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David G. Danielson Ph.D. Chair Robert Johnson M.A. Anton Zoughbie M.A. |
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Courses in the College Catalog (Click on the course to read the catalog description.)
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100 Introduction to Philosophy (3) (Credit/No Credit or letter grade option.) Three lecture hours per week. Recommended Preparation: eligibility for ENGL 100 and READ 836 Introductory survey of central figures and philosophical issues including the nature of reality, the relationship between belief and knowledge, theories of ethics and morality, the assumptions behind social/political philosophies, whether human's have free will, the existence of God, or other contemporary philosophical topics&emdash;to help students develop a set of reasoning skills that they can apply to issues in their everyday lives. (CSU/UC) (CAN PHIL 2) * These Phil. 100 sections have a one hour by arrangement feature. There is a film series that is linked as a earning community with Psych. 100 sections taught by Dr. Clifford.
Three hours lecture per week. Recommended Preparation Eligibility for ENGL 100 and READ 836 Designed to develop Critical Thinking skills. Presents techniques for analyzing arguments used in political rhetoric, advertisements, editorials, scientific claims and social commentary. Develops the ability to create arguments. Topics include inductive and deductive arguments, the validity and consistency of arguments, the relationship between evidence and conclusions, the use of arguments in science, and impediments to good arguments. (Meets GE for CSU Area A3.) (UC/CSU) ( PHIL 6) 160 History of Western Philosophy: Ancient to Medieval (3) (Credit/No Credit or letter grade option.) Three lecture hours per week. Recommended Preparation: eligibility for ENGL 100, READ 836. History of ancient philosophy, the early Greek philosophers through the medieval period. Special emphasis on the Pre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas. Topics include philosophy and religion, myth, science, and society. (Meets IGETC Area 3: GE for CSU Area C.) (CAN PHIL 8)
175 History of Western Philosophy: 16th &endash;18th Centuries (3) (Credit/No Credit or letter grade option.) 3 lecture hours per week. Recommended Preparation: eligibility for ENGL 100 and READ 836. A historical survey of Western Philosophy from Descartes and the rise of the Scientific Revolution through Kantian Philosophy. Includes Erasmus, Bacon, Pascal, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Berkeley, Leibniz, Rousseau and Hume. (CSU/UC) (CAN PHIL 10)
(Credit/No Credit or letter grade option.) Three hours lecture per week. Recommended Preparation: eligibility for ENGL 800 and READ 836. This course is designed to teach students elementary formal logic. It emphasizes translation of English statements and arguments into formal language and the procedures for proving arguments valid. It covers all of sentential logic and monadic predicate logic. (Meets IGETC Area 3: GE for CSU Area C.)
244 Contemporary Social and Moral Issues (3) (Credit/No Credit or letter grade option.) Three lecture hours per week. Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENG 100 and READ 836 Analysis and discussion of contemporary topics of moral and political significance. This course provides an introduction to ethical theories as a framework through which to analyze and judge responses to social and moral controversies. Issues may include universal human rights, welfare and entitlement, paternalism and censorship, civil disobedience, freedoms of speech and press, religious freedom and education, topics in medical ethics (abortion, euthanasia, genetic research and privacy rights), topics in business ethics, affirmative action, capital punishment, animal rights, and environmental ethics. (CSU/UC) (PHIL CAN 4) 246 Ethics in (Credit/No Credit or letter grade option.) Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENG 100 and READ 836 Examines contemporary ethical conflicts in journalism, government, medicine, law, business, and the criminal justice system. Provides a grounding in the language, concepts and traditions of ethics. (CSU) (CAN PHIL 4) 300 Introduction to World Religions (3) (Credit/No Credit or letter grade option.) Three lecture hours per week. Recommended Preparation: eligibility for ENGL 100 and READ 836 A survey of major contemporary Eastern and Western religions. Study of the theories, practices, history and leaders of each religion studied. Emphasis is on the similarities under the differences between various religions. (CSU/UC) 320 Introduction to Asian Philosophy (3) (Credit/No Credit or letter grade option.) Three lecture hours per week. Recommended Preparation: eligibility for ENGL 100, READ 836 A general survey of the philosophical developments in
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