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A211 Philosophy and the Human Situation

Newest Review: ... Environments, Ethics and Human Concern Book 4: Human Nature after Darwin Book 5: Minds and Bodies Book 6: Destiny, Purpose and Faith Each book is by a different author and as such they are written in different styles. This we are told is deliberate to give the student as much experience of different philosophical styles. Each book so far has also, in addition to discussing its chosen topic, taught the student different philosophical "techniques" such as how to read difficult passages so that you extract the true meaning from the text. How to construct recognise "conditionals" a particular style of philosophical argueme... more

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A211 Philosophy and the Human Situation (389 words)
by - written on 21/07/00 (Very useful, 65 readings)
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I'm taking a BSc with Open University and all of my past courses have been of a "technical nature" until I saw the course above. I have always been interested in philosophy and so I decided to put my study of it on a more formal footing. I did not make a mistake. I've only completed the first four books in a six book set so I'm on time and in budget as it were (see timetable) but they have proved most interesting. The subjects covered are:- Book 1: Arguements for Freedom Book 2: Humans and other animals Book 3: Environments, Ethics and Human Concern Book 4: Human Nature after Darwin Book 5: Minds and Bodies ... Read the complete review

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