2012-2013 Catalog (all pages) - Ohlone College

9 ANNOUNCEMENT OF COURSES 217
PHIL-100
PHIL-101
PHIL-102
PHIL-104
PHIL-106
PHIL-107
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PHILOSOPHY
Division: Arts and Social Sciences
Introduction to Philosophy
54.00 hrs lecture
Units: 3.00
Advisory: ENGL-101A
Accepted For Credit: CSU & UC
An introduction to philosophy, examining various
philosophers, and enduring questions such as “What is
Reality?” “Who am I?” and “What can I know?” (GC)
Ancient Philosophy
54.00 hrs lecture
Units: 3.00
Advisory: Eligible for ENGL-101A
Accepted For Credit: CSU & UC
This course is an introduction to the development of Western
philosophy through a study of its beginnings in ancient
Greece. Thinkers considered include the Presocratics, Socrates,
Plato, Aristotle, and post-Socratics such as the Stoics and
Epicureans. (GC)
Modern Philosophy
54.00 hrs lecture
Units: 3.00
Advisory: Eligible for ENGL-101A
Accepted For Credit: CSU & UC
This course is an introduction to the history of modern
philosophy. Thinkers studied include Descartes, Hobbes,
Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant, and contemporary philosophers.
(GC)
Logic
54.00 hrs lecture
Units: 3.00
Advisory: Eligible for ENGL-101A
Accepted For Credit: CSU & UC
This is an introductory course in formal deductive reasoning.
Emphasis will be on modern symbolic logic. Topics discussed
include truth-functional connectors, truth tables, natural
deduction, and proof. (GC)
Ethics
54.00 hrs lecture
Units: 3.00
Advisory: Eligible for ENGL-101A
Accepted For Credit: CSU & UC
This course examines the major ethical systems and
contemporary moral issues. Ethical theories include
Kantianism, Utilitarianism, Virtue Theory, and Ethics and Care.
Moral issues will include euthanasia, abortion, the death
penalty, animal rights, and obligations to charity. (GC)
Practical Reasoning
54.00 hrs lecture
Units: 3.00
Advisory: Eligible for ENGL-101A
Accepted For Credit: CSU
This is a practical examination of reasoning and argumentation
illustrated by topics drawn from everyday life. Topics examined
include the structure and form of arguments, informal fallacies,
and ways in which cultural, social, and psychological factors
support or detract from the reasoning process. (GC)
PHIL-109A
PHIL-109B
PHIL-110
PHIL-112
PHIL-114
PHIL-116
PHIL-118
Understanding the Old Testament
54.00 hrs lecture
Units: 3.00
Advisory: Eligible for ENGL-101A
Accepted For Credit: CSU & UC
This course is a general introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures.
Emphasis will be upon the history, literature, and religion of
ancient Israel, using the findings of modern Biblical
scholarship. (GC)
Understanding the New Testament
54.00 hrs lecture
Units: 3.00
Advisory: Eligible for ENGL-101A
Accepted For Credit: CSU & UC
This course is a general introduction to the New Testament.
Emphasis will be upon the use of modern scholarship to
investigate the historical, literary, and religious background of
the New Testament. (GC)
Introduction to Asian Religions
54.00 hrs lecture
Units: 3.00
Advisory: Eligible for ENGL-101A
Accepted For Credit: CSU & UC
This course is a survey of the religious and philosophical
thought of the great Eastern religious traditions: Hinduism,
Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, and Shintoism. Cultural
backgrounds and historical development will be emphasized.
(GC)
Introduction to Western Religions
54.00 hrs lecture
Units: 3.00
Advisory: Eligible for ENGL-101A
Accepted For Credit: CSU & UC
This course is a comparative survey of major religious
traditions of the Western World: Judaism, Christianity, Islam,
and others. Cultural backgrounds and historical development
will be emphasized. (GC)
Introduction to Islam
54.00 hrs lecture
Units: 3.00
Accepted For Credit: CSU & UC
This course will offer a basic overview of the nature of Islam as
a religion or system of life, its culture, and its impact on Muslim
individuals and groups. The course will consider the basic
sources of Islam and the history of the Islamic tradition. (GC)
Bioethics
54.00 hrs lecture
Units: 3.00
Advisory: ENGL-101A
Accepted For Credit: CSU
This course examines issues concerning biotechnology,
medicine, and the ethical questions that are raised by the
technology. Concepts studied include human and animal
research, genetically modified organisms, genetic engineering,
eugenics, stem cell research, and artificial biology. Ethical
theory will also be examined as a groundwork for discussion of
the issues covered. (GC)
Latin American Philosophy
54.00 hrs lecture
Units: 3.00
Advisory: ENGL-101A
Accepted For Credit: CSU & UC
This course will survey post-colonial thought in Latin America,
including how European ideas have influenced Latin American
philosophy, concepts of race, identity, community ethics; and
the impact of Latin American philosophy on contemporary
society. (GC)
2012-2013 OHLONE COLLEGE CATALOG