MIDTERM EXAMINATION IN PHILOSOPHY 102 FOR SOPHIA MEMBERS

BASIS OF THE EXAMINATION:

Human Dignity and Political Entitlements (Nussbaum)


SPECIFICATIONS:

1. To be submitted on or before 15 August 2008.
2. Typewritten: a) Regular bond paper b) Times New Roman font #12.

EXAMINATION ITEMS:

1. What are the positive and negative aspects of the Stoic conception of human dignity? What is your own understanding of the concept?

2. Express fully in your own words the meaning of and the meaningfulness/significance to human flourishing of genuine respect for human dignity in the Aristotelian sense.

3. Make a thorough assessment of how the present Philippine government respects--or disrespects-- human dignity by way of putting in place "the necessary conditions for a minimally decent human life of the Filipino."

4. Personally evaluate Nussbaum's Ten (10) Central Human Capabilities in general terms (i.e., not individually). Classify them under certain categories that you may think of and relate them to how practicable/implementable they are in the context of contemporary Philippine social, economic, and political realities.