Philosophy PHIL

PHIL 1 Introduction to Philosophy

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Transfers to

CSU, UC

C-ID

PHIL 100

Peralta GE Areas 3; Cal-GETC Area 3B;

Study of selected classic examples of original works of philosophers: Literature of the discipline and analytical methods, aims, goals, and types of problems peculiar to philosophers and philosophical inquiry; metaphysics, epistemology, valuing and axiology, aesthetics, and religion.

Offered: Fall 2026 (3 sections)

PHIL 2 Social and Political Philosophy

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Transfers to

CSU, UC

Peralta GE Areas 3; Cal-GETC Area 3B;

Focus on classic examples of social and political philosophy in Western civilization: Original writings by Classic Greeks (Plato and Aristotle), Americans (Hamilton, Madison, and Jefferson), Modern Europeans (Marx and Mills), and appropriate contemporary philosophers.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

PHIL 11 Formal Logic

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Transfers to

CSU, UC

C-ID

PHIL 210

Peralta GE Areas 1B;

Introduction to formal logic: Syntax, semantics, and proof theory of sentential and predicate logic.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

PHIL 20A History of Ancient Greek Philosophy

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Transfers to

CSU, UC

C-ID

PHIL 130

Peralta GE Areas 3; Cal-GETC Area 3B;

Chronological development of leading philosophical perspectives of Ancient Greece from the Ionians to the Scholastics.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

PHIL 20B History of Modern European Philosophy

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Transfers to

CSU, UC

C-ID

PHIL 140

Peralta GE Areas 3; Cal-GETC Area 3B;

Chronological development of leading philosophical perspectives of Modern Europe from the Renaissance to present.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHIL 31A Introduction to Ethics

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Transfers to

CSU, UC

C-ID

PHIL 120

Peralta GE Areas 3; Cal-GETC Area 3B;

Survey of central problems in ethics: what makes for a good life; what our moral obligations are and why; what to think about moral issues that are currently the source of controversy in our society. Not open for credit to students who have completed or are currently enrolled in HUMAN 30A.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

PHIL 35 Feminist Philosophy

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Transfers to

CSU, UC

Peralta GE Areas 3; Cal-GETC Area 3B;

Introduction to feminist philosophy through the study of different philosophical approaches to and bases for feminism: Historical, cultural, and political approach to feminist theories in relation to one another and to other branches of philosophy. Not open for those students who have taken or are currently enrolled in WS 035.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHIL 49 Independent Study in Philosophy

Units

.5-5

Hours

.5 - 5 hours lecture

Transfers to

CSU

In-depth exploration of an area or problem of the student's choice not covered by regular catalog offerings in Philosophy. Student must obtain approval from an appropriate faculty member. For more details, see the section on independent study in the college catalog

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.