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PHILOS 1 Knowledge & Reality


"For I go around doing nothing but persuading both young and old among you not to care for your body or your wealth in preference to or as strongly as for the best possible state of your soul..."
                                                                                                        -- Socrates in Plato's Apology, 30a


Instructor: amber L. katherine, professor of philosophy

PHILOS 1, INTRODUCTION to KNOWLEDGE & REALITY 3 UNITS
This course introduces students to the analysis of various metaphysical and epistemological questions and problems in philosophy, typically including, the nature and limits of knowledge, the existence of God, the Mind-Body Problem, the Freedom vs. Determination debate, and the Absolutism vs. Relativism debate. Related topics in ethics may also be included.

Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.


Last Update:  December 22, 2009