PHIL 102 - Introduction to Philosophy: Global Perspectives

    Recent Professors
    tpreston@riohondo.edu
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    35 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2025 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2
    Description
    This course introduces philosophical ideas and methods concerning knowledge, reality, and values while centering voices and traditions from Asia, the Americas, and the African diaspora. Topics may include the sources and limits of knowledge and the nature of reality. Other topics that may be examined from a philosophical perspective include the nature of the self, truth, ethics, political theory, and ways of life. This course is appropriate for students seeking a broader program of philosophical study, or to fulfill a General Education Humanities or Philosophy major requirements.