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About Study Course

Credit points / ECTS:2 / 3
Course supervisor:Uldis Vēgners
Study type:Full time
Course level:Master's
Target audience:Dentistry
Language:English, Latvian
Branch of science:Philosophy; Philosophical Anthropology

Objective

To develop understanding about the various philosophical accounts of human nature, as well as various significant dimensions of human life, including cultural, existential and ethical aspects.

Prerequisites

Not required.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

Students know and understand the philosohpical approach of anthropology, the main theoretical approaches and concepts in philosophical anthropology concerning the understanding of human being, as well as various significant dimensions of human life, including cultural, existential and ethical aspects.

Skills

Students identify and adequately use the concepts, dimensions that characterise human life, philosophical anthropology, recognizes the major issues in philosophical anthropology, formulates questions during discussions, analyse and critically evaluate the philosophical approaches, concepts and arguments, formulates and argues their own position in discussions, provide solutions for problems.

Competence

Students are able to understand, interpret and critically evaluate the approach of philosophical anthropology and its major theoretical approaches, as well as various significant dimensions of human life as described in philosophy. Students have improved their communicative (group work, discussions) and cognitive (independent work, examination) competence.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2024, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Dentistry, SSNSFz1Master’sRequiredUldis Vēgners, Elīna Graudiņa