Philosophy PHIL

PHIL 1 Introduction to Philosophy

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Peralta GE Areas 3;

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 (1 section)

PHIL 2 Social and Political Philosophy

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Transfers to

CSU, UC

Peralta GE Areas 3;

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.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHIL 4 Philosophy of Religion

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Philosophy of religion from both an existential and historical perspective: Existentially, through an examination of “religion” as personal, social and theological; and historically, through an examination of common doctrines in the Semitic, Vedic and East Asian religions.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHIL 5 Ethical Problems

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Transfers to

CSU, UC

Analysis of ethical problems such as violence, sex, war and oppression: Imaginative literature, cinema, current events reported in the media, and great traditions of Western Civilization.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHIL 10 Logic

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Transfers to

CSU, UC

Peralta GE Areas 1B;

Consideration of logical problems of language: Deduction and induction, fallacies, theory of argument, scientific method, and study of correct reasoning in Aristotelian and modern logic.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHIL 20A History of Ancient Greek Philosophy

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Chronological development of leading philosophical perspectives that have been associated with Western civilization from the Ionians to the Scholastics.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHIL 20B History of Modern European Philosophy

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Peralta GE Areas 3;

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

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

PHIL 49 Independent Study in Philosophy

Units

.5

Hours

.5 - 5 hours lecture

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.