PHILOS 1, KNOWLEDGE AND REALITY 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This course introduces students to the analysis of various metaphysical and epistemological questions and problems in philosophy, typically including, the nature and limits of knowledge, the existence of God, and Mind-Body Problem, the Freedom vs. Determination debate, and the Absolutism vs. Relativism debate. Related topics in ethics may also be included.
2654 8:00a-9:20a MW LA 240 Katherine A L
2655 8:00a-9:20a TTh MC 3 Staff
2656 9:30a-10:50a MW LA 240 Katherine A L
Above section 2656 is part of the Scholars Program and enrollment is limited to program participants. See Special Programs section of class schedule or www.smc.edu/scholars for additional information.
2657 9:30a-10:50a TTh MC 3 Kamler H F
2658 11:15a-12:35p MW LA 240 Katherine A L
2659 11:15a-12:35p MW MC 2 Quesada D M
2660 12:15p-3:20p Sat LA 115 Jones R C
2661 12:45p-2:05p MW MC 2 Quesada D M
2662 12:45p-2:05p TTh LA 240 Staff
2663 2:15p-3:35p MW MC 4 Crane M L
2664 3:45p-5:05p MW LA 136 Ortega G R
2665 Arrange-6 Hours ONLINE-E Flores Robert
Above section 2665 meets for 8 weeks, Feb 14 to Apr 08, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
2666 Arrange-6 Hours ONLINE-E Flores Robert
Above section 2666 meets for 8 weeks, Feb 14 to Apr 08, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
2667 Arrange-6 Hours ONLINE-E Flores Robert
Above section 2667 meets for 8 weeks, Apr 18 to Jun 10, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
2668 Arrange-6 Hours ONLINE-E Flores Robert
Above section 2668 meets for 8 weeks, Apr 18 to Jun 10, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
NEW 3140 12:30p-3:35p TTh MC 5 Flores Robert
Above section 3140 meets for 8 weeks, Apr 19 to Jun 9.
4464 6:45p-9:50p M LA 136 Ortega G R
4465 6:45p-9:50p W MC 3 Crane M L
PHILOS 2, ETHICS 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This course provides an introduction to the nature of ethical theory (moral philosophy), an analysis of significant ethical theories, and an exploration of the problems encountered in the continuing quest for a satisfactory ethical theory for contemporary society. Some of the main topics in normative ethics and meta-ethics are covered.
2669 12:45p-2:05p MW LA 240 Stramel J S
Above section 2669 includes a service learning component.
2670 2:15p-3:35p MW LA 240 Stramel J S
Above section 2670 includes a service learning component.
PHILOS 3, EARLY PHILOSOPHERS 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This historical introduction to philosophy traces the development of Western philosophy from the early Greeks through the Middle Ages. The ideas which have influenced the development of Western culture are emphasized.
2671 2:15p-3:35p TTh MC 9 Holmgren C L
2672 3:45p-5:05p MW MC 9 Holmgren C L
PHILOS 4, MODERN PHILOSOPHERS 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This study of the principal philosophical developments since the Renaissance emphasizes the relation of philosophy to the growth of science and social and cultural changes in the modern period.
4466 6:45p-9:50p W LA 136 Ortega G R
PHILOS 5, CONTEMPORARY MORAL CONFLICTS 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This course is a philosophic examination of major ethical debates in contemporary American society. Topics may include capital punishment, abortion, euthanasia, racial and sexual equality, affirmative action, sexual morality, pornography, “victimless crimes,” bio-medical research, animal rights, and environmental issues. Preparatory to those investigations, time is devoted to studying some of the most important moral theories and various types of moral reasoning.
2673 12:45p-2:05p TTh LA 136 Stramel J S
2674 2:15p-3:35p TTh LA 136 Stramel J S
Above section 2674 will focus on sexual morality with an emphasis on moral questions concerning homosexuality.
PHILOS 6, PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3H (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This course is a general introduction to the study of the philosophy of science, aimed at fostering an enhanced awareness of the philosophical aspects and implications inherent in the scientific enterprise. The central concepts and methodology of science will be analyzed, and philosophical issues arising within selected branches of science will be examined. Specific episodes taken from the history of science will be regularly employed to illustrate and elucidate these general ideas. A background in philosophy or the physical sciences is helpful but not a requirement for this course.
