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Fifth Form MYP Philosophy (Humanities)
On this page, you will find the key details for the 4th Form MYP (MYP4) Philosophy (Humanities) course. The course is broadly split into 3 main areas:
- The study of Philosophy
- Ethics, Society and Politics
- Religion
The fifth form course focuses on three key Unit Questions:
- What makes a 'great' mind 'great'?
- How would you build a perfect world?
- How can religion be seen as either/both good and bad?
You will also find all of the key resources and assessment information on this page.
Unit Four - Religion - Religion: Good, Bad, or Neither?
- Unit Question: How can religion be seen as either/both good and bad?
- AOI: Human Ingenuity
- Significant Concept: An investigation into many different religious cultures and their impacts upon modern society
Unit 5: Philosophy - Great Minds
- Unit question: What makes a 'great' mind 'great'?
- AOI: Approaches to learning
- Significant concept: An investigation of the greatest philosophical thinkers, considering their ideas and influence
Links
http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/1998/06/a-beautiful-mind-199806
http://ralphwaldoemerson.wwwhubs.com/
http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/transcendentalism/authors/emerson/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendentalism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Waldo_Emerson
http://www25.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/ralphwaldoemerson.html
Unit Six - Political Philosophy - Building a Perfect World
- Unit Question: How would you build a perfect world?
- AOI: Environments
- Significant Concept: An investigation into theories of political philosophy and the attempt to make a perfect society.
Useful links:
Article on the state of nature is here: http://www.open2.net/trust/downloads/docs/stateofnature.pdf
British Library Utopia resoruce is here: http://www.bl.uk/learning/histcitizen/21cc/utopia/utopia.html