CHERRYPICKERDe Anza College
PHIL 20B
History of Western Philosophy - 1400-1800 · 4 units · used in 52 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
This course introduces the major philosophers of the Western tradition from the Renaissance through the early modern period. Students will examine the problems of knowledge, reality, truth, freedom, agency, morality, and value theory in figures from Descartes to Kant, including philosophers from marginalized groups.
Sections this term
Winter 2027 · updated Oct 18, 11:21 PM UTCPHIL 20BHistory of Western Philosophy - 1400-1800Open1 section · 40 seats reported · 1 instructor
- CRN 39090 · 01Open · 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 20B
ASSIST maps PHIL 20B to a requirement in 52 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 → 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
- Korean Literature and CultureDe Anza → UC Irvine
- Literary JournalismDe Anza → UC Irvine
- PhilosophyDe Anza → UC Irvine
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