On Human Relationships (and De-personalisation)

We are witnessing transformations of human relationships on a global scale. What is the meaning of these epochal changes? What are the short and long term consequences? Will authentic human relationships flourish in the digital and post-human age? Join us and find out. We critically examine arguments by the Existentialists, Heidegger, Buber, Marcel and Nietzsche, among others.

DELIVERY MODE

• Face-to-Face

SUGGESTED READING

• Russell, Bertrand, A History of Western Philosophy
• Buber, I and Thou
• Marcel, Man against Mass Society
• Nietzsche, Human, all too Human

COURSE OUTLINE

• The nature of human relationships
• The meaning of human relationships in the digital age * Simulation and simulacra
• Human relationships and flourishing

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Explore the nature and meaning of human relationships
2. Gain an understanding of authenticity and flourishing
3. Discover the nature and significance of transformations in human relationships in the digital age