De Anza College
PHIL 1
Introduction to Philosophy · 4 units · used in 69 transfer pathways
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- De Anza catalogcourse record · 2025-2026
- FHDA class listingsWinter 2027 sections
- Cherrypickercourse matching and pathway links — our analysis
About this course
An introduction to the scope and methods of the philosophical discipline, emphasizing topics in epistemology (the study of knowledge) and metaphysics (the study of reality). Pluralistic approaches will be applied to classical and contemporary problems, issues, and figures.
Sections this term
Winter 2027 · updated Oct 18, 11:21 PM UTCPHIL 1Introduction to PhilosophyOpen7 sections · 280 seats reported · 6 instructors
- CRN 32959 · 53ZOpen · 40
- CRN 34985 · 51ZOpen · 40
- CRN 38021 · 01YOpen · 40
- CRN 38582 · 02YOpen · 40
- CRN 39542 · 54ZOpen · 40
- CRN 40192 · 55ZOpen · 40
- CRN 40193 · 56ZOpen · 40
Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.
Prerequisites
The De Anza catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.
Advisory: “ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.”
Transfer pathways that use PHIL 1
ASSIST maps PHIL 1 to a requirement in 69 published pathways from De Anza College — 24 shown.
- LIBERAL STUDIESDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- PHILOSOPHYDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- PhilosophyDe Anza → San Francisco State
- Cognitive ScienceDe Anza → UCLA
- Human Biology and SocietyDe Anza → UCLA
- PhilosophyDe Anza → UCLA
- PsychologyDe Anza → UCLA
- African American StudiesDe Anza → UC Irvine
- Art HistoryDe Anza → UC Irvine
- Asian American StudiesDe Anza → UC Irvine
- Chinese StudiesDe Anza → UC Irvine
- ClassicsDe Anza → UC Irvine
- Comparative LiteratureDe Anza → UC Irvine
- East Asian CulturesDe Anza → UC Irvine
- EnglishDe Anza → UC Irvine
- European StudiesDe Anza → UC Irvine
- Film and Media StudiesDe Anza → UC Irvine
- FrenchDe Anza → UC Irvine
- Gender and Sexuality StudiesDe Anza → UC Irvine
- German StudiesDe Anza → UC Irvine
- Global CulturesDe Anza → UC Irvine
- HistoryDe Anza → UC Irvine
- History, with a Specialization in History for Future TeachersDe Anza → UC Irvine
- Japanese Language and LiteratureDe Anza → UC Irvine
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