PHI 100 - Introduction to Philosophy

Credits: 3

Advisory: ENGL C1000
Description: The course surveys the history of philosophy and examines its major themes, in order to introduce students to the study of philosophy, philosophical methods, and philosophical inquiries into the natures of the world, perception, knowledge, morality, politics, and human identities.

Transferable
Transferable to both UC and CSU

General Education:

CalGETC: Transfer General Education Requirements ( 3- Arts and Humanities- 3B: Humanities )

Student Learning Outcomes:

Define the major issues, approaches and schools of world philosophy;
Identify the basic aims, issues, methods and problems of philosophy;
Discuss basic philosophical approaches to and definitions of human beings and humankind in general;
Compare basic philosophical approaches to and definitions of the natural world and the universe;
Analyze basic philosophical approaches to the limitations of human knowledge in regard to history, gender and class.

Total Course In-Class (Contact) Hours: 54
Course Duration (Weeks): 18
Weekly Student Hours (In-Class) Lecture Hours: 3