2675 12:45p-2:05p TTh MC 9 Holmgren C L
PHILOS 7, LOGIC & CRITICAL THINKING 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
A course in general logic emphasizing its applications to practical situations. The course covers both inductive and deductive techniques.
2676 8:00a-9:20a MW LA 115 Shamey K L
2677 8:00a-9:20a TTh MC 2 Shamey K L
2678 9:30a-10:50a MW LA 115 Shamey K L
2679 9:30a-10:50a TTh MC 72 Shamey K L
4467 6:45p-9:50p Th MC 72 Shamey K L
PHILOS 9, SYMBOLIC LOGIC 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • Prerequisite: None.
This is a beginning course in modern logic covering symbolic notation and translations, and decision procedures for validity and invalidity of arguments in sentential logic and predicate logic.
2680 11:15a-12:35p MW MC 72 Shamey K L
PHILOS 10, BIO-ETHICS 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Arts and Humanities) • Prerequisite: None.
This is an introduction to moral philosophy as applied to a range of normative issues raised by contemporary biology and medicine. The course introduces the main moral theories and strategies for moral decision-making, and such topics as assisted or alternative reproduction, abortion, cloning and genetic engineering, suicide, euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, animal and human experimentation, research, practitioner-patient relationships, and allocation of scarce medical resources.
4468 6:45p-9:50p M MC 3 Crane M L
PHILOS 22, ASIAN PHILOSOPHY 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
The cultural settings and basic concepts of the major philosophical and religious systems of India, China, and Japan are studied. Rituals and literature are used to compare and contrast Asian and non-Asian belief systems.
2681 9:30a-10:50a MW MC 2 Quesada D M
PHILOS 23, PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This is an introduction to several traditional philosophical problems connected with religious belief. Among the issues to be discussed are the existence and nature of God, the problem of evil, the nature of religious language, religious experiences, mysticism, the rationality of religious belief, and the relationship between reason and revelation.
2682 2:15p-3:35p MW MC 9 Holmgren C L
Above section 2682 is part of the Scholars Program and enrollment is limited to program participants. See Special Programs section of class schedule or www.smc.edu/scholars for additional information.
2683 3:45p-5:05p TTh MC 9 Holmgren C L
PHILOS 48, NON VIOLENT RESISTANCE 3 UNITS
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.
An examination of the causes of war and violence in world history and the various organized efforts to maintain peace and end wars. Nonviolent resistance movements will be emphasized.
Philos 48 is the same class as Hist 48. Students may earn credit for one, but not for both.
2684 11:30a-2:35p F MC 9 Holmgren C L
11:30a-2:35p F MC 9 Ceplair L S
PHILOS 51, POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This inter-disciplinary course in philosophy and political science examines fundamental ideas about human nature, politics, and the state in the writings of major Western thinkers from Plato to Marx.
Philosophy 51 is the same course as Political Science 51. Students may earn credit for one, but not both.
2685 9:30a-10:50a MW MC 3 Oifer E R
2686 2:15p-3:35p MW MC 2 Oifer E R
4469 6:45p-9:50p W MC 2 Kurvink S J
PHILOS 52, MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This inter-disciplinary course in philosophy and political science examines main currents of contemporary political thought and ideology such as Liberalism, Conservatism, Socialism and Feminism. The theoretical foundations of these ideologies as well as their significance in illuminating political and economic movements and conflicts in the 20th century are considered. Students may receive credit for either Political Science 52 or Philosophy 52, but not both.
Philosophy 52 is the same course as Political Science 52. Students may earn credit for one, but not both.
2687 2:15p-3:35p TTh LA 115 Katherine A L
Above section 2687 is part of the Women’s College Program and is open to all students. See Special Programs section of class schedule for additional information.
PHILOS 88A, INDEPENDENT STUDIES IN PHILOSOPHY 1 UNIT
Transfer: CSU
Please see Independent Studies section.
2688 Arrange-1 Hour LA 110P Schultz C K