PHIL 213 - Introduction to Modern Philosophy

PHIL 213

Introduction to Modern Philosophy

Catalog2026-2027

Credits3 units

LevelLower Division

Average gradeB-

Standard

Description

Major thinkers from the Renaissance through the 18th century, e.g., Bacon, Hobbes, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume and Kant.

Lecture3

Offering

Offered: Every Spring

Terms

spring

Attributes

Standard

state a thesis about a problem in modern philosophy, and provide evidence and philosophical argument (including replies to counter-arguments) in its defense.
interpret at an introductory level the ideas associated with major philosophers and philosophical theories of modernity.
distinguish better and worse reasoning, and recognize relevant logical relationships and patterns of inference.
show what is at stake in an abstract philosophical debate in modern philosophy, and indicate how different philosophical positions have different practical and theoretical implications.

PHIL 213

Catalog2026-2027

Credits3 units

LevelLower Division

Average gradeB-

Standard

Description

Major thinkers from the Renaissance through the 18th century, e.g., Bacon, Hobbes, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume and Kant.

Lecture3

Offering

Offered: Every Spring

Terms

spring

Attributes

Standard

state a thesis about a problem in modern philosophy, and provide evidence and philosophical argument (including replies to counter-arguments) in its defense.
interpret at an introductory level the ideas associated with major philosophers and philosophical theories of modernity.
distinguish better and worse reasoning, and recognize relevant logical relationships and patterns of inference.
show what is at stake in an abstract philosophical debate in modern philosophy, and indicate how different philosophical positions have different practical and theoretical implications.