PH 101(Practical reasoning)
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23 courses with the subject PH, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
PH 102Exploring Philosophy. (H) (C) (RR) (WC) One Unit. This course examines some major philosophical
issues by leading classical and contemporary thinkers in the Western tradition. Offered spring semester.
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PH 103Contemporary Moral Problems
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PH 104Happiness and the Good Life (H) (RR) (WW) One unit. What does it mean to live a good life? What is
central to meaning and purpose? What attitudes and habits of mind lead to a good life? Is living well synonymous with happiness? Can we learn to be happy? In this course, students explore answers to questions like these through ancient and contemporary text primarily in philosophy, but also including texts in psychology, religious studies and neuroscience .Offered as needed.
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PH 105The Idea of Love. (H) One unit. An interdisciplinary examination of various issues concerning human
nature and happiness, in which the phenomenon of love occupies a central position. Several major theories of love will be examined to answer questions as to the nature of love, the cause of love,the value of love, etc. Offered as required.
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PH 106Hinduism and Buddhism. (H) (C) (R) (UU) One unit. An introduction to the major systems of religious
thought and practice of the Orient with particular attention to those traditions which have attained popularity and significance in the West: Yoga, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, Zen, Taoism, etc. Certain distinctions between Eastern and Western religion and culture are suggested. Cross-listed as RE 105. Offered fall and spring semesters. PH 109 Political Philosophy. (H) (C) (RR) (WC) One unit. This course examines and assesses various political theories concerning the relation between the individual and the state. Topics may include justice, power, human rights, natural law, equality, political obligation and consent, democracy and representation, civil disobedience, freedom and coercion, and utopias. Offered fall semester.
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PH 109Political Philosophy
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PH 200Symbolic Logic. (H) (C) (R) (Q) One unit. This course examines the principles and techniques of
sentential and predicate logic—such as the translation of ordinary language into symbols—and the methods for ascertaining the validity of arguments. Topics include: standard logical notation, truth tables, quantification theory, logic of relations, and deductive systems. Offered as required. PH 201 Moral Philosophy. (H) One unit. A critical study of the nature of moral judgments, the criteria of moral decisions, and the problems of moral conduct, with attention given to major classical and contemporary moral theories. Offered as required.
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PH 202Medical Ethics
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PH 203Ethics and Society
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PH 204Philosophy and Feminism. (H) (WC) (RR) (UU) One unit. This course examines the characteristic
trends (e.g., Existentialist, Liberal, Libertarian, Marxist, and Postmodern) positions and topics (e.g., knowledge, politics, ethics, sex, gender, identity; heterosexuality, alternative lifestyles, and family; sexism, misogyny, and equality) of feminist philosophers and their philosophical and cultura limpact. Authors may include: Anscombe, Benhabib, Butler, deBeauvoir, Cixous, Irigaray, Kristeva, Frase, Frye, MacKinnon, Nussbaum, and Paglia. Offered as required.
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PH 205Philosophy of Mind. (H) (C) (RR) (WC) One unit. This course examines various philosophical and
psychological approaches to our mental life and their implication for philosophy and culture. Topics may include: the nature of the mental, the relation of mind and body, the reduction of mind to brain, whether a machine could think, and whether consciousness can be reconciled with a scientific view of the world. Offered as required.
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PH 209Ancient Philosophy. (H) (C) (RR) (WC) One unit. Examines the major figures and movements in
Greek philosophical thought, especially Plato and Aristotle. Topics may include: power, justice, love, morality, immortality, law, the nature of reality, the nature of the soul, belief and knowledge, and the dialectical relation between authority and freedom. Offered as required.
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PH 211Modern Philosophy. (H) (C) (RR) (Q) One unit. This course examines the major figures and movements
in philosophy in Europe from the seventeenth to the early nineteenth century. Philosophers studied include: Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Hobbes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant. Offered as required.
