Chabot College 2024-2026 313 CREDIT COURSE LISTING, PHIL List A: Select 2 (6 units) Any Required Core not already used. PHIL 65 Introduction to Philosophy: Theory of Knowledge 3 PHIL 70 Social and Political Philosophy 3 List B: Select 2 (6 units) Any List A course not already used. ARTH 20 (same as PHOT 20)- History of Photography 3 COMM 6 Introduction to Performance Studies 3 ENGL 20 Studies in Shakespeare 3 ENGL 21 The Evolution of the Black Writer 3 ENGL 22 Mexican American/Latinx Literature of the U.S. 3 ENGL 25 Asian-American Literature 3 ENGL 31 Introduction to Queer Literature 3 ENGL 41 World Literature (17th Century to the Present) 3 ENGL 45 Studies in Fiction 3 ES 5 Critiquing Race and Gender in Popular Culture 3 FRNC 2A Intermediate French 4 FRNC 2B Advanced French 4 HIS 1 History of Western Civilization to 1600 3 HIS 2 History of Western Civilization Since 1600 3 HIS 3 World History: Beginnings to 1500 3 HIS 4 World History: 1500 to the Present 3 HUMN 60 Creativity and the Community 3 HUMN 65 The American Style 3 HUMN 68 World Mythology 3 RELS 50 Religions of the World 3 RELS 65 Religions of Asia 3 SPA 2A Intermediate Spanish 4 SPA 2B Advanced Spanish 4 Major Requirements 18 Units General Education Requirements 28 Units Electives (Degree applicable Units as needed) 14 Units Total 60 Units PHILOSOPHY (PHIL) COURSES 50 Introduction to Philosophy 3 Units Introductory course in philosophy. Philosophy is an activity rather than a set of beliefs. It is thinking critically, systematically, and creatively about fundamental and important questions about knowledge, values, and reality that include the following and more: What do I know, and how do I know it? What is justice? Does God exist? Do I have free will? What is the nature of the mind and self? Lecture: 54 hours Eligibility for: Eligibility for ENGL 1A or ENGL 1. 55 Symbolic Logic 3 Units This course is an introduction to symbolic logic. Symbolic logic is the formal study of good and bad reasoning. Central to this study is the concept of and criteria for validity. Sentential and predicate logic symbolization, semantics, syntax, and proof methods will be examined. NOTE: This course is required for nearly all philosophy majors and is excellent preparation for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). Lecture: 54 hours 60 Ethics 3 Units This is an introductory course in ethics. To study ethics is to think critically about morality, and address questions like: What is justice? Are there universal, absolute, or objective moral rules? Is human nature inherently good or evil? What’s the relationship between moral responsibility and free will? This course examines several competing, historically important, and still prominent theoretical approaches to ethics, including Kant’s deontology, Mill’s utilitarianism, and Aristotle’s virtue ethics. These theories will be applied to contemporary moral problems, including those stemming from wealth inequality, artificial intelligence, the treatment of animals, and the limits of free speech. Lecture: 54 hours Strongly Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 1 65 Introduction to Philosophy: Theory of Knowledge 3 Units This class explores and critically analyzes fundamental questions about knowledge. Key questions include: What is knowledge? How is knowledge acquired? How do I know that I am not living in a computer simulation? Theories about knowledge, truth, and justification will be explored, including: rationalism, empiricism, pragmatism, and skepticism. This class traces the history of epistemological ideas from Plato, Aristotle, and the Buddha, to Descartes, Locke, Hume, Kant, and Gettier. Lecture: 54 hours Strongly Recommended: ENGL 1 70 Social and Political Philosophy 3 Units This social and political philosophy class explores and critically analyzes fundamental questions related to society, politics, and ethics. Essential to this course is the study of government and its citizenry. Key questions include: What makes a government legitimate? What rights and liberties should be protected? Is there an ideal size and form of government? Political ideologies like liberalism, conservatism, and socialism will be explored and applied to contemporary issues including: free speech, privacy, and welfare. This class traces the history of social and political ideas from Plato, Aristotle, Confucius, and Lao Tzu to Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Marx, Arendt, Rawls, and more. Lecture: 54 hours
