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Philosophy of the Human Person, Part Two (Eligible for College Credit)
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Continue with Part Two of this course as we move from the philosophy of the Ancients to the Modern & Contemporary world. Our goal is to cultivate critical thinking skills and foster philosophical literacy, empowering students to rationally evaluate competing claims about the human good, all within the framework of our Catholic faith.
Instructor: Sam Nicholson, PhD
Course Description: This two-semester course is a college-preparatory introduction to Philosophy offered in tandem with Franciscan University’s Advantage program. Our goal is to introduce students to the most fundamental questions about human nature, knowledge, and value. This introductory course will acquaint them with some of the canonical philosophical texts in the Western Tradition, spanning from the ancient world to the present. Our goal is to cultivate a sense of basic philosophical literacy and to learn how to think critically so that we can rationally evaluate competing claims about the human good.
Our course texts will be distributed by the instructor, from a variety of sources both online and in a downloadable PDF format
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Philosophy of the Human Person, Part Two (Eligible for College Credit)
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Sam Nicholson
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Spring 2025
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Philosophy ➤ Fundamentals of Philosophy
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High School
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Jamie Driver
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January 10th, 2025 at 2:30 PM ET
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Live
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$257
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29 seats available
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11 seats remaining
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Basic Symbolic Logic (Comprehensive Courses in Logic)
Basics of Inductive Reasoning (Comprehensive Courses in Logic)
How to Battle Relativism, Nihilism, and Other Errors
Rhetoric and Reasoning (Comprehensive Courses in Logic)
Modern Symbolic Logic (Comprehensive Courses in Logic)
Classical Syllogistic Logic
Theories of Knowledge
Virtue and Vice: Ancient Philosophy for Modern Catholics
Philosophy: Mind, Body, and Soul
Great Philosophers: Meet Plato
Great Philosophers: Meet Aristotle
Hellenistic Philosophy
The Human Person (Franciscan Advantage Program)
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Special notes
Special notes: Parts One and Two of this course are part of the Franciscan University Advantage Program for dual enrollment. They align with Franciscan’s PHL 113 for 3 college credits. For more information on the optional dual enrollment program and to see if your student is eligible, visit https://homeschoolconnections.com/resources/college-credit/
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Prerequisites
Philosophy of the Human Person, Part One
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Outline
Course Outline: The Modern and Contemporary World
Week 1: Introduction, Early Modernity
Read: Descartes “Meditations”
Week 2: Rene Descartes
Read: “Meditations”
Week 3: George Berkeley
Read: “Three dialogs between Hylas and Philonous” (excerpts)
Week 4: David Hume
Read: “Treatise on Human Nature” (excerpts)
Week 5: Thomas Hobbes
Read: “Leviathan” (excerpts)
Week 6: John Locke
Read: “Second Treatise on Government” (excerpts)
Week 7: Jean Jacque Rousseau
Read: “The Social Contract” (excerpts)
Week 8: James Madison
Read: Federalist Papers (#10 and #51)
Week 9: Immanuel Kant
Read: “Prolegomena” (excerpts)
Week 10: Karl Marx
Read: “Alienated Labor”
Week 11: Friedrich Nietzsche
Read: “Beyond Good and Evil” (excerpts)
Week 12: Sigmund Freud
Read: “Civilization and its Discontents” (excerpts)
Week 13: Jean Paul Sartre
Read: “Transcendence of the Ego” (excerpts)
Materials
Homework
There will be three quizzes, a mid-term examination, and a cumulative final exam. These will make up 45%, 25%, and 25% of your grade, respectively. The quizzes will be fully automated, but the midterm and final will include short answer questions graded by the instructor. The remaining 5% of your grade will be assigned on the basis of attendance and participation.
For students who opt into the dual-enrollment program, Franciscan University will offer additional testing to determine eligibility for college-level credit. This additional testing will comprise a midterm and a final exam.
Fees
Fee: For all 13 classes: $237 if you register on or before November 15; $257 if you register after Nov. 15. (Registration closes one week before the first day of class. After that date, registrations are not guaranteed. There is a $20 surcharge for late enrollments after the course is closed.)
Sam Nicholson
About Sam Nicholson
Sam Nicholson earned his PhD from the University of Virginia in 2011. He has published in peer-reviewed academic journals, and he taught at the University level for nearly 10 years. He has taught philosophy and logic at the high school level since 2016. He is an analytically trained Thomist with special interests in the Philosophy of Mind, the Philosophy of Science, and the Theory of Knowledge.
Dr. Nicholson is married to Homeschool Connections’ Victorian literature instructor Eleanor Nicholson. The Nicholsons homeschool their five children. By day, he is the Facilities Supervisor at St. Thomas Aquinas parish in Charlottesville, VA.
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Jamie Driver
Jamie grew up as the eldest of six kids in her Catholic homeschooling family. She lives in the Dallas area and spends her time instructing and choreographing all styles of dance at local studios, but her passion is tap dance. Jamie is an Assistant Director and Instructor with Rhythmic Soul’s Tap Company and trains dancers local to the Dallas area, as well as nationally online. She loves instructing the next generation of tap dancers and continues to perform herself with Rhythmic Soul’s Pro Company. Jamie believes in encouraging dancers to step outside their comfort zone, having fun, and using their unique talents to glorify God. In her free time, you can find her making orders for her Catholic business, Saintly Sacrifices, or visiting a local coffee shop with a friend.
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