PH 202 - Philosophy of Human Nature

Interactivity: None

Final Assessment: Final Paper and Proctored Exam

Course Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to do the following:

• Describe and contrast the main philosophical principles of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle and discuss what you see as their strengths and weaknesses.
• Discuss and critique the central features of Descarte’s rational philosophy and the critiques of rationalism put forth by the British-Empiricists Locke, Berkeley, and Hume.
• Articulate and contrast Kant’s ontological philosophy and Hegel’s historically-oriented philosophy.
• Identify the main principles of existentialism and postmodernism, and discuss what you see as their strengths and weaknesses.
• Compare and contrast ancient, modern, and postmodern philosophy, and demonstrate how each period might philosophize about a particular idea or cultural issue.