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This module introduces students to ‘philosophical anthropology’ as the study of the human being. It examines some major philosophical responses to the question ‘What is a human being?’ Different answers to this question, such as for instance, the human being is created by God as ‘created god’ (‘deus creatus’), a being who loves (‘ens amans’), a being that produces meaning (‘homo symbolicus’), and as a being that lives in the state of ‘being-there’ (Dasein) and ‘Being-for-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. Key texts identified and discussed will be from important and influential thinkers, such as, Cusa, Cassirer, Scheler, and Heidegger.
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PHILOSOPHICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
