Pierce College Philosophy Department

08/06/2021

Now enrolling for Philosophy 30, Asian Philosophy & 12 other Philosophy courses. Swipe right to see the Fall schedule. Class availability is limited & driven by your interest, so enroll today. ✨👩‍🎓👨‍🎓✨

08/05/2021

Philosophy 1: In this course, we take a grand tour of the big questions: from "how we know anything is true?", "where do morals come from?", "does God exist?", "do we have free will?", "are you the same person over your life?", to "what are race and gender?". You can learn all the basics of philosophy from the only eight-time Jeopardy winner who teaches in southern California! Class space is limited and driven by your demand so enroll today at piercecollege.edu or visit our Open House event this Saturday, August 7th from 9 AM to 1 PM to learn more.

07/29/2021

What do you think? Genetic engineering is one of many topics covered in Philosophy 19: Contemporary Problems Bioethics. The next class—taught by Dr. Gillis—begins on August 30th, meeting virtually on Tuesdays from 3:30PM to 6:40PM. Enroll in Section 23235 and join the bioethical discussion!

11/10/2020

08/13/2020

Philosophy 1 at Pierce College will teach you crucial skills: critical thinking, information analysis, reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and cloudless philosophy.

08/10/2020

Take Philosophy 1 at and learn about brains in vats, evil genies, and the trouble with your senses. Are you reading this or are you dreaming (or both)?

08/07/2020

Interesting article in philosophy now on’ Camus’s The Plague and our current situation with COVID-19. This is something we will discuss in Philosophy and Literature (Phil 41 sections 25585) during the fall 2020 semester when we read Camus’s The Plague. Join us online and on Tuesday at 11:10-12:35 via Zoom.

08/05/2020

What track *should* Thomas take? Is Thomas *free* to choose? What *is* Thomas actually? Do talking trains have *consciousness*? How did dinosaurs survive this long? Learn answers to all of these questions (except for one) by taking a philosophy class at Pierce College this fall.

04/22/2020

Dr. Gillis. Still riding (albeit with moral modification.)

04/08/2020

Philosophy Tutor Shell is live on Canvas! If you’re having issues joining send us a DM!

04/03/2020

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They are asking for emails because they are having site problems, BUT you can add your name to the list to get an email notification!

01/28/2020

Take Philosophy 5 with Dr. Melanie McQuitty and learn to win all the arguments.