# Philosophy (PHIL) courses

Chaffey College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 12 courses

Source: https://chaffey.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/19209/20264/18796/20090/18854

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027.

### PHIL 70 — Introduction to Philosophy

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 48-54 Lecture
- **C-ID:** PHIL 100
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Grading: Letter Grade
- Credit for Prior Learning: No
- TOP Code: 150900

Introductory study of questions and ideas pondered by philosophy's great thinkers. Topics include problems of knowledge (epistemology), the nature of reality (metaphysics), issues of values, aesthetics, and religion (axiology), and social/political influences.

### PHIL 71 — Philosophy of Feminism

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 48-54 Lecture
- **Advisory:** PHIL 70 or PHIL 72 or PHIL 76
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section listed as PHIL-71 (/c/chaffey-college/schedule/fall-2026/phil.md); Spring 2027, 1 section listed as PHIL-71 (/c/chaffey-college/schedule/spring-2027/phil.md)
- Grading: Letter Grade
- Credit for Prior Learning: No
- TOP Code: 150900

This course traces the development of, and ongoing need for, Feminist Philosophy; including descriptions of Liberal Feminism, Radical Feminism, Socialist Feminism as well as feminist interpretations of “traditional” philosophical fields such as Epistemology and Ethics. The course will also address modern feminist philosophical issues, e.g. sexuality, pornography, gender, separatism, sexual harassment, and the politics of family.

### PHIL 72 — Seminar in Ethics

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 48-54 Lecture
- **Advisory:** PHIL 70
- **C-ID:** PHIL 120
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section listed as PHIL-72 (/c/chaffey-college/schedule/summer-2026/phil.md); Fall 2026, 5 sections listed as PHIL-72 (/c/chaffey-college/schedule/fall-2026/phil.md); Spring 2027, 5 sections listed as PHIL-72 (/c/chaffey-college/schedule/spring-2027/phil.md)
- Grading: Letter Grade
- Credit for Prior Learning: No
- TOP Code: 150900

Seminar for the study of ethics with emphasis on personal, social, and political values. May be offered as an Honors course.

### PHIL 73 — Seminar in Contemporary American Philosophy

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 48-54 Lecture
- **Advisory:** PHIL 70
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Grading: Letter Grade
- Credit for Prior Learning: No
- TOP Code: 150900

Study of the leading American thinkers in the areas of aesthetics, political and social theory, scientific thought, religious philosophy, and ethics.

### PHIL 75 — Symbolic Logic

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 48-54 Lecture
- **Prerequisite:** Completion with a C or better in: ENGL C1000
- **Advisory:** PHIL 76
- **C-ID:** PHIL 210
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section listed as PHIL-75 (/c/chaffey-college/schedule/summer-2026/phil.md); Fall 2026, 1 section listed as PHIL-75 (/c/chaffey-college/schedule/fall-2026/phil.md); Spring 2027, 1 section listed as PHIL-75 (/c/chaffey-college/schedule/spring-2027/phil.md)
- Grading: Letter Grade
- Credit for Prior Learning: No
- TOP Code: 150900

An introduction to symbolic methods of reasoning, covering sentential logic, natural deduction, and predicate logic. Students will translate ordinary language sentences and arguments into symbolic form and will evaluate symbolized arguments using truth tables, truth trees, and natural deduction.

### PHIL 76 — Critical Thinking

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 48-54 Lecture
- **Prerequisite:** Completion with a C or better in: ENGL C1000
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section listed as PHIL-76 (/c/chaffey-college/schedule/summer-2026/phil.md); Fall 2026, 2 sections listed as PHIL-76 (/c/chaffey-college/schedule/fall-2026/phil.md); Spring 2027, 4 sections listed as PHIL-76 (/c/chaffey-college/schedule/spring-2027/phil.md)
- Grading: Letter Grade
- Credit for Prior Learning: No
- TOP Code: 150900

Exploration of the underlying structure of argument and the role of sound reasoning in the investigation of claims. Analysis of inductive and deductive argument reasoning, distinction of fact from opinion and belief from knowledge, identification of formal and informal fallacies, and application of learned skills to realistic life problems. A minimum of 5,000 written words is required over the term.

### PHIL 77 — History of Ancient Philosophy

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 48-54 Lecture
- **Advisory:** PHIL 70
- **C-ID:** PHIL 130
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section listed as PHIL-77 (/c/chaffey-college/schedule/fall-2026/phil.md); Spring 2027, 1 section listed as PHIL-77 (/c/chaffey-college/schedule/spring-2027/phil.md)
- Grading: Letter Grade
- Credit for Prior Learning: No
- TOP Code: 150900

This course addresses ancient philosophy with emphasis on the development of Greek philosophy from the Pre-Socratics through Aristotle and may also include Hellenistic, Roman, medieval or non-western thinkers.

### PHIL 78 — History of Philosophy: Modern

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 48-54 Lecture
- **Advisory:** PHIL 70 and; PHIL 77
- **C-ID:** PHIL 140
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Grading: Letter Grade
- Credit for Prior Learning: No
- TOP Code: 150900

A survey of the major philosophers and ideas from Descartes up to the 20th century, including Kant, Locke, Hume, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, and others.

### PHIL 79 — Philosophy of Consciousness

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 48-54 Lecture
- **Advisory:** PHIL 70 and; PHIL 76
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Grading: Letter Grade
- Credit for Prior Learning: No
- TOP Code: 150900

A study of contemporary debate regarding the nature of the mind and consciousness and how it relates to the brain and body.

### PHIL 80 — Introduction to Religion

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 48-54 Lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections listed as PHIL-80 (/c/chaffey-college/schedule/fall-2026/phil.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections listed as PHIL-80 (/c/chaffey-college/schedule/spring-2027/phil.md)
- Grading: Letter Grade
- Credit for Prior Learning: No
- TOP Code: 151000

Exploration into the philosophies of religion and their intellectual, cultural, and personal expressions.

### PHIL 81 — Introduction to Eastern Philosophy

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 48-54 Lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Grading: Letter Grade
- Credit for Prior Learning: No
- TOP Code: 151000

Survey of the philosophies and practices of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism, other Eastern traditions, and their influences on contemporary society.

### PHIL 82 — Introduction to Monotheistic Religions: Judaism/Christianity/Islam

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 48-54 Lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Grading: Letter Grade
- Credit for Prior Learning: No
- TOP Code: 151000

The origins and manifestations of the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religions.