9 courses with the subject PHIL, 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.
The course introduces students to the foundational theories and methods of philosophical analysis, emphasizing critical examination of some fundamental principles and problems of philosophy, with examples from the major areas of philosophy: metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics. Course Offered Online:
The course introduces students to the foundational theories and methods of philosophical analysis, using a particular theme or subgenre-such as art, ethics, or truth-to at once focus student inquiry, while broadening the interdisciplinary nature of the course. Students learn to write and speak critically about philosophical theories, with emphasis on interpretation as well as relationships between philosophy and other academic disciplines.
Philosophy of Yoga and Meditation introduces students to the philosophical investigation of the origins and practice of yoga and meditation, using both a theoretical and an experiential component. Students learn how to speak critically about classic and contemporary texts in philosophy, and engage in the physical practice of yoga, breathing exercises, and meditati General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation
Principles of thinking and problem solving, deductive and inductive logic and fallacies. Includes the analysis of formal and informal arguments. Course Offered Online:
Philosophical exploration of love, including concepts of love from Plato to contemporary thinkers and types of love, including romantic and sexual love, as well as love in friendship, family and religious devotion. Discussion of selected topics may include what love is, the place of desire in love, the role of love in a good life, and the ethics of love. General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation
A study of theories of morality and values and their application to selected topics in personal and social ethics such as euthanasia, abortion, capital punishment, sex and marriage, human and animal rights, the environment, hate speech, world hunger and poverty and censorship. Course Offered Online:
This course introduces some of the issues of central importance in the study of social and political philosophy. A variety of perspectives are considered, including a range of historical and contemporary writings. Theoretical and applied problems within the field are explored. Topics include the nature of law, morality, and duty. Special attention is given to the concepts of justice, freedom, property, and civic responsibility. General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation
Ancient and medieval philosophy from the pre-Socratics to the Reformation with special attention to its relationship to intellectual history and contemporary intellectual problems.
Modern philosophy from Descartes and Hobbes to the 21st century with special attention to its relationship to intellectual history and contemporary intellectual problems.
Source: Community College of Philadelphia's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
