected readings range from Aristotle to John Rawls. (C-ID PHIL 120)

Lecture Hours: 3  Lab Hours: None  Repeatable: No  Grading: L

Recommended: Completion of PHIL 010

Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None

Transfer Status: CSU/UC     Degree Applicable: AA/AS

CSU GE: C2   IGETC: 3B   District GE: C2

PHIL 070     Comparative Religions     3 Units

Students are introduced to a philosophical survey of living religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity, and indigenous religions. Students will study the meaning of religious experience, the forms its expression may take, and what the religious experience may offer humanity, using a comparative approach.

Lecture Hours: 3  Lab Hours: None  Repeatable: No  Grading: L

Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None

Transfer Status: CSU/UC     Degree Applicable: AA/AS

CSU GE: C2   IGETC: 3B   District GE: C2