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All courses are for unit credit and apply to a De Anza associate degree unless otherwise noted.
P PHIL 3 Critical Thinking and Writing 5 Units (See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.) Prerequisite: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5. Five hours lecture (60 hours total per quarter).
This course is an introduction to the study of argumentation, critical evaluation, the structure of language in written composition, and research techniques. Practical applications of critical thinking skills in everyday situations such as moral thinking, problem-solving, and the evaluation of arguments. Additionally, arguments will be studied within the context of philosophical issues, texts, and subject matter. A major research paper is also required for the course.
PHIL 20B History of Western Philosophy 4 Units - 1400-1800
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An introduction to the major philosophers of the Western tradition from the Renaissance through the early modern period. Examination of the problems of knowledge, reality, truth, freedom, agency, morality and value theory in figures from Descartes to Kant, including marginalized figures and groups, such as Elizabeth of Bohemia.
PHIL 20C History of Western Philosophy 4 Units - 1800-the Present
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An introduction to the major philosophers of the Western tradition from 1900 to the present with an emphasis on major philosophers and movements that examine problems of knowledge, reality, truth, value, and human existence, as well as their applications to the sciences and other fields, such as cultural studies.
PHIL 24 Philosophy of Religion 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An introduction to Philosophy of Religion investigating religious experience, belief and life under the scope of philosophy. Analyzes issues including: the cognitive component in religious experience, religion and feminism, religious fundamentalism, arguments for and against theism, and attitudes toward both philosophy and religion in a variety of cultural contexts.
PHIL 30 Introduction to Existentialism 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course examines central figures, texts, and ideas within existential philosophy, with an emphasis on the fundamental ontological assumption held by all existentialists, namely the existentialists’ rejection of rationalism and the idea that a metaphysical system can (or should) describe the world as containing determinate essences that confer univocal conceptual identities upon things, situations, and actions.
PHIL 49 Women and Philosophy 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
(Also listed as WMST 49. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Examination of feminist theory, “feminism,” feminist thought and the philosophy produced by a diverse range of women in philosophy. Investigation of the ways that understandings of the relations between the sexes have influenced the work of philosophers from different cultures.
PHIL 4 Critical Thinking
4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course is an introduction to the study of argumentation, critical evaluation, and the use of language in the interpretation of diverse forms of discourse. It explores practical applications of critical thinking skills in everyday situations such as problem solving and evaluation of arguments.
PHIL 7 Deductive Logic
4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
(Not open to students with credit in PHIL 7H.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5. Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course is a study of the concepts and methods of deductive logic, emphasizing formal proof techniques in sentential and predicate logic.
PHIL 7H Deductive Logic - HONORS
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.) (Not open to students with credit in PHIL 7.)
(Admission into this course requires consent of the Honors Program Coordinator.)
4 Units
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course is a study of the concepts and methods of deductive logic, emphasizing formal proof techniques in sentential and predicate logic. Students in this course will be expected to complete additional assignments in order to gain further proficiency in formal logical methods.
PHIL 8 Ethics
4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
(Not open to students with credit in PHIL 8H.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5. Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course is an integrated and multicultural study of ethical philosophy and emphasizes topics such as the good life, the nature of value, moral reflection, moral reasoning, and action. Many approaches to ethics, including Western and non-Western traditions will be examined.
PHIL 8H Ethics - HONORS
4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
(Not open to students with credit in PHIL 8.)
(Admission into this course requires consent of the Honors Program Coordinator.) Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5. Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course is an integrated and multicultural study of ethical philosophy and emphasizes topics such as the good life, the nature of value, moral reflection, moral reasoning, and action. Many approaches to ethics, including Western and non- Western traditions will be examined. Students in this honors course will be expected to complete extra assignments to gain a deeper insight into moral philosophy.
PHIL 11 Asian Philosophy 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An introduction to the major themes and figures of Asian philosophical traditions, emphasizing those found in China, India and Japan. Studies may include Confucianism, Moism, Yangism, Taoism, the Upanishads, Vedanta, Jaina, Buddhism, Zen and Shinto. Classical thought will be primarily emphasized, though some attention will be given to contemporary thinkers.
PHIL 20A History of Western Philosophy 4 Units - Ancient Greece
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Examination of the problems of knowledge, reality, truth, value, agency, morality, and wisdom in Greek philosophy from Thales to Aristotle. Emphasis will be given to applications of Greek thinking to social, aesthetic, cultural, gender, historical, and religious issues.
PHIL 77
PHIL 77X
PHIL 77Y
Special Projects in Philosophy
1 Unit 2 Units 3 Units
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and division dean.
Three hours laboratory for each unit of credit (36 hours total for each unit of credit per quarter).
Specific reading, writing or study projects within the discipline of Philosophy.
Photography
PHTG 1 Basic Photography 3 Units
Advisory: EWRT 200 and READ 200, or ESL 261, 262, and 263; MATH 210 or equivalent.
Two hours lecture, three hours laboratory (60 hours total per quarter). Introduction to black and white photography. Overview of the 35mm single lens reflex camera operating system. Basic understanding of film processing, printing and finishing. Development of critical thinking skills to analyze historical, cultural, conceptual and practical aspects of a medium used worldwide. Preparatory for further work in photography including digital imaging.
PHTG 2 Intermediate Photography 3 Units
Prerequisite: PHTG 1.
Two hours lecture, three hours laboratory (60 hours total per quarter).
(This course is included in the Analog Photography Family of activity courses. Please see the rules on “Repeating Courses” in the College Policies section of the catalog.)
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