Introduction to the critical study of the main questions, contexts, and issues pertaining to humanity and humans as individual and social beings, in an interdisciplinary and reflective manner that goes beyond the disciplinary boundaries of the humanities. Critical, contextualized, and analytical discussion and evaluation of central issues, challenges, discourses, and questions facing individuals and communities, through historical as well as structuralist perspectives. Comparison and contrast of different historical, ethical, and philosophical approaches to these various central human issues and questions. Critical readings of and discussions on relevant primary sources from various historical, ethical, and philosophical contexts, and various fields of the humanities.