PHI 360 - Philosophy of Human Nature

Institution:

Saint Catharine College (CLOSED)

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Description:

This course examines various philosophical theories that attempt to define what it means to be human. Emphasis is placed on the critical distinction between being (human ontology) and doing (personal identity). Topics include reason, will, motion, genus and species, teleological process and development, human production, God and spirituality. Representative thinkers may include Plato, Buddha, Epicurus, the Gnostic tradition, Aquinas, Hegel, Marx, Schopenhauer and Neitzshe.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.sccky.edu

Phone Number:

(859) 336-5082

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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