Introduction to Philosophy PHL100 (Spring 2025)

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Fall 2024

This course is also offered during the semesters listed above.

Course Cost

Semester: Spring 2025
Credit Hours: 3.0

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Spring 2025

Credit

3.0

This course provides an overview of the major fields of philosophy including metaphysics, epistemology, logic and ethics. Fundamental questions may include: What is the meaning of life? Does God exist? Are we free? What can we know? What makes a good argument? How should we live?

IAI: H4 900

Status	Days	Times	Location	Instructor	Meeting Times	Duration	Books / Materials	Ticket #	CRN
Open	MW	11:00am-12:15pm	BDE241 Course Location Sugar Grove Campus, Bodie Hall, Room 241 Sugar Grove Campus Waubonsee Community College Route 47 at Waubonsee Drive Sugar Grove, IL 60554-9454 (630) 466-7900 Campus Map (pdf) Directions and Parking Campus Hours	Bickley, Keith	Day Classes	Standard 16-Week	Available Dec. 9	252PHL100.001	20461
This course uses Open Educational Resources (OER) instead of traditional textbooks, so there is no cost for course materials. Your instructor will provide direct access to all required materials through the course syllabus or on Canvas.
Open	MW	12:30pm-1:45pm	BDE107 Course Location Sugar Grove Campus, Bodie Hall, Room 107 Sugar Grove Campus Waubonsee Community College Route 47 at Waubonsee Drive Sugar Grove, IL 60554-9454 (630) 466-7900 Campus Map (pdf) Directions and Parking Campus Hours	Zusman, Steve	Day Classes	Standard 16-Week	Available Dec. 9	252PHL100.002	20462
Open	TTh	12:30pm-1:45pm	BDE242 Course Location Sugar Grove Campus, Bodie Hall, Room 242 Sugar Grove Campus Waubonsee Community College Route 47 at Waubonsee Drive Sugar Grove, IL 60554-9454 (630) 466-7900 Campus Map (pdf) Directions and Parking Campus Hours	Clark, Gary	Day Classes	Standard 16-Week	Available Dec. 9	252PHL100.003	20463
Students registering for this section must also register for CRN 20301 ENG101.005. ENG101.005 (CRN 20301) and PHL100.003 (CRN 20463) are combined as a six-credit block to create an exciting and new learning experience for students. Students will receive credit in two general education requirement courses. Both courses will be taught by two instructors at the same time to foster dialogue, debate, and discussion. Both classes will be a part of a community where learners can engage one another in meaningful and memorable ways! THEME: "The Write Path Through the Multiverse: Alternatives to Alter Thinking": This course will focus on the intersection of English and Philosophy with the theme being “alternative.” This includes alternative thinking and alternative worlds (within the multiverse).
Open	TTh	12:30pm-1:45pm	BDE242 Course Location Sugar Grove Campus, Bodie Hall, Room 242 Sugar Grove Campus Waubonsee Community College Route 47 at Waubonsee Drive Sugar Grove, IL 60554-9454 (630) 466-7900 Campus Map (pdf) Directions and Parking Campus Hours	Zusman, Steve	Day Classes	Standard 16-Week	Available Dec. 9	252PHL100.003	20463
Students registering for this section must also register for CRN 20301 ENG101.005. ENG101.005 (CRN 20301) and PHL100.003 (CRN 20463) are combined as a six-credit block to create an exciting and new learning experience for students. Students will receive credit in two general education requirement courses. Both courses will be taught by two instructors at the same time to foster dialogue, debate, and discussion. Both classes will be a part of a community where learners can engage one another in meaningful and memorable ways! THEME: "The Write Path Through the Multiverse: Alternatives to Alter Thinking": This course will focus on the intersection of English and Philosophy with the theme being “alternative.” This includes alternative thinking and alternative worlds (within the multiverse).
Open	TTh	12:30pm-2:10pm	DWNTN322 Course Location Aurora Downtown, Room 322 Aurora Downtown Campus Waubonsee Community College 18 S. River St. Aurora, IL 60506-4134 (630) 801-7900 Directions and Parking Campus Hours	Andersen, Dylan	Day Classes	12-Week, Accelerated	Available Dec. 9	252PHL100.004	20464
Meets between: Feb. 17-May 16 This course uses Open Educational Resources (OER) instead of traditional textbooks, so there is no cost for course materials. Your instructor will provide direct access to all required materials through the course syllabus or on Canvas.
Open	MW	2:00pm-3:15pm	BDE102 Course Location Sugar Grove Campus, Bodie Hall, Room 102 Sugar Grove Campus Waubonsee Community College Route 47 at Waubonsee Drive Sugar Grove, IL 60554-9454 (630) 466-7900 Campus Map (pdf) Directions and Parking Campus Hours	Lawler, Aaron	Day Classes	Standard 16-Week	Available Dec. 9	252PHL100.005	20465
Waitlist Only		-	ONLINE Course Location Online Instruction occurs exclusively online, through the Canvas learning management system, for the duration of the course. Online courses are delivered in an asynchronous manner, which means that students learn from instruction, such as prerecorded video lessons and assigned learning tasks, that is not delivered in-person or in real-time.	Sigler, Mike		Standard 16-Week	Available Dec. 9	252PHL100.920	20466
This course uses Open Educational Resources (OER) instead of traditional textbooks, so there is no cost for course materials. Your instructor will provide direct access to all required materials through the course syllabus or on Canvas.

Introduction to Philosophy

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Sugar Grove Campus, Bodie Hall, Room 241

Sugar Grove Campus, Bodie Hall, Room 107

Sugar Grove Campus, Bodie Hall, Room 242

Sugar Grove Campus, Bodie Hall, Room 242

Aurora Downtown, Room 322

Sugar Grove Campus, Bodie Hall, Room 102

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