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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
PHIL 2 | Title:
INTRO TO PHILOSOPHY |
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| Full Title:
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY |
| Last Reviewed:11/9/2022 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17 | Lecture Scheduled | 51.00 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 3 | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 51.00 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact Total | 0 |
Title 5 Category:
AA Deg Applic
Grading:
Credit Course For Grade Or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - May be repeated once if grade was D or F.
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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This course examines fundamental questions of philosophy through discussion of selected philosophers and student ideas. It compares philosophy to common sense, science, and religion, and explores the meaning of self-identity, human freedom, ethical values, immortality, and the existence of God.
Prerequisites:
Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Fundamental questions of a philosophy of life examined through discussion of student ideas and selected philosophers. Philosophy compared to common sense, science, and religion. Explores meaning of self-identity, human freedom, ethical values, immortality, existence of God.
(Credit Course For Grade Or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - May be repeated once if grade was D or F.
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | Spring 1995
| Inactive: | |
| Area: | C
| Humanities
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | C2 | Humanities | Spring 1995 | |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | 3B | Humanities | Spring 1995 | |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Spring 1995 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Spring 1995 | Inactive: | |
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| CAN: |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Major Applicable Course
Approval and Dates
| Version: | 03 | Course Created/Approved: | 5/19/1995 |
| Version Created: | 11/29/2008 | Course Last Modified: | 9/11/2013 |
| Submitter: | TODD WEBER | Course Last Full Review: | 11/9/2022 |
| Version Status: | Approved Change | Prereq Created/Approved: | 11/9/2022 |
| Version Status Date: | 7/27/2009 | Semester Last Taught: | SUMMER 2013 |
| Version Term Effective: | FALL 2009 | Term Inactive: | FALL 2013 |
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
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1. Explain the nature of philosophical thinking and the kind of issues it
deals with.
2. Critically analyze a given philosophical passage.
3. Demonstrate coherent and consistent thinking to a given problem.
4. Identify unstated assumptions in a given argument.
Topics and Scope
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What is philosophical thinking?
1. Broad issues discussed by philosophers (epistemology, metaphysics,
ethics, philosophy of religion)
2. Some in-depth discussion of these issues with their subdivisions
3. Some logical principles involved in any rational thinking, inquiry, and
discussion
4. Some major pitfalls one might fall into when one discusses
philosophical problems
5. Some discussion of the sort of assumptions that might underlie a
certain position taken about as problem
6. Discussion of problems that might interest students, taken either from
a book of selections used for the course or from other sources
Diversity statement: This course helps liberate students from provincial
ways of thinking by examining philosophical topics from multiple
perspectives.
Assignments:
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1. Regular required reading of assigned text
2. Written work: (typical examples)
a. Essay on a philosophical problem
b. Written summaries of text assignments (in response to questions
supplied by instructor)
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
Representative Textbooks:
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'Philosophy: The Quest for Truth,' Louis P. Pojman, 7th ed., (Oxford
University Press, 2008).
OTHER REQUIRED ELEMENTS
| Student Preparation |
| Matric Assessment Required: | X | Exempt From Assessment |
| Prerequisites-generate description: | NP | No prerequisite |
| Advisories-generate description: | | Auto-Generated Text |
| Prereq-provisional: | N | NO |
| Prereq/coreq-registration check: | N | No Prerequisite Rules Exist |
| Requires instructor signature: | N | Instructor's Signature Not Required |
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| BASIC INFORMATION, HOURS/UNITS & REPEATABILITY |
| Method of instruction: | 02 | Lecture |
| Area department: | PHIL | Philosophy |
| Division: | 2 | Humanities |
| Special topic course: | N | Not A Selected Topic Course |
| Program Status: | | Major Applicable Course |
| Repeatability: | 00 | May be repeated once if grade was D or F. |
| Repeat group id: | | |
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| SCHEDULING |
| Audit allowed: | N | Not Auditable |
| Open entry/exit: | N | Not Open Entry/open Exit |
| Credit by Exam: | N | Credit by examination not allowed |
| Budget code: Program: | 0000 | Unrestricted |
| Budget code: Activity: | 0335 | Philosophy |
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| OTHER CODES |
| Disciplines: | PHIL | Philosophy (requires master's) |
| Basic Skills: | 0 | Not A Basic Skills Course |
| Level below transfer: | Y | Not Applicable |
| CVU/CVC status: | N | CVU/CVC Unknown Or Not Distance Ed |
| Non-credit category: | Y | Not Applicable, Credit Course |
| Classification: | Y | A - Liberal Arts And Sciences |
| SAM classification: | E | E - Non-occupational |
| TOP code: | 1509.00 | Philosophy |
| Work-based learning: | N | Does Not Include Work-based Learning |
| DSPS course: | N | NO |
| In-service: | N | Test |
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