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.
1638 8:00a-10:05a MTWTh HSS 154 Winter J J
1639 10:15a-12:20p MTWTh HSS 151 Stramel J S
1640 12:30p-2:35p MTWTh HSS 150 Kaufman S M
1641 12:30p-2:35p MTWTh BUNDY 239 Pickard D
Above section 1641 meets for 6 weeks, Jun 30 to Aug 07, at the Bundy Campus, 3171 South Bundy Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90066.
1642 Arrange-9 Hours ONLINE-E Kaplan R H
Above section 1642 is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
1643 Arrange-9 Hours ONLINE-E Kaplan R H
Above section 1643 is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
4158 6:30p-9:40p TTh HSS 263 Ortega G R
Above section 4158 meets for 8 weeks, Jun 17 to Aug 07.
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.
4159 6:30p-9:40p MW HSS 263 Ortega G R
Above section 4159 meets for 8 weeks, Jun 16 to Aug 06.
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.
1644 12:30p-2:35p MTWTh HSS 151 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.
1645 12:30p-2:35p MTWTh 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.
1646 10:15a-12:20p MTWTh MC 11 Dingman M Carol
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.
1647 12:30p-2:35p MTWTh HSS 165 Quesada D M
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.
1648 8:00a-10:05a MTWTh HSS 252 Oifer E R
4160 6:30p-9:40p MW HSS 252 Gorgie F J
Above section 4160 meets for 8 weeks, Jun 16 to Aug 06.
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 interdisciplinary course in philosophy and political science examines arguments and discourses developed within contemporary political thought. How those discourses critique and/or are rooted in modern ideologies, such as liberalism and socialism will be considered. The theoretical perspectives presented in the course will be used to critically examine important issues in contemporary politics. Political Science 52 is the same course as Philosophy 52. Students may earn credit for one, but not both.
Philosophy 52 is the same course as Political Science 52. Students may earn credit for one, but not both.
4161 6:30p-9:40p TTh HSS 150 Kurvink S J
Above section 4161 meets for 8 weeks, Jun 17 to Aug 07.
PHILOS 88A, Independent Studies in Philosophy 1 unit
Transfer: CSU
Please see “Independent Studies” section.
1649 Arrange-3 Hours HSS 354 Schultz C K
PHILOS 88B, Independent Studies in Philosophy 2 units
Transfer: CSU
Please see “Independent Studies” section.
1650 Arrange-6 Hours HSS 354 Schultz C K