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PH 212Hegel, Marx and Nietzsche. (H) (C) (RR) (WC) One unit. This course examines the development of
German philosophical thought from the late eighteenth century to the early twentieth century around the themes of idealism and materialism. Authors may include: Hegel, Fichte, Marx, and Nietzsche. Offered as required.
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PH 213Existentialism. (H) (C) (RR) (WC) One unit. This course examines the important texts and central
ideas of the major existentialist thinkers, Heidegger and Sartre, as well as those of important precursors such as Kierkegaard and Nietzsche. Topics include the analysis of human reality (“the self”, intentionality, consciousness, etc.), the relation of the individual to society, the basis of moral belief and decision, freedom, authenticity, self- deception, anxiety, and the significance of death. Offered as required.
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PH 214American Philosophy. (H) (C) (RR) (WC) One unit. This course examines the characteristic methods
positions, and themes (e.g., free will, mind, the relation of mind and body, God, knowledge, belief, truth, morality) of the pragmatists and their philosophical, sociological, and cultural impact. Among the thinkers included are Peirce, James, Dewey, C. I. Lewis, E. Nagel, Russell, and Wittgenstein. Offered as required. 291 / 445
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PH 215Recent Continental Philosophy. (H) (C) (RR) (WC) One unit. This course examines some of the
characteristic trends (phenomenology, existentialism, structuralism, poststructuralism) and themes of late twentieth century continental philosophy. Authors may include: Bergson, Derrida, Foucault, Habermas, Heidegger (later work), Lévinas, Merleau-Ponty, Sartre. Offered as required.
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PH 291Special Topics in Philosophy. (H) One unit. This is a course for discussion of one or more areas of
current interest in philosophy not emphasized in regular courses offered by the department. Content varies with the interests of students and department faculty. Offered periodically.
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PH 302Philosophy and Psychoanalysis. (C) (WC) (RR) One unit. Psychoanalysis remains one of a very few
perspectives on human reality which continues to exert a major theoretical and practical influence around the world. The course examines a variety of topics and controversies introduced by Freud, his followers, and his critics such as: the doctrine of unconscious mind; the object of desire(sexuality, aggression, love); the meaning of relationship; the extent of freedom; dreams and fantasy; narcissism; and madness, as well as issues pertaining to the nature of science and the foundations of psychology. Cross-listed with PS 382. Offered as required.
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PH 400Reflective Tutorial. (H) (O) (RR) (WW) One unit. This course is an advanced research and writing
course that examines a major philosopher or issue from one of the three groups of philosophy—the group as set forth in the description of the major (ethics, values, and society; history of philosophy; metaphysics, epistemology, mind, and logic).As the culminating experience of the Reflective Tutorial, students will engage in self-directed library research—research consisting of a minimum of 100 hours—that either will result in a senior thesis or will engage in fieldwork in the community resulting in a written senior project. Senior projects and senior theses will be presented at the end of the spring semester. Offered fall semester.
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PH 401Seminar: Topics in Philosophy. (H) (O) (RR) (WW) One unit. This course examines selected topics in
the history of philosophy or in recent philosophy. Topics may include: a single philosopher’s analysis of several philosophic issues; a few philosophers’ analyses of one or two closely related issues; or a twentieth century philosopher’s reaction to a philosophic text, movement—or even to traditional philosophy itself. Offered fall semester.
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PH 593Independent Study. (H) One unit. This course is an opportunity for an advanced student in philosophy
to engage in independent research, under professional supervision, on a problem, theme, or historical figure in philosophy. Prerequisite: permission of advisor and Division Chair of Humanities. MINOR IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES Religious Studies focuses upon the history of religion and the religious traditions that form the ethical and moral foundations of Western and non-Western societies. Religious Studies prepares students for church work and graduate studies toward careers in higher education and ministry. REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINOR IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES A minimum of 5 units. COURSE DESCRIPTIONS IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES 292 / 445
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