Philosophy of the Human Person is a dialectical course. This means that each section builds on the last one—just like an argument. Specifically, the course aims to follow this trajectory: In the first unit, the course will situate students in the history of philosophy; we will see where we come from, where we are, and where we hope to go. We will then situate our study in relation to Faith and Reason. Following this, we will launch into the second unit—Logic. Logic gives us the tools to think critically and analytically about philosophical problems and life in general. Finally, in the last two units of this course, we will put all we have learned into practice as we go through St. Thomas Aquinas’ account of metaphysics and reality as well as his account of the human person. This course provides the groundwork for ethics (taught in Sophomore year).
- Teacher: Jack Trent