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210 2013-2014 California State University, Fresno General Catalog
PHIL 103. Bacon to Kant (3 units)
Development of early modern philoso-phy:
the search for new scientific methods
— Bacon, Descartes, Spinoza, Newton, and
Locke; empiricism and skepticism — Berke-ley
and Hume; rationalist metaphysics
— Leibniz; influences on moral and political
thought — the Enlightenment; Rousseau;
Kant’s critical philosophy.
PHIL 104. Nineteenth Century
Philosophy (3 units)
Covers principal developments in Euro-pean
and American philosophy from Kant
to James. Figures include Hegel, Fichte,
Schelling, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard,
Feuerbach, Marx, Engels, Mill, Nietzsche,
Emerson, Thoreau, Peirce, James, and oth-ers.
Movements include idealism, dialectical
materialism, transcendentalism, pragma-tism,
existentialism, and humanism.
PHIL 105. Twentieth Century
Philosophy (3 units)
Principal developments in philosophy after
1900. Figures and movements include: log-ical
atomism, logical positivism, linguistic
analysis, pragmatism, phenomenology,
existentialism, G. E. Moore, Russell, Witt-genstein,
Whitehead, Dewey, Santayana,
Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Austin, Ryle,
Strawson, Carnap, and Ayer.
PHIL 107. Existentialism (3 units)
Examination of roots of existentialism in Ki-erkegaard
and Nietzsche; study of such 20th
century existentialists as Sartre, Heidegger,
Jaspers, Buber. Typical problems examined:
nature of mind, freedom, the self, ethics,
existential psychoanalysis.
PHIL 110. Feminist Philosophy (3
units)
Introduction to feminist approaches to
philosophy and to specifically philosophical
approaches to gender. Several philosophical
issues will be explored at some depth. These
might be drawn from the following areas:
personal identity; values and society; politi-cal
authority; knowledge and reality.
PHIL 115. Ethical Theory (3 units)
Introduction to the fundamental concepts
and problems of moral theory. Examina-tion
of various ethical theories, including
relativism, egoism, utilitarianism, intuition-ism,
and non-cognitivism; the meaning of
ethical terms.
ethics, metaphysics, religion, and social
theory. Development of skills in analysis,
logical thinking, and self-expression. G.E.
Breadth C2. FS
PHIL 2. Exploring Religious Meaning (3
units)
Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation A2. Intro-duction
to exploration of the many dimen-sions
of religions. Topics include tools and
resources of the academic study of religion,
the sacred/holy, symbolism, myth, ritual,
religious origin, and destiny. G.E. Breadth
C2. FS
PHIL 10. Self, Religion, and Society (3
units)
Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation A2. Con-ceptions
of human nature; nature and
varieties of religion; personal and social
implications and values of religion. G.E.
Breadth C2. FS
PHIL 20. Moral Questions (3 units)
Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation A2. Intro-duction
to ethics and its place in human
experience. Ethical theory; methods of
reasoning about values. Typical issues
include euthanasia, privacy, work ethics,
sex, happiness, capital punishment, cen-sorship,
social justice, and environment.
Non-Western perspectives; materials from
arts and humanities (e.g., literature, film).
G.E. Breadth C2. FS
PHIL 25. Methods of Reasoning (3
units)
Principles and methods of good reasoning.
Typical topics: identification of argument
structure, development of skills in deductive
and inductive reasoning, assessing observa-tions
and testimony reports, language and
reasoning, common fallacies. (PHIL 25 and
PHIL 45 cannot both be taken for credit.)
G.E. Foundation A3. FS
PHIL 45. Introduction to Logic (3
units)
Basic concepts and methods of logic;
development of skills in deductive and
inductive reasoning, with emphasis on
deduction. Elementary formal techniques
for propositional logic; categorical logic,
fallacies, and language. (PHIL 25 and PHIL
45 cannot both be taken for credit.) G.E.
Foundation A3.
