Emmanuel College

PHIL2104 - 01 - Theories of Human Nature

Credits

4.0

Term

Sep 2 - Dec 14

Open Seats

29 of 30

Schedule

Tue, Thu 10:50am – 12:05pm

Course Type

Lecture

Location

In Person

Section

01

Faculty

M. Maiese

Prerequisites

Description

(ER) Ethical Reasoning

This course is an introduction to a wide variety of views on how human beings understand human nature. It will consider the accounts of Confucianism, Hinduism, the Bible, the early Greeks (Plato and Aristotle), Darwin, Descartes, Kant, Marx, Niestzche, Freud, Hume and Skinner. The course will conclude with an overview of some contemporary issues and topics: gender, sociobiology, evolutionary psychology and cognitive science.