Philosophical Anthropology

This course is a philosophical examination of the human person.

This course, taught by Jeremy W. Blackwood at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology, is a philosophical examination of the human person. Its particular topics include the mind-body problem, personal identity, free will, and the human search for meaning. Special attention is given to contemporary challenges to Christian views on these issues.

Seminary: Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology
Keywords: human identity, to be human, being human, free will, mind-body problem

Sacred Heart PH505.Phil Anthro.2019.Fall

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