PHIL 3B - HISTORY OF MODERN PHILOSOPHY

    Recent Professors
    N. Liebig
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    35–50 students
    Difficulty
    4.9Moderateout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Spring 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 students to the history of modern philosophy, including the major tenets of Rationalism, Empiricism, Idealism, and Existentialism. Topics may include skepticism, mind/body dualism, identity, the sources of knowledge, the nature of reality, and the problem of induction. Readings will include selections drawn from the primary texts of Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant as well as other primary and secondary sources on the modern philosophers.