PHIL 005: Evil

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour

Catalog page 533

Prerequisites: none

Description: An introduction to the nature of evil, its motivation, and its origins. Utilizes a variety of sources to examine these themes including classical philosophical texts and contemporary films.

Credit: Credit is awarded for one of the following PHIL 005 or PHIL 005H.

Derived Information — The following is not part of the official catalog but is computed from catalog data.

Serves as a prerequisite for

PHIL 117 PHIL 120 (E-Z) PHIL 121 (E-Z) PHIL 122 (E-Z) PHIL 130 PHIL 131 PHIL 133 PHIL 134 PHIL 135 PHIL 137 PHIL 138 (E-Z) PHIL 145 PHIL 152 PHIL 161 PHIL 162 PHIL 169 (E-Z)
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Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Year F W S Su Total
2025-26 400/400 365/330 39/75 804/805
2024-25 326/170 297/240 50/75 673/485
2023-24 295/288 49/50 344/338
2022-23 329/330 298/300 627/630
2021-22 292/300 276/300 568/600
2020-21 290/300 292/300 582/600
2019-20 292/301 375/375 667/676
2018-19 398/401 373/375 16/20 787/796
2017-18 353/350 22/40 375/390
2016-17 416/418 416/418