Austin Community College

FY 2005 Course Descriptions

Philosophy


PHIL 1301 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY (3-3-0). Students will be introduced to various significant philosophical issues and thinkers and to the practice of philosophical analysis. Skills: E (PHL 1613) Course Type: T

PHIL 2303 LOGIC (3-3-0). Students will be introduced to the rules of argument, inductive and deductive reasoning, the recognition of informal and formal fallacies, and the application of logical thinking in work and social situations. Skills: G (PHL 1633) Course Type: T

PHIL 2306 ETHICS (3-3-0). Students will be introduced to the principles of morality through a critical examination of various ethical theories and their application to contemporary moral problems. Skills: E (PHL 1623) Course Type: T

PHIL 2307 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY (3-3-0). Students will be introduced to a critical examination of fundamental social and political concepts, e.g., justice, rights, and political obligation. Skills: E ( ) Course Type: T

PHIL 2316 HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY I (3-3-0). Students will be introduced to the history of Western Philosophy from the pre-Socratics through the early medieval era with emphasis on Plato and Aristotle. Skills: E Prerequisites: PHIL 1301. ( ) Course Type: T

PHIL 2317 HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY II (3-3-0). Students will be introduced to the history of early modern Western Philosophy focusing on the attempt to understand the source, nature, and limits of human knowledge as pursued by the rationalists, the empiricists, and Kant. Skills: E Prerequisites: PHIL 1301. ( ) Course Type: T

PHIL 2321 PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION (3-3-0). Students will be introduced to the philosophical analysis of the nature of religion and religious experience with an emphasis on such themes as rationality and religious belief, the existence and attributes of God, and the problem of evil. Skills: E (PHL 1643) Course Type: T


Course Descriptions as of August 26, 2004 09:00am
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