This unit is devoted to the examination of the basic Western philosophical understanding of the human person as individual and socio-political. The topics covered in this unit might include nature, agency, the human subject and other issues of the individual, as well as the basis, purpose and structure of the state’s authority, liberalism, and the concept of justice. Historical, modern, and 20th-century approaches to the understanding of human nature will be discussed; this will help learners reflect on the human person as a moral and social subject.
Unit code: AP8002C
Unit status: Approved (Major revision)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Foundational
Unit discipline: Philosophy
Proposing College: Catholic Theological College
Show when this unit is running1. | Characterise the theories of the human person (including political philosophies) studied in the unit |
2. | Identify and describe key elements of selected philosophical texts and rigorously assess their implications |
3. | Understand the person or the political theory studied, within the broader context the western intellectual tradition |
4. | Explain the significance of a philosophical theory of the person or a political theory of the state and critically evaluate it |
5. | Demonstrate the capacity to develop a topic of research in a critically rigorous, sustained, and self-directed manner |
Lectures and in-class exercises
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) | |||||
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Variant 1 | ||||||||
Essay | One of the variations set out here is chosen by the lecturer/unit coordinator prior to the start of the unit, in conjunction with the Dean, and is published in the unit outline. The lecturer may choose different variations for different levels in the same unit. Students may have choices within a given variation, but are not able to make choices outside that set variation. |
6000 | 100.0 | |||||
Variant 2 | ||||||||
Essay | One of the variations set out here is chosen by the lecturer/unit coordinator prior to the start of the unit, in conjunction with the Dean, and is published in the unit outline. The lecturer may choose different variations for different levels in the same unit. Students may have choices within a given variation, but are not able to make choices outside that set variation. |
4000 | 60.0 | |||||
Written Examination | 2000 | 40.0 | ||||||
Variant 3 | ||||||||
Essay | One of the variations set out here is chosen by the lecturer/unit coordinator prior to the start of the unit, in conjunction with the Dean, and is published in the unit outline. The lecturer may choose different variations for different levels in the same unit. Students may have choices within a given variation, but are not able to make choices outside that set variation. |
4000 | 60.0 | |||||
Essay | 2000 | 40.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Maggie Kappelhoff on 19 Jul, 2021
Unit record last updated: 2021-07-19 12:14:11 +1000