The Minor in Philosophy
Course Requirements for the Minor: 18 units
The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this minor.
2 courses required:
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Title |
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Units |
Semester Offered |
Course Flags |
PHIL 201
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History of Ancient Philosophy
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3.0
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FA
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Western philosophical thought from the pre-Socratics through Stoicism, including movements and figures such as Pythagoreanism, Plato, Aristotle, and Epicureanism. 3 hours lecture.
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PHIL 302
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History of Modern Philosophy
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3.0
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SP
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Western philosophical thought from the Renaissance through Kant, including Bacon, Hobbes, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, and Hume. 3 hours lecture.
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It is strongly recommended, but not required, that the above courses be taken in sequence.
1 course selected from:
SUBJ NUM |
Title |
Sustainable |
Units |
Semester Offered |
Course Flags |
PHIL 303I
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History of 19th Century Philosophy
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3.0
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FA
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GE
WI
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Western philosophical thought from Kant through the twentieth century, including the phenomenological and analytic traditions in western philosophy. 3 hours lecture.This is an approved Writing Intensive course. This is an approved General Education course. Formerly PHIL 303.
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PHIL 304
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Analytic Philosophy
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3.0
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INQ
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Study of central figures in analytic philosophy, including Wittgenstein, Quine, Davidson, and Kripke, emphasizing philosophy of language and philosophy of mind. 3 hours seminar.
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PHIL 305
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Continental Philosophy
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3.0
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FA
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The phenomenological movement and its impact on philosophy, literature, and psychology, with attention to Husserl's views on mind, body, and intersubjectivity and Heidegger's ideas of being-in-the-world, authenticity, and death. 3 hours seminar.
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PHIL 306
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American Philosophy
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3.0
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INQ
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A study of the major philosophic movements which have originated in the United States or had a significant impact on its institutions and culture. 3 hours discussion.
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9 units selected from:
Any upper-division philosophy (PHIL) courses selected in consultation with the Philosophy Department advisor.