# Philosophy (PHIL) courses

Merritt College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 4 courses

Source: https://mc.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/48441/48769/49120/49121/49718

"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:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- 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.

### PHIL 2 — Social and Political Philosophy

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- 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 Mill), and appropriate contemporary philosophers.

### PHIL 10 — Logic

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/merritt-college/schedule/fall-2026/phil.md)
- Peralta GE Areas 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 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.