PHIL 24

About this course

This course is a systematic introduction to the investigation of religious experience, belief, and life under the scope of philosophy. It covers issues such as philosophical accounts of ultimate reality or God, arguments to justify theistic or atheistic belief, rational accounts of the afterlife and religious experiences, the relationship between faith and reason, the nature of religious language, and how to make sense of evil and suffering in the world.

No section is scheduled at De Anza College for Fall 2026. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.

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 24

ASSIST maps PHIL 24 to a requirement in 49 published pathways from De Anza College — 24 shown.

• Leadership StudiesDe Anza → Humboldt State
• PhilosophyDe Anza → San Francisco State
• PsychologyDe Anza → UCLA
• PhilosophyDe Anza → UCLA
• Comparative LiteratureDe Anza → UC Irvine
• Philosophy, B.A. with a Specialization in Law and SocietyDe Anza → UC Irvine
• Asian American StudiesDe Anza → UC Irvine
• FrenchDe Anza → UC Irvine
• Chinese StudiesDe Anza → UC Irvine
• Philosophy, B.A. with a Specialization in Medicine and Well-BeingDe Anza → UC Irvine
• History, with a Specialization in History for Future TeachersDe Anza → UC Irvine
• European StudiesDe Anza → UC Irvine
• African American StudiesDe Anza → UC Irvine
• ClassicsDe Anza → UC Irvine
• Gender and Sexuality StudiesDe Anza → UC Irvine
• HistoryDe Anza → UC Irvine
• Literary JournalismDe Anza → UC Irvine
• Global CulturesDe Anza → UC Irvine
• German StudiesDe Anza → UC Irvine
• Japanese Language and LiteratureDe Anza → UC Irvine
• SpanishDe Anza → UC Irvine
• EnglishDe Anza → UC Irvine
• East Asian CulturesDe Anza → UC Irvine
• Religious StudiesDe Anza → UC Irvine