PHIL 300    Introduction to Philosophy    3 Units

Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area II(b); CSU Area A3; IGETC Area 3B
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This course will focus on critical thinking techniques and apply them to the following philosophical areas: metaphilosophy, theory of knowledge, metaphysics, ethics, political philosophy, and philosophy of religion. In applying critical thinking techniques to philosophical problems, students are encouraged to develop their own philosophical perspective and world view. The quality and quantity of the course's required writing will reflect the standards of a second semester composition course.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 17-May 20
MW           07:30AM-08:50AM   LEC   R.Schubert           CRC MAIN BS 113      25296
F            09:00AM-12:05PM   LEC   TBA                  CRC MAIN BS 128      25298
TTh          10:30AM-11:50AM   LEC   R.Schubert           CRC MAIN BS 114      27298
M            07:00PM-10:05PM   LEC   A.Cinelli            CRC MAIN BS 119      26666

PHIL 304    Introduction to Eastern Philosophy    3 Units

Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area I; AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This course provides an introduction to the philosophical traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism focusing on metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 17-May 20
TTh          09:00AM-10:20AM   LEC   R.Schubert           CRC MAIN BS 128      30977

PHIL 310    Introduction to Ethics    3 Units

Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: The application of theories developed by traditional and contemporary moral philosophy to the ethical problems, dilemmas, and issues of today.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 17-May 20
TTh          07:30AM-08:50AM   LEC   R.Schubert           CRC MAIN BS 128      25294
MW           09:00AM-10:20AM   LEC   R.Schubert           CRC MAIN P 47A       26608
TTh          12:00PM-01:20PM   LEC   C.VanPatten          CRC MAIN BS 129      28072
MW           05:30PM-06:50PM   LEC   A.Cinelli            CRC MAIN BS 114      30978

PHIL 352    Introduction to World Religions    3 Units

Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area I; AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This course will introduce students to the major world religious traditions, including indigenous sacred ways, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Students will study the practices and beliefs of each tradition, and will read selected material from the sacred writings of each tradition. Also considered is the influence of world religions in contemporary United States society, focusing on ethnicity, ethnocentrism, racism, ageism, class differences, and gender issues.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 17-May 20
MW           10:30AM-11:50AM   LEC   C.VanPatten          CRC MAIN BS 120      25300
TTh          01:30PM-02:50PM   LEC   C.VanPatten          CRC MAIN BS 129      28122

PHIL 356    Introduction to the Bible    3 Units

Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This course surveys the literary, historical, ethical, theological and philosophical themes of the Bible. Students will read extensive passages from the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures with special focus on text criticism, the development of Monotheism, the social justice tradition of the Prophets, the Gospels and the "Jesus Problem," and the early development of the Christian Church.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 17-May 20
MW           12:00PM-01:20PM   LEC   C.VanPatten          CRC MAIN BS 119      25302