PHIL 101. Ancient Philosophy (3 units)
Development of Western Philosophy from
its beginning; the emergence of critical
theory, doctrines, and schools of thought
in Greek culture. Topics typically include:
Presocratics, Sophists, Socrates, and the
works of Plato and Aristotle.
Requirements for the Minor
A total of 21 units, which will include:
1. 15 units from the Areas of Study. It is
strongly recommended that 3 units be
taken from each of the five Areas of Study.
However, four out of the five areas must
be covered.
2. PAX 185 - Internship (3 units) or PAX
190 - Independent Study (3 units).
3. PAX 100. Peace and Conflict (3)
Provides an overview of causes and types
of conflict, critical examination of issues
related to war, peace, and justice.
4. The minor also requires a minimum
2.0 GPA and six upper-division units
in residence.
5. Courses also can fulfill General Education
requirements as appropriate.
Areas of Study
AREA I — Personal
and Interpersonal Issues
SOC 162, 165, 168; COMM
108, 162; PHIL 10, 157;
PSYCH 61
AREA II — Community and Social Issues
ANTH 120; AFRS 144; CRIM
140; CLAS 128; ECON 140;
ISC 93; SOC 111; PHIL 120,
125; PLSI 116; WS 108, 116
AREA III — International and
Global Issues
AGBS 140; AFRS 150; BA 174;
ECON 114, 179; GEOG 163;
HIST 105; PLSI 120, 121, 122,
125; SOC 157
AREA IV — Conflict Management
AGBS 117; BA 156; HIST 166,
185; HRM 152; PLSI 126;
COMM 164, 169
AREA V — Education for
Peace and Nonviolence
AFRS 145; KINES 111; PHIL
131; SOC 122
Certificate in Peacebuilding
and Mediation
12 units: Peacebuilding, Mediation, Intern-ship,
and Elective
Open to all majors. Contact the coordina-tor
for details.
COURSES
Philosophy (PHIL)
PHIL 1. Introduction to Philosophy (3
units)
Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation A2. Intro-duction
to the basic issues, disputes, and
methods of traditional and contemporary
philosophy, including theory of knowledge,
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| Title | 2013-14 General Catalog |
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| Date of publication | 2013-05 |
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| Full Text Search | Philosophy 210 2013-2014 California State University, Fresno General Catalog PHIL 103. Bacon to Kant (3 units) Development of early modern philoso-phy: the search for new scientific methods — Bacon, Descartes, Spinoza, Newton, and Locke; empiricism and skepticism — Berke-ley and Hume; rationalist metaphysics — Leibniz; influences on moral and political thought — the Enlightenment; Rousseau; Kant’s critical philosophy. PHIL 104. Nineteenth Century Philosophy (3 units) Covers principal developments in Euro-pean and American philosophy from Kant to James. Figures include Hegel, Fichte, Schelling, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, Feuerbach, Marx, Engels, Mill, Nietzsche, Emerson, Thoreau, Peirce, James, and oth-ers. Movements include idealism, dialectical materialism, transcendentalism, pragma-tism, existentialism, and humanism. PHIL 105. Twentieth Century Philosophy (3 units) Principal developments in philosophy after 1900. Figures and movements include: log-ical atomism, logical positivism, linguistic analysis, pragmatism, phenomenology, existentialism, G. E. Moore, Russell, Witt-genstein, Whitehead, Dewey, Santayana, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Austin, Ryle, Strawson, Carnap, and Ayer. PHIL 107. Existentialism (3 units) Examination of roots of existentialism in Ki-erkegaard and Nietzsche; study of such 20th century existentialists as Sartre, Heidegger, Jaspers, Buber. Typical problems examined: nature of mind, freedom, the self, ethics, existential psychoanalysis. PHIL 110. Feminist Philosophy (3 units) Introduction to feminist approaches to philosophy and to specifically philosophical approaches to gender. Several philosophical issues will be explored at some depth. These might be drawn from the following areas: personal identity; values and society; politi-cal authority; knowledge and reality. PHIL 115. Ethical