TransfermaticPHIL at De Anza College

    PHIL 20B - History of Western Philosophy - 1400-1800

    Recent Professors
    Rich Booher
    Recent Semesters
    Winter 2027
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    4
    Winter 2027 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2
    Description
    This course introduces the major philosophers of the Western tradition from the Renaissance through the early modern period. Students will examine the problems of knowledge, reality, truth, freedom, agency, morality, and value theory in figures from Descartes to Kant, including philosophers from marginalized groups.
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 11:30am–1:20pm