Methods of Philosophical Research is a graduate-level course that provides students the opportunity for a guided experience of different philosophical research methods. Through their particular research interests, this course exposes them to such methods as conceptual analysis, phenomenological analysis, critical-theoretical analysis, and critical-discourse analysis. The course culminates with the students' presentation of their research proposals.
At the end of the course, the students shall have been able to:
How does one philosophize?
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Student
Central Concept
Philosopher
Research Question
Abaquita, Francis Anthony F.
Education
Plato
Phenomenology
Aaron, Allan S.
Agmata, Jaymark L.
Meaning of Words
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Jacques Derrida
What is the meaning of words?
Alfaro, Karlo Jose
Justice
Axel Honneth
What is Axel Honneth's Ethical Model of Justice?
Bayod, Rogelio P.
Subjugation and Identity
Michel Foucault
Axel Honneth
Borda, Jezreel Kim C.
Cruz, Kristine Anne B.
Happiness and Meaning
Alan Watts
Martin Heidegger
Does happiness give meaning to life?
Dafielmoto, Venice Belle R.
True Happiness
Albert Camus
What is true happiness?
Davan, Ruben T.
Dupingay, Elly T.
Soren Kierkegaard
Garcia, Fruel Adam E.
Jaquias, Zandee B.
Layos, Glio Joy B.
State's Obligation
John Rawls
Henry Shue
Joseph Caren
Thomas Nagel
Do states have obligations to non-members?
Literatos, Rhina Jane S.
Education
Jean Jacques Rousseau
John Dewey
Paulo Freire
Ned Noddings
Lusanez, Leonido S.
Virtual Reality
Mabida, Jahmil B.
Politics and Freedom
Plato
Noam Chomsky
Michel Foucault
Narciso, Hilbert S.
Orque, John Orly C.
Ortiz, Francis Edmund D.
Education
John Dewey
Quevedo, Emerick A.
Reyes, Erik John L.
Embodiment
Emmanuel Falque
Michel Henry
Maurice Merleau-Ponty
What does it mean to be embodied?
Roa, Mave Rick T.
Artificial Intelligence and the Market
Sacro, Weldon B.
Sharing of Information Resources
Tumlad, Bryan Paul T.
Subliminal Seduction and Individual Decision
Theodore Adorno
Noam Chomsky
Michel Foucault