ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY

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COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE NUMBER: PH 102

TITLE: Philosophy of the Human Person II
DEPARTMENT: Philosophy
SCHOOL: Humanities
SEMESTER AND SCHOOL YEAR: 2nd Semester, SY 2019-2020
NUMBER OF UNITS: 3
PRE-REQUISITE(S): PH 101
FACULTY: Joseph Sta. Maria

A. COURSE DESCRIPTION

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Philosophy of the Human Person is a two-part course designed to introduce students to the nature of

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philosophical inquiry, and to philosophical explorations on what it means to be human. In this second

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part, we will focus on the philosophical views of how human persons relate with each other. We shall
examine and reflect on philosophical views about the varying yet arguably central forms of human

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relations such as the polity, the economy, and friendship.
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B. EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
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By the end of the course, the students should be able to:

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1. Develop skill in reading the philosophical texts.

2. Articulate, explain, and appraise (through speaking and writing) the philosophical ideas discussed in
class and/or found in the required texts, in a clear and organized manner.
3. Formulate his/her own philosophical insights on the human person and the different ways human
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persons relate to each other as informed by the topics discussed in the course, particularly through a
synthesis of such topics.
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C. COURSE OUTLINE
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Tentative Timeline Topics: Philosopher Required Readings Reading

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Batch #
Given: March 25 Possible Quiz for Batch 6
Due: March 27
March 27- April 3 The Golden Rule: Text 6: ―The Golden Rule—One 6
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Dai Zhen or Many, Gold or Glitter?‖ by

Jeffrey Wattles

Text 6.1: Excerpts from An

Evidential Study of the Meaning
of terms in the Mencius by Dai
Zhen

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 Text 6.2: ―Dai Zhen on
Sympathetic Concern‖ by Justin
Tiwald
Given: April 15 Possible Quiz for Batch 7
Due: April 17
April 17-22 Beyond the Text 7: Excerpts from the 7
―Human‖ 1: Daodejing
Laozi
Text 7.1: ―Daoism: Attentive
Awareness and Effortless Ease
(Wu-Wei)‖ by Diana Lobel
April 24-29 Beyond the Text 8: Excerpts from the 8
―Human‖ 2: Zhuangzi
Zhuangzi
Text 8.1: ―Confucianism as
Anthropological Machine‖ by

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Eske Møllgaard

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May1-8 The Dignity of the Text 9: ―A Neglected Source of 9

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Human Person: the Dignity of Persons‖ by John

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Crosby Crosby

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Given: May 11 Final Exams
Due: May 18
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D. READINGS (Link to softcopies on part ―I‖ below)

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Bibliography:
Chin, Ann-ping and Mansfield Freeman.Tai Chen on Mencius: Explorations in Words and Meaning. New
Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1990.
Crosby, John F. ―A Neglected Source of the Dignity of Persons.‖ In Personalist Papers, edited by John F.
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Crosy, Catholic University of America Press, 2003.

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Laozi. Excerpts from the Daodejing. Translated by Robert Eno.

http://www.fang.ece.ufl.edu/daodejing.pdf., 2016.
Lobel, Diana. ―Daoism: Attentive Awareness and Effortless Ease (Wu-Wei)‖ In Philosophies of
Happiness: A Comparative Introduction to the Flourishing Life. New York, NY: Columbia
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University Press, 2017.

Møllgaard, Eske. ―Confucianism as Anthropological Machine‖ Asian Philosophy, 20, no. 2 (2010): 127-
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140.
Tiwald, Justin. ―Dai Zhen on Sympathetic Concern.‖ Journal of Chinese Philosophy 37, no. 1 (2010): 76-
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Wattles, Jeffrey. The Golden Rule. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.
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Zhuangzi. The Complete Works of Chuang-Tzu. Translated by Burton Watson. New York, NY: Columbia
University Press, 1968.

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 E. COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Graded Recitation / “Reaction” (ELOs 1,2)

This requirement is meant to replace the graded recitation. What will happen is this: every time a video of
the lecture is posted on the FB groups, the teacher will ―tag‖ 4-5 students, and these students should come
up with questions that can further deepen the understanding/discussion about the topic in the lecture. The
grade for the ―reactions‖ to these videos will be based on two criteria: clarity and content. Clarity simply
assesses if the question itself makes sense and is clearly articulated. Content assesses the relevance of the
question and its ―novelty,‖ meaning that the answer to the question should not be found in the lecture.
The students will have up to the end of the day the video is posted to answer.

Quizzes (ELOs 1-3)

2-3 days before the class begins to discuss a new text, a quiz question will be posted on the FB groups.
This question might be akin to but not exactly the same as any of the following below:

1. Connect a major idea that you found in the current batch with that from the previous batches/class

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discussions. Clearly identify these two ideas. The connection can be in the form of a comparison

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of these ideas, a combination of these ideas, etc. Justify the connection thoroughly.

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2. Identify a major idea found in the reading that you disagree with, and cite the reasons why. Your

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evidence/reason can be from experience, scientific findings, logical reasoning, or from previous

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readings. Identify your evidence/reason.

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3. Identify an issue or problem that is brought up (intentionally or not) by the reading but which you
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think the reading does not answer. Explain why this is the case.
4. Apply a major idea in the text to a real-life situation or experience. Explain the idea and make it
clear why it applies to the real-life situation.
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The answers will be submitted to Turnitin. The format is 1 page maximum, Times New Roman, size
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12 font, 1 inch margin all size, 1.5 spacing. The deadline of these quizzes will be 2-3 days after they are
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posted. See timeline above for more details.

Final Exam (ELOs 1-3)

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A take-home final exam will be given to students by the end of the course. The questions and instructions
for this exam will be posted in the FB groups. The aim of this exam will be to assess the students’
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mastery of the philosophical ideas discussed and reflected on in the course, particularly by testing their
ability to formulate their own insights on the philosophical issues of the human person. The students will
have at most a week to answer it. Submissions are through Turnitin. Format and other details of the final
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exams will be discussed a week before posting of questions.

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 F. GRADING SYSTEM

Course Requirements Percentage Letter Grade Numerical Grade

Graded Recitation/Reaction 10 A 3.75 – 4.00
Quizzes (1-2 remaining) 30 B+ 3.40 – 3.74
Long Test (already done) 30
B 2.90 – 3.39
Final Exam 30
C+ 2.40 – 2.89
C 2.00 – 2.39
D 1.00 – 1.99
F 0.00 – 0.99

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G. COMMUNICATION AND OTHER MATTERS

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You may communicate with me through the FB groups itself or through my email:

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[email protected]. Please feel free to talk to me especially if you have problems accessing the

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internet. Also, I have instructed the beadles to give a summary of the lecture videos in case streaming is
too difficult for you.
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