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Module UNIQUE ANIMALS? ANTHROPOLOGICAL CONCEPTS IN PHILOSOPHY

Module code: PH205
Credits: 5
Semester: 2
Department: PHILOSOPHY
International: Yes
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This module introduces students to the study of the human being in philosophy. It examines some major philosophical responses to the question ‘What is a human being and his place in the cosmos?’ Different answers to this question, for instance, the human being is a rational animal, an image of God, a being that produces meaning (‘homo symbolicus’), and as a being that lives in the state of ‘being-there’ (‘Dasein’) and ‘Being-towards-death’ (‘Sein-zum-Tode’) will be covered. Also addressed in this module will be the issue of the human being’s relation to being, the world, and culture. It will finish with addressing the question as to whether there is anything unique about the human way of existing. Key texts discussed will be from important and influential thinkers ranging from the early modern period (such as, e.g., Cusa or Pico della Mirandola) to the 20th century (such as, e.g., Cassirer, Scheler, Heidegger and Camus).

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