‘ALL HUMAN KNOWLEDGE BEGINS WITH INTUITIONS, PROCEEDS FROM THERE TO CONCEPTS, AND ENDS WITH IDEAS.’ IMMANUEL KANT
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TRACKING: BEYOND (HUMAN) BOUNDARIES In this tracking you will: read about psychological experiments; listen to a lecture about how our choices are being manipulated; write a fact file on a specific branch within human sciences; discuss different views on freedom of speech; talk about the effect of our cultural and social background on our life (integrated language task).
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What defines human sciences?
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1.1 1.2 1.3
Where are the boundaries? Words or numbers? Parts of the puzzle
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Making a career in human sciences
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The right person for the job Which field in human sciences appeals to you most?
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Families: the building blocks of society?
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3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4
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Multiple forms of family life It’s all relative! The benefits of belonging Dating around the world
The boundaries of communication
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4.1 4.2
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What about freedom of speech? Cartoon crisis
Manipulating mankind?
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5.1 5.2 5.3
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Are we really in control? The pressure of social situations Stanford Prison Experiment
The opposite of me
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TRACKING: BEYOND (HUMAN) BOUNDARIES