Philosophy
8 courses · Coastline College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
PHIL C100 Introduction to Philosophy
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- PHIL 100
This course probes the questions people ask about the universe and their place in it. An examination is undertaken of the range of possible answers developed by leading philosophers in such areas as the meaning of knowledge, scientific method, religion, ethics, aesthetics, history, politics, and metaphysics.
PHIL C102 History of Ancient Philosophy
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- PHIL 130
The thoughts of the ancient Greeks still have relevance and greatly influence the world today. This course will take students on a journey through ancient Greek thought in order to examine those ideas and explore how these profound thinkers helped move Western thought away from mysticism and superstition to philosophical analysis and the scientific method. This course will cover the writings of the Pre-Socratics, Zeno's paradoxes, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, Epicureanism, and more.
PHIL C113 Environmental Ethics: Philosophical Approaches to Sustainability
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Advisory
- A course taught at the level of Preparation for College Composition or appropriate English placement.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
A philosophical course focusing upon global environmental issues such as scarcity of resources, world hunger, animal welfare, conservation, and preservation.
PHIL C115 Logic and Critical Thinking
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- PHIL 110
An introductory general education course focusing on the use of arguments both in ordinary discourse and the academic disciplines within the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. The course is split between informal and deductive/formal logic. The emphasis for informal logic will be on its role for the basic learning skills of fallacy identification, written communication (reading/writing), and then bringing these skills to bear in practical ways. The emphasis for deductive logic will involve truth tables, categorical logic, and propositional logic, including proofs. Recommended for all humanities, social science, business, and natural science majors and those planning to transfer to a four-year college or university.
PHIL C120 Ethics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- PHIL 120
This course will examine the concepts of right, wrong, good, and bad in the light of classical moral theories. It will include a critical examination of the foundations of ethics and present numerous approaches to examine and resolve moral problems. Attention will be paid to the application of moral theories to contemporary issues. This course will help students hone their critical thinking skills and navigate the modern world's complex ethical landscape. Recommended for all philosophy, business, and Information Technology (IT) majors, as well as all prospective medical and law students.
PHIL C122 Bioethics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
Bioethics looks at the ethical implications of advancements in biology and medicine and at how they affect decisions on life, death, biotechnology, politics, law, and philosophy. This course fulfills the philosophy humanities requirement. Enrollment Limitation: BIOL C122; students who complete PHIL C122 may not enroll in or receive credit for BIOL C122.
PHIL C140 Business and Organizational Ethics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Advisory
- A course taught at the level of Preparation for College Composition or appropriate English placement.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Covers elements of moral-ethical reasoning that are appropriate to individuals in organizations in all fields, with an emphasis on ethics as it relates to business enterprises. The focus is on the ethical and social responsibilities and integrity of professionals as well as corporate responsibility.
PHIL C220 Introduction to Symbolic Logic
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Advisory
- A course taught at the level of Preparation for College Composition or appropriate English placement; This course will involve translation of English sentences into predicate logic; A reasonably firm grasp of the source language, therefore, is necessary in order to excel.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- PHIL 210
This course introduces the principles of valid deductive reasoning through a study of formal techniques of sentential logic and predicate logic. Students will learn how to translate arguments from a natural language (in this case English) to symbolic languages. These abstracted arguments can then be manipulated to derive other truth-preserved sentences. Students will also cover related logic and semantic concepts such as validity, soundness, and entailment.