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.
2811 8:00a-9:20a MW MC 11 Kaufman S M
2812 8:00a-9:20a MW HSS 155 Huffaker P
2813 8:00a-9:20a TTh HSS 252 Katherine A L
2814 8:00a-9:20a TTh HSS 153 Kamler H F
2815 9:30a-10:50a MW HSS 155 Huffaker P
2816 9:30a-10:50a MW HSS 153 Katherine A L
Above section 2816 will be taught with an emphasis on environmental ethics and global citizenship.
2817 9:30a-10:50a TTh HSS 252 Katherine A L
Above section 2817 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.
2818 9:30a-10:50a TTh HSS 153 Kamler H F
2819 11:15a-12:35p MW MC 11 Dingman M Carol
2820 11:15a-12:35p TTh HSS 150 Firestone R
Above section 2820 is scheduled through the Student Activity hour. Students choosing to participate in student activities should enroll in another section.
2821 11:30a-2:35p F HSS 151 Flores Robert
2822 12:45p-2:05p TTh LV 160 Johnson M C
2823 12:45p-2:05p TTh HSS 150 Firestone R
2824 2:15p-3:35p MW LV 160 Quesada D M
Above section 2824 focuses on philosophy in film.
2825 2:15p-3:35p TTh LV 160 Johnson M C
2826 3:45p-5:05p TTh LV 160 Johnson M C
2827 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Flores Robert
Above section 2827 meets for 8 weeks, Feb 11 to Apr 04, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
2828 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Flores Robert
Above section 2828 meets for 8 weeks, Feb 11 to Apr 04, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
2829 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Flores Robert
Above section 2829 meets for 8 weeks, Feb 11 to Apr 04, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
2831 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Kaplan R H
Above section 2831 meets for 8 weeks, Apr 14 to Jun 06, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
2832 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Kaplan R H
Above section 2832 meets for 8 weeks, Apr 14 to Jun 06, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
NEW 3222 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Flores Robert
Above section 3222 meets for 8 weeks, Apr 14 to Jun 06, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
4474 6:45p-9:50p W HSS 150 Ortega G R
NEW 4589 6:45p-9:50p MW HSS 156 Stramel J S
Above section 4589 meets for 8 weeks, Apr 14 to Jun 04.
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.
2833 8:00a-9:20a MW HSS 151 Dingman M Carol
2834 2:15p-3:35p TTh HSS 150 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.
2836 11:15a-12:35p MW HSS 152 Holmgren C L
2837 11:15a-12:35p TTh HSS 152 Holmgren C L
Above section 2837 is scheduled through the Student Activity hour. Students choosing to participate in student activities should enroll in another section.
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.
2838 11:15a-12:35p MW HSS 252 Katherine A L
2839 12:45p-2:05p TTh HSS 154 Winter J J
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.
2840 2:15p-3:35p MW HSS 150 Stramel J S
Above section 2840 focuses on sexual morality with an emphasis on moral questions concerning homosexuality.
2841 3:45p-5:05p TTh HSS 150 Stramel J S
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.
2842 9:30a-10:50a TTh HSS 150 Firestone R
2843 11:15a-12:35p TTh HSS 154 Winter J J
Above section 2843 is scheduled through the Student Activity hour. Students choosing to participate in student activities should enroll in another section.
2844 12:45p-2:05p MW MC 11 Dingman M Carol
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.
2845 9:30a-10:50a MW MC 11 Kaufman S M
PHILOS 11, Philosophy of Art and Aesthetics 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
An introductory-level survey of some of the philosophical questions that arise from contemplation of art and the artistic process. The main theories of art and beauty will be interpreted and evaluated with respect to the relevance each has for contemporary society. Among the philosophical theories to be discussed will be formalism, subjectivism, representationalism, and intentionalism. Attempts at defining art from various institutional perspectives (legal, religious, art world) will be explored, as well. Principles and philosophical theories concerning art and beauty will be applied to various works of art in the major fields including, but not limited to, painting, music, dance, sculpture, and theatre. The significance of aesthetic experience and its relevance to life will be examined. The role of the artist and the artist’s intention in the creative process will also be analyzed in this course.
2846 12:45p-2:05p MW HSS 150 Kaufman S M
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.
2847 12:45p-2:05p MW LV 160 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.
2848 12:45p-2:05p MW HSS 152 Holmgren C L
2849 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.
2850 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.
2851 8:00a-9:20a MW HSS 154 Oifer E R
2852 11:15a-12:35p MW HSS 154 Oifer E R
4475 6:45p-9:50p M HSS 151 Kurvink S J
4476 6:45p-9:50p TTh HSS 151 Gorgie F J
Above section 4476 meets for 8 weeks, Apr 15 to Jun 05.
PHILOS 52, Contemporary 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.
2853 9:30a-10:50a MW HSS 154 Oifer E R
4477 6:45p-9:50p W HSS 151 Kurvink S J
PHILOS 88A, Independent Studies in Philosophy 1 unit
Transfer: CSU
Please see “Independent Studies” section.
2854 Arrange-1 Hour LA 110P Schultz C K
PHILOS 88B, Independent Studies in Philosophy 2 units
Transfer: CSU
Please see “Independent Studies” section.
2855 Arrange-2 Hours LA 110P Schultz C K