Philosophy Department

Ateneo de Naga University

Naga City

 

 

Course Code                 :          PHIS002

Course Title                  :          Pilosopiya nin Tawo II/ The Philosophy of the Human Person 2

Course Requirement   :          Pilosophiya nin Tawo I/ The Philosophy of the Human Person 1

Credits/ Units               :          3 Units

Duration/ Term             :         Second Semester of the School Year 2013 – 2014

Day/Time/Room            :         FSA / 7:30-9:00am /AR218

 

 

Course Description:

 

PHIS002 is a continuation of PHIS001. This course delves into the self and its relation to another self (pakikipagkapwa asin pakiki-iba). This course is another journey that penetrates further into the nature, dynamism, and various dimensions of the interpersonal relations, the nature of the other, the possibility of relationships, the meaning of being social and being relational, the role of being human in human relationships, the occasions and institutions of relationships formed within the family, the community and the society, environment and the church.

 

It uses a threefold philosophical approach: (1) phenomenological (human subject being highlighted and as concretely experienced), (2) existential (human person considered in one’s naked experience of the human existence), and (3) Thomistic (inspired by St. Thomas Aquinas’ philosophical vision).

 

Without remaining exclusively within the purview of anthropocentric (man-centered) and immanentistic (begins with man, remains exclusively in man and ends with man) vision, the course intends to reflect on the whole range of human experience and explore the breadth of human reason or rationality, human values, state of affairs, the person’s deepest desires and aspirations, the network and various dimensions of human relationships, as well as some other critical details of human existence that profoundly interlink with the innermost beat of human life, philosophy, human society, politics, morality, culture, science and religion.

 

 

Course Objectives:

By the end of the semester, the student must be able to—

 

KNOWLEDGE:

 

• Describe the theories of inter-subjectivity; and

• Have a wider understanding of philosophical themes which pertain to the experiences of human co-existence.

 

SKILL:

 

• Creatively and critically reflect on authentic forms of inter-subjectivity.

• Identify contemporary social issues that affect human relations.

• Write well-argued philosophical papers.

• Critically read and interpret philosophical texts.

• Be proficient in oral examinations.

• Synthesize Philosophy 1 and Philosophy 2.

 

VALUES:

 

• Appreciate inter-subjectivity as essentially a responsibility.

• Be committed in building a more humane and just society.

• Cultivate a sense of love of country as an expression of the love of God.

 

 

 

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Grading System

 

Profile of the Graduate Addressed by the Course (COMPETENCIES)

 

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