NATURE AND PERSON HONORS

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Students are introduced to the goals, methods, and principal doctrines of philosophy by studying writings from some of the most significant ancient, medieval, and modern philosophers; and by beginning to reflect philosophically on their teachings on nature, the human person, and God. Focusing especially on the human person as microcosm of being, and person as ”that which is most perfect in all of nature,” this course incorporates the study of the principles of nature as well as cert ain core metaphysical principles. Topics considered include the principal powers within and immortality of the human soul, the difference between body and soul and their unity in the human person, substance and accident, the principles of change, the four causes, and the human person’s relation to God. Among the authors studied are Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, and Descartes. Prerequisite: Honors Program.