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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
An examination of major perspectives on how societies should be organized. Study of central issues such as legitimacy of government, and rights versus obligations; or of major concepts such as justice, equality, rights, class, patriarchy and power. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Prerequisites: satisfaction of the GE Critical Thinking (A4) and Philosophy (C4) requirements. A. Classical political theories. (4 units) B. Themes in social and political philosophy. (4 units)
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3.00 Credits
A study of philosophical problems raised by the law, such as the nature and validity of the law, and concepts of justice; the relation between law and morality; and how rights are or ought to be reflected in the law. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Prerequisites: satisfaction of the GE Critical Thinking (A4) and Philosophy (C4) requirements. A. The Concept of Law (4 units) B. Morality and the Law (4 units) C. Rights and the Law (4 units)
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3.00 Credits
Study of theories of equality and justice as they apply to justice, affirmative action, multiculturalism, group differences and the intersections of race with gender and class. Prerequisites: satisfaction of the GE Critical Thinking (A4) and Philosophy (C4) requirements. (GE=G2) (4 units)
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3.00 Credits
Philosophical theories of male and female nature, their implications concerning equality and rights, the nature of the family, and social roles of men and women. Prerequisites: satisfaction of the GE Critical Thinking (A4) and Philosophy (C4) requirements. (GE=G2) (4 units)
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3.00 Credits
Problems concerned with the existence and attributes of God or gods, the significance of religious experience and its varieties, and the rationality of faith. Prerequisites: satisfaction of the GE Critical Thinking (A4) and Philosophy (C4) requirements. (4 units)
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4.00 Credits
Study of various philosophical issues that arise within non-Western world views such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, and Islam. Prerequisites: satisfaction of the GE Critical Thinking (A4) and Philosophy (C4) requirements. (4 units)
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3.00 Credits
Problems relating to existence. Includes issues such as realism and anti-realism, the nature of modal truth, free-will and determinism, the mind-body problem, and the nature of identity. Prerequisites: satisfaction of the GE Critical Thinking (A4) and Philosophy (C4) requirements. (4 units)
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4.00 Credits
Philosophical issues raised by logic and mathematics, such as the nature of logical and mathematical truth, the relations between logic, mathematics and the world, and justification for logical and mathematical systems. Formerly a topic under PHIL 485. Prerequisites: MATH 110 or equivalent, PHIL 200, and satisfaction of the Philosophy (C4) requirements. (4 units)
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3.00 Credits
Various theories about the nature of the mind and the relation of the mind to the body and behavior. Focus will be on different approaches to psychology (behaviorism, functionalism, etc.) or on the consequences of theories of the mind for the question of whether computers can think. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Prerequisites: satisfaction of the GE Critical Thinking (A4) and Philosophy (C4) requirements. A. Philosophical Psychology (4 units) B. Minds and Machines (4 units)
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3.00 Credits
Problems concerning acquiring and justifying knowledge, including the roles of sense perception and reason, the distinction between knowledge and belief, the nature of evidence, and the concepts of truth and certainty. Prerequisites: satisfaction of the GE Critical Thinking (A4) and Philosophy (C4) requirements. (4 units)
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