Philosophy of the Human Person
PostgraduateUND-PHIL62102022
Course information for 2022 intake
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Philosophy of the Human Person
About this subject
1. Identify complex debates in the philosophical study of the human person
2. Articulate a thorough understanding of theories and principles involved in the concept of the human person
3. Demonstrate sophisticated philosophical skills associated with the study of the human person
4. Apply a mastery of analysis to theories of the human person.
- Images of humanity; What is personhood? Exterior perspectives; Interior perspectives; Person and the Philosophical system; Personal freedom and communal responsibility; Virtues and Vices; Uniqueness and the Human Person; Sex and Gender; Reasoning with the heart; Suffering, Death, Sorrow and Grief; Disability & Impairment; Whither Personhood
This course examines different theories of human nature, the differences between human persons and animals, and human persons and machines. Other themes include the basic drives or instincts behind human behaviour, the soul, the human capacity for evil, self-identity, mind/body, depersonalisation, personal relationships and freedom.
Four summative assessment components comprising
1. Prepared Questions
2. Summary and Critical Analysis
3. Presentation
4. Philosophical reflection- Prepared Questions (10%)
- Summary and critical analysis (30%)
- Position on a contemporary issue (30%)
- Philosophical reflection (3000 words) (30%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- UND-BIO-GCE-2022 - Graduate Certificate in Bioethics
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Graduate Certificate in Bioethics
PostgraduateUND-BIO-GCE