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, the Mind-Body Problem, the Freedom vs. Determination debate, and the Absolutism vs. Relativism debate. Related topics in ethics may also be included.
2841 8:00a-9:20a MW HSS 153 Huffaker P
2842 8:00a-9:20a MW HSS 156 Kaufman S M
2843 8:00a-9:20a TTh HSS 252 Katherine A L
2844 8:00a-9:20a TTh HSS 155 Johnson M C
2845 9:30a-10:50a MW HSS 153 Huffaker P
2846 9:30a-10:50a TTh HSS 252 Katherine A L
Above section 2846 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.
2847 9:30a-10:50a TTh HSS 150 Kamler H F
2848 11:15a-12:35p MW HSS 150 Dingman M Carol
2849 11:15a-12:35p TTh HSS 151 Firestone R
Above section 2849 is scheduled through the Student Activity hour. Students choosing to participate in student activities should enroll in another section.
2850 11:15a-12:35p TTh HSS 155 Quesada D M
Above section 2850 is scheduled through the Student Activity hour. Students choosing to participate in student activities should enroll in another section.
2851 11:30a-2:35p F HSS 151 Flores Robert
2852 12:45p-2:05p MW HSS 263 Pickard D
Above section 2852 focuses on Knowledge and Reality in the 21st Century.
2853 12:45p-2:05p MW BUNDY 239 Kaufman S M
Above section 2853 meets at the Bundy Campus, 3171 South Bundy Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90066. Above section 2853 focuses on perspectives on art and beauty.
2854 12:45p-2:05p TTh HSS 252 Katherine A L
2855 2:15p-3:35p TTh HSS 150 Johnson M C
2856 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Flores Robert
Above section 2856 meets for 8 weeks, Aug 27 to Oct 19, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
2857 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Flores Robert
Above section 2857 meets for 8 weeks, Aug 27 to Oct 19, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
2858 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Flores Robert
Above section 2858 meets for 8 weeks, Aug 27 to Oct 19, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
2859 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Flores Robert
Above section 2859 meets for 8 weeks, Aug 27 to Oct 19, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
NEW 3294 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Staff
Above section 3294 meets for 8 weeks, Oct 22 to Dec 14, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
4463 6:45p-9:50p W HSS 263 Ortega G R
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.
2860 9:30a-10:50a TTh HSS 151 Firestone R
2861 12:45p-2:05p MW MC 1 Dingman M Carol
2862 2:15p-3:35p TTh HSS 151 Stramel J S
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.
2863 11:15a-12:35p TTh HSS 152 Holmgren C L
Above section 2863 is scheduled through the Student Activity hour. Students choosing to participate in student activities should enroll in another section.
2864 12:45p-2:05p MW HSS 151 Stramel J S
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.
2865 11:15a-12:35p MW HSS 252 Katherine A L
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.
2866 2:15p-3:35p MW HSS 151 Stramel J S
Above section 2866 focuses on sexual morality with an emphasis on moral questions concerning homosexuality.
2867 3:45p-5:05p TTh HSS 151 Stramel J S
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.
2868 11:15a-12:35p MW HSS 152 Holmgren C L
PHILOS 7, Logic and 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.
2869 8:00a-9:20a MW HSS 154 Dingman M Carol
2870 2:15p-3:35p MW HSS 156 Pickard D
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.
2871 11:15a-12:35p MW BUNDY 321 Kaufman S M
Above section 2871 meets at the Bundy Campus, 3171 South Bundy Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90066.
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.
2872 9:30a-10:50a TTh HSS 155 Quesada D M
2873 12:45p-2:05p TTh HSS 155 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.
2874 12:45p-2:05p MW HSS 152 Holmgren C L
2875 2:15p-3:35p TTh HSS 152 Holmgren C L
PHILOS 48, Non Violent Resistance 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) or 4 (Behavioral Sciences) • 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.
Philosophy 48 is the same class as History 48. Students may earn credit for one, but not for both.
2876 12:45p-2:05p TTh HSS 152 Holmgren C L
PHILOS 51, Political Philosophy 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 4 (Social & Behavioral Sciences) or 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.
2878 8:00a-9:20a MW HSS 255 Oifer E R
2877 11:15a-12:35p MW HSS 154 Oifer E R
4464 6:45p-9:50p W HSS 150 Kurvink S J
PHILOS 52, Modern Political Thought 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 4 (Social & Behavioral Sciences) or 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.
2879 9:30a-10:50a MW HSS 154 Oifer E R
4465 6:45p-9:50p M HSS 150 Kurvink S J
PHILOS 88A, Independent Studies in Philosophy 1 unit
Transfer: CSU
Please see “Independent Studies” section.
2880 Arrange-1 Hour LA 110P Schultz C K
PHILOS 88B, Independent Studies in Philosophy 2 units
Transfer: CSU
Please see “Independent Studies” section.
2881 Arrange-2 Hours LA 110P Schultz C K