PHIL 160 - Latin American Philosophy

    Recent Professors
    V. Guerra
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2026
    Class Size
    50 students
    Credits
    3
    Spring 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2
    Description
    The course begins with the indigenous philospohies of Latin America, such as that of the Maya, and proceeds to the colonial period, under which students will learn of imported philosophies such as Scholasticism and Enlightenment thought. The curriculum then turns to the striving for independence in the post-colonial period, and the uneasy tension between positivism and inclusion. As the course turns to the thought of the Twentieth Century, the philosophies of liberation, postmodernism and globalism are explord. The conclusion of this course is a survey of the Latin American philosophies of our century, including those arising in the United States. (CSU/UC) (AA/AS-3, CSU-C2, IGETC-3B, Cal-GETC-3B)
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 11:00am–12:20pm