(in Polish) Global Justice and Human Rights

elective seminars

Student should have basic knowledge about main ethical theories and an ability of analytical thinking. At least intermediate knowledge of English is required.

Classroom

The main aim of the seminar is to provide knowledge about philosophical problems concerning the violation of human rights and other norms of justice at global level and discuss these problems in a workshop style. During the meetings we will analyze from the perspective of axiology (including human rights perspective) such cases of international violence as international surrogacy, epidemics, genocide, human trafficking or the use of weapon of mass destruction.

The main aim of the seminar is to discuss problems related to human rights violations in the international sphere. Our meetings will be focused on the analysis of selected cases, e.g. international surrogacy, human trafficking, epidemics, genocides, cyber attacks, global clash of ideologies and civilizations etc. from the perspective of human rights protection, but also more broadly from the perspective of global justice. Additional goal of the course is to search for the answer to the question to what extent the human rights standard requires a universally shared axiological vision. The assumption of common foundations of values, however, raises the objections of supporters of cultural relativism. The ethical and political discourse of protection the lives of individuals and population also reveals many philosophical problems, including among others the issue of sovereignty of states and the role of its borders in enforcing security standards of health, food, or culture. Classes will be partly conducted in the form of a workshop.

Wybór/Selection:

J. Donnelly, Human Rights in Theory and Practice; T. Brooks,(ed.), The Global Justice Reader; J. Rawls, Law of Peoples; J. Mandle, Global Justice, tłum. P. Singer, One World, T. Narrdin, D.R. Mapel, Traditions of International Ethics; J. Millum, E.J. Emanuel, Global Justice and Bioethics; J. Habermas, The Inclusion of the Other; U. Beck, Global Risk Society; W. Kymlicka, Politics in the Vernacular, D. Held, Democracy and the Global Order; M. Hardt, A. Negri, Empire; J. S. