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This course provides an introduction to the main ideas, methods, and problems of philosophy. The course will touch on the four main branches of philosophy: logic, epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics. Specific topics may include such issues as the nature of philosophy and reality, questions of human nature and free will, relationship between mind and body, the question of God's existence, sources of knowledge, and personal and social ethics. There will be a focus on Western analytic philosophy, though some instructors may weave elements of Continental and Eastern philosophy into the course. Graded or Pass/No Pass option. C-ID: PHIL 100.

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This course addresses ancient philosophy, emphasizing the development of Greek philosophy from the pre-Socratics through Aristotle, and may also include Hellenistic, Roman, medieval, and non-Western thinkers. Recommended for all students interested in refining critical thinking faculties. Essential for philosophy majors. Graded or Pass/No Pass option. C-ID: PHIL 130.

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A philosophical course focusing upon global environmental issues such as scarcity of resources, world hunger, animal welfare, conservation, and preservation. Graded or Pass/No Pass option.

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This is a logic course roughly divided between formal and informal logic. Students will become familiar with the structure of arguments. Students will learn how to translate sentences into symbolic logic, construct truth tables, and generate proofs. They will become familiar with the concepts of validity, soundness, logical entailment and other semantic concepts of formal logic. Regarding informal logic, students will learn common informal fallacies, and practice analyzing arguments for strength, cogent and uncogent reasoning. This may include analysis of media or other real-world arguments. Graded or Pass/No Pass option. C-ID: PHIL 110.

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This course will examine the concepts of right, wrong, good, and bad in the light of classical moral theories. It will include a critical examination of the foundations of ethics and present numerous approaches to examine and resolve moral problems. Attention will be paid to the application of moral theories to contemporary issues. This course will help students hone their critical thinking skills and navigate the modern world’s complex ethical landscape. Recommended for all philosophy, business, and Information Technology (IT) majors, as well as all prospective medical and law students. Graded or Pass/No Pass option. C-ID: PHIL 120.

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Bioethics looks at the ethical implications of advancements in biology and medicine and at how they affect decisions on life, death, biotechnology, politics, law, and philosophy. This course is identical to BIOL C122 and fulfills the philosophy humanities requirement. Graded or Pass/No Pass option. UC Credit Limitations: credit may be granted for either BIOL C122 or PHIL C122.

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The elements of moral ethical reasoning appropriate to individuals in organizations in all fields, including business, finance, law, engineering, government, media, social services, scientific research, medicine and neonatal units, and the environment. The focus is on the ethical and social responsibilities of professionals, wherever employed. Graded or Pass/No Pass option.

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This course introduces the principles of valid deductive reasoning through a study of formal techniques of sentential logic and predicate logic. Students will learn how to translate arguments from a natural language (in this case English) to symbolic languages. These abstracted arguments can then be manipulated to derive other truth-preserved sentences. Students will also cover related logic and semantic concepts such as validity, soundness, and entailment. This course will involve translation of English sentences into predicate logic. A reasonably firm grasp of the source language, therefore, is necessary in order to excel. Graded or Pass/No Pass option. C-ID: PHIL 210.