哲学是世界上最古老的学术学科之一，它的关注已引起几乎所有其他专业学科的发展。哲学的主要动机是对知识和理解的渴望。哲学是一种尝试，以了解我们现实的本质，我们对知识的尝试，对美好和有意义的生活的追求，以及最雄心勃勃的，我们的社会建设，以使这些生活成为可能。逻辑和批判性思维课程将探索哲学话语和学术话语的总体方法。学生将探索哲学的认识论，形而上学，伦理和政治方面的内容，从古代开始到当代哲学的哲学史以及在世界宗教中表现出的哲学关注点。完成哲学艺术学士学位的学生对于转学学位，将确保对哲学专业和/或相关学科专业的CSU
Philosophy is one of the oldest academic subjects in the world and its concerns have given rise to nearly all other specialized academic disciplines. The primary motivation of philosophy is the desire for knowledge and understanding. Philosophy is an attempt to understand the nature of our reality, our attempts at knowledge, our quest for good and meaningful lives and most ambitiously, our construction of a society that might make these lives possible. Logic and critical thinking courses will explore the methodology of philosophic discourse and academic discourse in general. The student will explore the epistemological, metaphysical, ethical and political dimensions of philosophy, the history of philosophy from its beginnings in the ancient world through contemporary philosophy, and the philosophic concerns manifested in the world's religions.<br>Students who complete the Associate in Arts in Philosophy for Transfer degree will be ensured preferential transfer status to CSUs for Philosophy majors and/or majors in related disciplines. The Associate in Arts in Philosophy for Transfer degree will fulfill the lower division major requirements at many CSUs. Students are advised, however, to meet with a counselor to assess the course requirements for specific local CSUs.