PHIL 1 - INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY

    Recent Professors
    P. Perez
    Recent Semesters
    Summer 2026
    Class Size
    50 students
    Difficulty
    6.2Demandingout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Summer 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2
    Description
    This course introduces students to traditional and contemporary views in metaphysics, epistemology, and value- theory. Topics may include the sources and limits of knowledge, the nature of reality, the relationship between mind and body, free will and determinism, the existence of God, and the nature of morally right action. Readings will include selections drawn from the primary texts of Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, or Kant, as well as various twentieth century philosophers.