# Philosophy (PHIL) courses

Laney College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 10 courses

Source: https://lan.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/44166/44231/44219/44468/44470

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

### PHIL 1 — Introduction to Philosophy

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **C-ID:** PHIL 100
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/phil.md)
- AA/AS area 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.

### PHIL 2 — Social and Political Philosophy

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/phil.md)
- AA/AS area 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.

### PHIL 4 — Philosophy of Religion

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- AA/AS area 3; Cal-GETC Area 3B;

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.

### PHIL 6 — Introduction to the Philosophy of Self and Emotions

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/phil.md)
- AA/AS area 3; Cal-GETC Area 3B;

Introduction to the nature of self and emotions: Philosophical and religious perspectives on personal identity and emotions.

### PHIL 10 — Logic

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **C-ID:** PHIL 110
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/phil.md)
- AA/AS area 1B;

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

### PHIL 14 — Introduction to the Philosophy of Death

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- AA/AS area 3; Cal-GETC Area 3B;

Introduction to the cultural and philosophical perspectives of Death: Analysis of the concepts of life, death and meaning as expressed in classical East and West, modern and contemporary perspectives.

### PHIL 20A — History of Ancient Greek Philosophy

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **C-ID:** PHIL 130
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- AA/AS area 3; Cal-GETC Area 3B;

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

### PHIL 20B — History of Modern European Philosophy

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **C-ID:** PHIL 140
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- AA/AS area 3; Cal-GETC Area 3B;

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

### PHIL 37 — Introduction to Asian Philosophy

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Major philosophies and religions of Asia: Emphasis on the origins, myths, and basic teachings of Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Shinto; special attention to current influences of Eastern philosophy and religion on Western culture.

### PHIL 49 — Independent Study in Philosophy

- **Units:** .5-5
- **Hours:** .5 - 5 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

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.