12/4/2024 12:26:21 AM	PHIL 21 Course Outline as of Summer 2022	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  PHIL 21	Title:  HIST WEST PHIL: MODERN
Full Title:  History of Western Philosophy: Modern
Last Reviewed:12/10/2018

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
		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:  PHIL 20.2

Catalog Description:

History of Western philosophy from the late Renaissance through the Enlightenment (16th-18th Centuries).

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

History of Western philosophy from the late Renaissance through the Enlightenment (16th-18th Centuries).

(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 1980	Inactive:
Area:	E	Humanities
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	C2	Humanities		Spring 1987
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	3B	Humanities		Spring 1987
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1980	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1980	Inactive:
C-ID:
CID Descriptor: PHIL 140	History of Modern Philosophy	SRJC Equivalent Course(s): PHIL21

Certificate/Major Applicable: Major Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1.  Describe and explain the philosophical views of prominent philosophers of this period.

2.  Critically evaluate the major arguments and viewpoints of the philosophers studied.

 

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Describe the evolution of Western philosophical thought from the late Renaissance

    through the Enlightenment period.

2. Describe how the views of the philosophers of this period reflected the historical

     and cultural contexts of the time.

3. Interpret and critique representative samples of the most significant philosophical

    literature of this period (e.g. Descartes' Meditations, Hobbes' Leviathan,

     Berkeley's Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous, Locke's an Essay Concerning

     Human Understanding, Hume's Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding,  

     Spinoza's Ethics, Kant's Prolegamena and Marx's Das Kapital).

Topics and Scope

I. Introduction

    A. The transition from the late Renaissance to the end of the Enlightenment

    B. Modern period (the Renaissance, religion and science)

II. Rene Descartes

    A. The method of doubt

     B. Cogito

    C. Rationalism

    D. Mind

    E. God

    F. Matter

III. Thomas Hobbes

    A. Mechanistic materialism

    B. Egoism

    C. State of nature

    D. Social contract

IV. Baruch Spinoza

    A. Monism

    B. Pantheism

    C. Rationalism

    D. Psychology

    E. Ethics

V. Gottfried Leibniz

    A. Logic

    B. Principle of sufficient reason

    C. Pre-established harmony

    D. God

    E. Monads

VI. John Locke

    A. Origins of empiricism

    B. Origins of modern political liberalism

VII. George Berkeley

    A. Immaterialism

    B. Empiricism

    C. Philosophy of religion

VIII. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    A. Ethics

    B. State of nature

    C. Social Contract

IX. David Hume

    A. Empiricism

    B. Critique of causality

    C. Induction and personal identity

    D. Religion

    E. Ethics

X. Immanuel Kant

    A. Synthetic a priori judgments

    B. Space

    C. Time

    D. Categories of the understanding

    E. The categorical imperative

    F. Freedom

    G. God

Assignments:

1. Regular reading assignments 20-50 pages from primary sources, course texts

     and/or supplementary materials

2. Regular reading responses or activities (10-15) which cover the assigned readings

3. Term paper(s) of 2500 to 5000 words in which philosophical issues raised

    in class are explored

4. At least two mid-term examinations which include in-class essay(s) on material covered

    in readings and class discussions

5. A final examination including written essay(s) in response to questions on material

     covered in class and in texts

6. Participation in class discussions

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 40 - 75%
Written homework, term paper(s)
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 15 - 50%
Midterms, final exam will include multiple choice and essay questions
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 20%
Attendance and participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Ethics: Benedict de Spinoza. Tr.  Curley, Edwin. Penguin Classics. 2015

 

The Great Conversation:  A Historical Introduction to Philosophy. 7th ed. Melchert, Norman. Oxford University Press. 2014 (classic)

 

Philosophy: A Historical Survey with Essential Readings. 9th ed.  Stumpf, Samuel, and Fieser, James.  McGraw Hill Educational. 2014 (classic)

 

Classics of Western Philosophy. 8th ed. Cahn, Steven. Hackett Publishing Co. 2012 (classic)

 

Philosophy: History and Readings. 8th ed. Stumpf, Samuel Enoch and Fieser, James. McGraw Hill. 2011 (classic)

 

Leviathan. Hobbes, Thomas. CreateSpace independent Publishing Platform. 2011 (classic)

 

Descartes' Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy. 4th ed. Descartes, Rene and Tr .Cress, Donald. Hackett Publishing Company. 1999 (classic)

 

Kant's Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics: With Selections from the Critique of Pure Reason, ed. Kant, Immanuel. Cambridge University Press. 1997 (classic)

 

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. 2nd ed. Hume, David and Steinberg, Eric. Hackett Publishing Company. 1993 (classic)

 

Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous. Berkeley, George. Hackett Publishing Company. 1979 (classic)

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