Austin Community College
Spring 2010 - CANCELLED COURSES
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Updated: 05/27/2010 08:26:33
PHILOSOPHY
16 Week Session January 19 - May 16
PHIL 2306 Ethics
E [0/36] 05385 Lec 014 EVC 8107. M 5:40pm - 6:55pm Staff
05385 is a HYBRID course. 50% of weekly instruction is classroom based and 50% is
on-line. Internet access & email are required. AFTER 1/14, access course, including
orientation, through Blackboard (see http://irt.austincc.edu/blackboard/stlogin.html
for log-in instructions).
12 Week Session February 15 - May 16
PHIL 2306 Ethics
E [0/36] 03515 Lec 013 FBG TBA Th 6:00pm - 9:30pm Staff
8 Week Session January 19 - March 14
16 Week Session January 19 - May 16
12 Week Session February 15 - May 16
PHIL 1301 Introduction to Philosophy
Students will be introduced to various significant philosophical issues and thinkers and to the practice of philosophical analysis.
Introduction to Philosophy: Honors - Please contact the Honors Department at 223-3255 or honors@austincc.edu for additional information.
PHIL 2303 Logic
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.
PHIL 2306 Ethics
Students will be introduced to the principles of morality through a critical examination of various ethical theories and their application to contemporary moral problems.
Ethics: Honors - Please contact the Honors Department at 223-3255 or honors@austincc.edu for additional information.
PHIL 2307 Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy
Students will be introduced to a critical examination of fundamental social and political concepts, e.g., justice, rights, and political obligation.
PHIL 2316 Ancient Philosophy
Students will be introduced to Ancient Western Philosophy from the pre-Socratics through the Hellenists with emphasis on Plato and Aristotle. Prerequisite: PHIL 1301.
PHIL 2317 Modern Philosophy
Students will be introduced to 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. Prerequisite: PHIL 1301.
PHIL 2321 Philosophy of Religion
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.