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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
PHIL 6 | Title:
INTRO TO PHILOSOPHY |
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| Full Title:
Introduction to Philosophy |
| Last Reviewed:1/28/2019 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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An inquiry into truth and value through studies of the philosophers. Stresses philosophical issues, themes, and problems, as well as methods of philosophical inquiry. Examines how philosophy has tried to answer the perennial questions about reality, truth, and value. Explores philosophy's role in personal and social life.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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An inquiry into truth and value through studies of the philosophers. Stresses philosophical issues, themes, and problems, as well as methods of philosophical inquiry. Examines how philosophy has tried to answer the perennial questions about reality, truth, and value. Explores philosophy's role in personal and social life.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | Fall 1981
| Inactive: | |
| Area: | E
| Humanities
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | C2 | Humanities | Fall 1981 | |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | 3B | Humanities | Fall 1981 | |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| C-ID: |
| CID Descriptor: PHIL 100 | Introduction to Philosophy | SRJC Equivalent Course(s): PHIL6 |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Major Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Recognize characteristic philosophical issues.
2. Identify and critically evaluate representative philosophical positions.
Objectives:
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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Differentiate between philosophy and other disciplines, e.g., physics, literature.
2. Differentiate fields of philosophy, e.g., aesthetics,epistemology, metaphysics, political
philosophy, philosophy of religion, philosophy of mind,
3. Examine key topics and questions within the above fields: God and religion, the nature of
truth, philosophy of mind, free will and determinism, and morality.
4. Summarize, analyze, and evaluate key arguments addressing the above topics.
5. Provide philosophical interpretation of primary texts.
6. Analyze and evaluate contemporary applications of the above arguments.
Topics and Scope
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I. Philosophical Methods
A. Logic
B. Rationalism
C. Empiricism
II. The Nature of Philosophical Issues
A. Overview of key philosophical fields and topics
B. Relationship between philosophical issues and worldviews
III. God and Religion
A. Existence and nature of God
B. Relationship between religion and science
C. Relationship between religion and morality
IV. The Nature of Reality
A. Relationship between being and becoming
B. Relationship between mind and matter
V. The Nature of Truth
A. Relationship between opinion and truth
B. Relationship between truth and knowledge
C. Coherence
D. Correspondence
E. Pragmatic theories
VI. Personal Identity
A. Relationship between self and body
B. Relationship between self and thought
C. Relationship between self and consciousness
D. Relationship between self and society
E. Arguments justifying the claim there is no self
VII. Free Will
A. Nature of free will
B. Determinism
C. Relationship between will and the good life
D. Relationship between free will and existential issues
VIII. Morality
A. Nature of the good life
B. Relationship between religion and morality
C. Subjectivism
D. Relativism
E. Hedonism
F. Egoism
G. Altruism
H. Duty-based morality
I. Consequentialism
J. Virtue ethics
IX. Justice
A. Liberty
B. Equality
1. Civil rights
2. Natural rights
3. Human rights
4. Retributive justice
5. Distributive justice
Assignments:
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1. Regular reading assignments from course texts and supplementary material. Number of
pages vary, depending upon difficulty of topic, concepts, and arguments. Typical
reading assignment is 15-25 pgs
2. Regular reader response activities or assignments
3. Quizzes which cover the assigned readings
4. At least two midterms that require essays responding to material covered in class and texts
5. A final examination that requires essays responding to material covered in class and texts
6. Term paper about research on an issue raised in class and defense of a particular position on
that issue. Length will vary, depending upon difficulty of topic, concepts, and arguments.
Typical papers 1250 to 2500 words
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
30 - 60% |
| Written homework, term paper | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
40 - 60% |
| Exams will include multiple choice and essay | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 20% |
| Attendance and participation; reader response activities | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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The Big Questions. 10th ed. Solomon, Robert and Higgins, Kathleen. Cengage Learning. 2018
Archetypes of Wisdom. 9th ed. Soccio, Douglas. Cengage Learning. 2015
Introduction to Philosophy. 7th ed. Perry, John and Bratman, Michael and Fischer, John. Oxford University Press. 2015
The Philosopher's Way. 5th ed. Caffee, John. Pearson. 2015
Meditations on First Philosophy. Descrates, Rene. Oxford University Press. 2008 (classic)
What Does it All Mean? Nagel,Thomas. Oxford University Press. 2004 (classic)
Last Days of Socrates. Plato. Penquin Classics. 2003 (classic)
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