Description:
Develops understanding of informal logic and practical reasoning skills necessary for academic success, including tools needed to analyze information from a variety of sources such as academic essays, philosophic literature, news media and advertising. Focus on skills of argumentation including, but not limited to, elements of an argument, deductive and inductive forms of argumentation, the evaluation of arguments and the recognition of a variety of fallacies. Skills developed through a series of written assignments of increasing scope and difficulty culminating in a sophisticated argumentative essay.
Prerequisite:
One of the following: ENGL C1000 or C1000H or ESLL 26.
Corequisite:
Advisory:
Repeatability:
Not Repeatable.
Hours:
5 hours lecture per week. 60 hours total per quarter.
Foothill GE Area: Oral Communication & Critical Thinking
Transferability:
Both
Transfer GE:
Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor.After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. View Canvas Login Instructions.
Description:
Introductory survey of writings, principles, and concerns of philosophy. Primarily examines major topics in the study of metaphysics and epistemology through reading and critical examination of the writings of major figures in the history of philosophy. Related topics of concern to include ethics, theology, and political philosophy.
Prerequisite:
Corequisite:
Advisory:
Repeatability:
Not Repeatable.
Hours:
4 hours lecture per week. 48 hours total per quarter.
Foothill GE Area: Arts & Humanities
Transferability:
Both
Transfer GE:
Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor.After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. View Canvas Login Instructions.
This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor. After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. View Canvas Login Instructions.
Description:
Analysis and application of competing conceptions of the good. Course focuses on ethical theory (utilitarianism, duty-oriented ethics, virtue ethics, egoism, relativism, etc.) and various topics in applied ethics.
Prerequisite:
Corequisite:
Advisory:
Repeatability:
Not Repeatable.
Hours:
5 hours lecture per week. 60 hours total per quarter.
Foothill GE Area:
Transferability:
Both
Transfer GE:
Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor.After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. View Canvas Login Instructions.
