PHILOSOPHY & RELIGIOUS STUDIES @ VVC
w/ Dr. Daniel Vecchio
Teaching Schedule for Winter 2024
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Teaching Schedule for Spring 2024
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Spring 2024 Term |
02/12/24 |
04/06/24 |
02/12/2024-04/06/2024 Online Lecture Days to be Announced, Times to be AnnouncedOnline, Room LINE |
Online Courses |
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Spring 2024 Term |
02/12/24 |
06/08/24 |
02/13/2024-06/06/2024 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 03:55PM - 05:20PM, Bldg 30 Liberal Arts, Room 17 |
Main Campus |
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Spring 2024 Term |
02/12/24 |
06/08/24 |
02/13/2024-06/06/2024 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 02:20PM - 03:45PM, Bldg 30 Liberal Arts, Room 17 |
Main Campus |
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Spring 2024 Term |
02/12/24 |
06/08/24 |
02/13/2024-06/06/2024 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 12:45PM - 02:10PM, Bldg 30 Liberal Arts, Room 07 |
Main Campus |
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Spring 2024 Term |
02/12/24 |
06/08/24 |
02/12/2024-06/08/2024 Online Lecture Days to be Announced, Times to be AnnouncedOnline, Room LINE |
Online Courses |
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Spring 2024 Term |
02/12/24 |
06/08/24 |
02/12/2024-06/08/2024 Online Lecture Days to be Announced, Times to be AnnouncedOnline, Room LINE |
Online Courses |
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Vital Course Information
PHIL-101 Introduction to Philosophy
Text: Philosophy Here and Now, 4 Edition by Lewis Vaughn
- Free-Will and Determinism
- God and Faith
- Knowledge and Skepticism
- Morality and Justice
- Life’s Meaning
- Helps to Satisfy
- California State University (CSU) General Education (GE) Requirements - Certificate of Achievement
- Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) - Certificate of Achievement
- Liberal Arts: Arts and Humanities Emphasis (18595) - AA Associate of Arts
- Philosophy - Associate of Arts for Transfer (AA-T, ADT)
- VVC General Education Graduation Requirements - AA Associate of Arts
PHIL-108 Introduction to Ethics
Text: The Fundamentals of Ethics by Russ Shafer-Landau (5th ed) and The Ethical Life: Fundamental Readings in Ethics and Moral Problems by Russ Shafer-Landau (5th ed)
- Value theory (what is Good in itself?)
- Consequentialism
- Ethical Egoism
- Kantian Ethics (Deontology)
- Virtue Ethics
- Divine Command Theory
- Moral Nihilism
- Environmental Ethics
- Euthanasia
- Animal Rights
- Poverty
- Helps to Satisfy
- California State University (CSU) General Education (GE) Requirements - Certificate of Achievement
- Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) - Certificate of Achievement
- Liberal Arts: Arts and Humanities Emphasis (18595) - AA Associate of Arts
- Philosophy - Associate of Arts for Transfer (AA-T, ADT)
- Religious Studies - AA Associate of Arts
- VVC General Education Graduation Requirements - AA Associate of Arts
PHIL-109 Introduction to Logic
Text: A Concise Introduction to Logic, 13th by Patrick Hurley and Lori Watson
- Identifying and Analyzing Arguments
- Detecting common fallacies of reason
- Causal Reasoning
- Categorical (Aristotelian) Logic
- Modern Propositional Logic
- Helps to Satisfy
- California State University (CSU) General Education (GE) Requirements - Certificate of Achievement
- Level II: TEACHER (Preschool) - Certificate of Achievement
- Paralegal Studies - Certificate of Achievement
- Pathway to Law - Certificate of Achievement
- Philosophy - Associate of Arts for Transfer (AA-T, ADT)
- VVC General Education Graduation Requirements - AA Associate of Arts
PHIL-121 History of Modern Philosophy
Text: OER, free and provided by Professor
- Metaphysics
- Epistemology
- Ethics
- Rationalists and Empiricists
- Kantian Transcendental Idealism
- Helps to Satisfy
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California State University (CSU) General Education (GE) Requirements - Certificate of Achievement
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Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) - Certificate of Achievement
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Liberal Arts: Arts and Humanities Emphasis (18595) - AA Associate of Arts
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Philosophy - Associate of Arts for Transfer (AA-T, ADT)
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VVC General Education Graduation Requirements - AA Associate of Arts
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Faculty Information
Daniel Vecchio received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Marquette University where he wrote on Aristotle's modal logic (the logic of possibilities and necessities). He has been teaching at colleges and universities around the country since 2007.
Dr. Vecchio met his wife, Gabriela, at Boston College, where they were both pursuing their Master's in Philosophy. They have lived in Boston, Denver, Milwaukee, Madrid, Los Angeles, Victorville, Adelanto, and Apple Valley. They have a seven year old daughter and a two year old son.
Books/Publications:
Essence and Necessity A Historical and Analytical Study of Aristotle's Modal Logic
Articles:
“‘I am Groot’: An Aristotelian Reflection on Space Aliens and Substance,” In Sci Phi Journal , Vol. 1,2014, pp. 104-122.
Encyclopedia Entries:
“Contrary-to-fact Conditionals” in The New Catholic Encyclopedia Supplemental: “Philosophy, Technical Terms in.” Cengage Learning. 2013.
Book Reviews:
On Jaworski, W. 2016. Structure and the Metaphysics of Mind , in the Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies,forthcoming.
On Kment, B. 2014. Modality & Explanatory Reasoning , in the Polish Journal of Philosophy, Vol. XI.
On Griffin, M. 2015. Aristotle’s Categories in the Early Roman Empire, in the Classical Review. Vol. 66. No. 2.New York: Cambridge University Press.
On Aristotle’s Categories in the Byzantine, Arabic, and Latin Traditions. 2013. Ed. S. Ebbesen, J. Marenbon, and P. Thom, in Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 2014.08.29.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact me!
Philosophy and Religious Studies Department Chair: daniel.vecchio@vvc.edu Ph Ext.: 2363
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