PHIL 551 - Philosophy of Human Nature

Institution:

Lee University

Subject:

Philosophy

Description:

This course offers an intensive historical-analytical study of prominent philosophical theories of human nature. It focuses on the philosophical anthropologies of thinkers as diverse as Plato, Hume, Rousseau, Kant, Nietzche and Freud. In addition, it examines existentialism as captured in the thought of Tolstoy, Sartre and Camus, and Christian existentialism. Some influential contemporary treatments of human nature are considered as well. Credit Hours: 3

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.leeuniversity.edu

Phone Number:

(423) 614-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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