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PHIL 30
Introduction to Existentialism · 4 units · used in 42 transfer pathways
Where this page’s information comes from
- De Anza catalogcourse record · 2025-2026
- FHDA class listingsFall 2026 sections
- Cherrypickercourse matching and pathway links — our analysis
About this course
This course examines central figures, texts, and ideas within existential philosophy, with an emphasis on the fundamental ontological assumption held by all existentialists, namely the existentialists' rejection of rationalism and the idea that a metaphysical system can (or should) describe the world as containing determinate essences that confer univocal conceptual identities upon things, situations, and actions.
Sections this term
Fall 2026 · updated Sep 3, 3:30 PM UTCNo 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 30
ASSIST maps PHIL 30 to a requirement in 42 published pathways from De Anza College — 24 shown.
- Leadership StudiesDe Anza → Humboldt State
- 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
- Art HistoryDe Anza → UC Irvine
- PhilosophyDe Anza → UC Irvine
- Korean Literature and CultureDe Anza → UC Irvine
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