Theory (3 units) Introduction to the fundamental concepts and problems of moral theory. Examina-tion of various ethical theories, including relativism, egoism, utilitarianism, intuition-ism, and non-cognitivism; the meaning of ethical terms. ethics, metaphysics, religion, and social theory. Development of skills in analysis, logical thinking, and self-expression. G.E. Breadth C2. FS PHIL 2. Exploring Religious Meaning (3 units) Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation A2. Intro-duction to exploration of the many dimen-sions of religions. Topics include tools and resources of the academic study of religion, the sacred/holy, symbolism, myth, ritual, religious origin, and destiny. G.E. Breadth C2. FS PHIL 10. Self, Religion, and Society (3 units) Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation A2. Con-ceptions of human nature; nature and varieties of religion; personal and social implications and values of religion. G.E. Breadth C2. FS PHIL 20. Moral Questions (3 units) Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation A2. Intro-duction to ethics and its place in human experience. Ethical theory; methods of reasoning about values. Typical issues include euthanasia, privacy, work ethics, sex, happiness, capital punishment, cen-sorship, social justice, and environment. Non-Western perspectives; materials from arts and humanities (e.g., literature, film). G.E. Breadth C2. FS PHIL 25. Methods of Reasoning (3 units) Principles and methods of good reasoning. Typical topics: identification of argument structure, development of skills in deductive and inductive reasoning, assessing observa-tions and testimony reports, language and reasoning, common fallacies. (PHIL 25 and PHIL 45 cannot both be taken for credit.) G.E. Foundation A3. FS PHIL 45. Introduction to Logic (3 units) Basic concepts and methods of logic; development of skills in deductive and inductive reasoning, with emphasis on deduction. Elementary formal techniques for propositional logic; categorical logic, fallacies, and language. (PHIL 25 and PHIL 45 cannot both be taken for credit.) G.E. Foundation A3. PHIL 101. Ancient Philosophy (3 units) Development of Western Philosophy from its beginning; the emergence of critical theory, doctrines, and schools of thought in Greek culture. Topics typically include: Presocratics, Sophists, Socrates, and the works of Plato and Aristotle. Requirements for the Minor A total of 21 units, which will include: 1. 15 units from the Areas of Study. It is strongly recommended that 3 units be taken from each of the five Areas of Study. However, four out of the five areas must be covered. 2. PAX 185 - Internship (3 units) or PAX 190 - Independent Study (3 units). 3. PAX 100. Peace and Conflict (3) Provides an overview of causes and types of conflict, critical examination of issues related to war, peace, and justice. 4. The minor also requires a minimum 2.0 GPA and six upper-division units in residence. 5. Courses also can fulfill General Education requirements as appropriate. Areas of Study AREA I — Personal and Interpersonal Issues SOC 162, 165, 168; COMM 108, 162; PHIL 10, 157; PSYCH 61 AREA II — Community and Social Issues ANTH 120; AFRS 144; CRIM 140; CLAS 128; ECON 140; ISC 93; SOC 111; PHIL 120, 125; PLSI 116; WS 108, 116 AREA III — International and Global Issues AGBS 140; AFRS 150; BA 174; ECON 114, 179; GEOG 163; HIST 105; PLSI 120, 121, 122, 125; SOC 157 AREA IV — Conflict Management AGBS 117; BA 156; HIST 166, 185; HRM 152; PLSI 126; COMM 164, 169 AREA V — Education for Peace and Nonviolence AFRS 145; KINES 111; PHIL 131; SOC 122 Certificate in Peacebuilding and Mediation 12 units: Peacebuilding, Mediation, Intern-ship, and Elective Open to all majors. Contact the coordina-tor for details. COURSES Philosophy (PHIL) PHIL 1. Introduction to Philosophy (3 units) Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation A2. Intro-duction to the basic issues, disputes, and methods of traditional and contemporary philosophy, including theory of knowledge, |
