| PHIL-1 Critical Thinking |
| CSU and UC | (3 units LEC) | |
| A course in making good decisions by gathering and analyzing information, then reasoning carefully to justify a conclusion. Critical Thinking provides specific language, logic and argumentation skills, including a survey of the formal and informal fallacies of language and thought. |
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| Prerequisite: ENGL-1A |
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| PHIL-10 Introduction to Philosophy |
| CSU and UC | (3 units LEC) | |
| An exploration of the common philosophical questions and some of the answers provided by ancient and modern philosophers. Included will be deliberations about: the meanings of life, self, the existence of God, truth, morality and justice. Emphasis will be on the necessity for each individual to have, and capably defend, his/her own responses to traditional questions. |
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| Recommended Prep: ENGL-150 |
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| PHIL-12 Logic |
| CSU and UC | (3 units LEC) | |
| A course in formal symbolic logic which includes the study and evaluation of arguments, an introduction to modern logic, symbolic notation and translations, decision procedures for validity and invalidity of arguments in sentential logic and predicate logic. |
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| Prerequisite: ENGL-1A |
| Recommended Prep: MATH-380 |
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| PHIL-15 Religions of the World |
| CSU and UC | (3 units LEC) | |
| In order to better understand the people of the world, it is necessary to know about their religions. This survey course explores the origins of religion and its major expressions including Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism and others. |
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| Recommended Prep: ENGL-150 |
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| PHIL-20 Ethics |
| CSU and UC | (3 units LEC) | |
| An introduction to ethical theories and how those theories are utilized in reaching justified moral determinations. This course will investigate the application of these approaches to current ethical issues such as abortion, euthanasia, distributive justice, capital punishment, pornography, and stem cell research. |
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| Recommended Prep: ENGL-150 |
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