A course in practical reasoning. How to distinguish between reasons that are rational and those that are not. Methods of evaluating arguments that will lead to truth.
The tools and techniques of philosophical reasoning: reading argumentative prose; analyzing conceptual models; writing critical essays. Problems of knowledge: the criteria of reliable knowledge; the formulation and justification of beliefs; the sources and limits of knowledge; beliefs about the physical world, the past and future, and other minds. Critical standards applied to related metaphysical issues: theism, mind and self-identity, determinism.
The origins of the philosophical-scientific tradition. Early attempts at rational explanations of the natural world. Socrates and the foundations of moral criticism. Plato: His articulation of the problems of knowledge, his contributions to moral and political theory. Aristotle: His organization of scientific inquiry, formulation of ethical theory, and development of the science of logic. The philosophical tradition after Aristotle.
An examination of such questions as: Are there conditions under which value judgments can be rationally defended? If there are such grounds, what are they? If not, what consequences, if any, follow from ethical skepticism? Can value judgments about individuals or societies be justified on rationally acceptable grounds? Application of theories to moral problems.
An examination of such questions as: Are there conditions under which value judgments can be rationally defended? If there are such grounds, what are they? If not, what consequences, if any, follow from ethical skepticism? Can value judgments about individuals or societies be justified on rationally acceptable grounds? Application of theories to moral problems.
An examination of such questions as: Are there conditions under which value judgments can be rationally defended? If there are such grounds, what are they? If not, what consequences, if any, follow from ethical skepticism? Can value judgments about individuals or societies be justified on rationally acceptable grounds? Application of theories to moral problems.
Instruction and scheduled competitions for participation in intercollegiate volleyball representing City College of San Francisco, in the Coast Conference of the California Community College Athletic Association.
Instruction and scheduled competitions for participation in intercollegiate football representing City College of San Francisco, in the National Bay 6 Conference of the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA), emphasizing skills, fundamentals and strategies.
Instruction and scheduled competitions for participation in Intercollegiate Women's Basketball representing City College of San Francisco, in the Coast Conference and the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA). This course meets general education requirements for CCSF and CSU.
Instruction and scheduled competitions for participation in intercollegiate basketball representing City College of San Francisco in the Coast Conference of the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA).