Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: Not open to students with prior credit in PHIL 101.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Spring odd, Summer even yrs

This course introduces students to the methods and topics of philosophy through the analysis and discussion of classical and contemporary works. It explores metaphysical and epistemological questions, such as free will, personhood, knowledge and belief, the existence of God, and the nature of reality. The course encourages students to think independently and rationally and to formulate their own tentative conclusions after considering several alternatives and objections to their positions. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: Credit for PHIL 101 or PHIL 101H. C-ID PHIL-100.