Open Educational Resources and the Philosophy Transfer Model Curriculum

Indicated resources are samples. Find a complete curated collection for the discipline at Open Educational Resources and Philosophy. Please note that the structure presented here aligns with the Philosophy TMC. Local Associate Degrees for Transfer will be different as the TMC introduces options at every level.

“Core” Courses (two courses)

Symbolic Logic (PHIL 210) or Introduction to Logic (PHIL 110)

Symbolic Logic

Introduction to Logic

Introduction to Philosophy (PHIL 100) or Introduction to Ethics (PHIL 120)

Introduction to Philosophy

Online Collections of Interest

  • MIT Classics Archive: Many late 19th/early 20th century translations of Ancient Philosophy, especially Greek and Roman, as well as some Asian (Public Domain)
  • Early Modern Texts: Recent translations and updates of Early Modern Texts (Copyrighted, but with a license that resembles CC BY-NC; see website for licensing information)
  • Project Gutenberg: Numerous works in the public domain
  • Perseus Collection: Ancients, especially Greek and Latin, including the original Greek and Latin texts (Public Domain)

Introduction to Ethics

List A – One of the following:

Any course not selected from the Core (see above) OR

History of Ancient Philosophy (PHIL 130)

Online Collections of Interest

  • MIT Classics Archive: Many late 19th/early 20th century translations of Ancient Philosophy, especially Greek and Roman, as well as some Asian (Public Domain)
  • Project Gutenberg: Numerous works in the public domain
  • Perseus Collection: Ancients, especially Greek and Latin, including the original Greek and Latin texts (Public Domain)

History of Modern Philosophy (PHIL 140)

Online Collections of Interest

  • Early Modern Texts: Recent translations and updates of Early Modern Texts (Copyrighted, but with a license that resembles CC BY-NC; see website for licensing information)
  • Project Gutenberg: Numerous works in the public domain

OR any course that is articulated as lower division major preparation for the Philosophy major at a CSU, UC, or other accredited university.

No resource identified.

List B – Two of the following

Any course(s) not selected from List A (see above) OR

Western Civilization I (HIST 170)

See full list with descriptions, comments, and licensing on the OER and History page

Western Civilization II (HIST 180)

Introduction to Philosophy of Religion

Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy

No resources identified

OR any courses that are articulated as lower division major preparation for the Philosophy major at a CSU.

Online Collections of Interest

  • MIT Classics Archive: Many late 19th/early 20th century translations of Ancient Philosophy that includes some Asian philosophers (Public Domain)
  • Project Gutenberg: Numerous works in the public domain

List C – One of the following:

Any course not selected from List A or List B

See above.

Any CSU transferable course that has been articulated to fulfill preparation for the Philosophy major

Any CSU transferable course that has been articulated to fulfill Area C2.

This page last updated November 22nd, 2022.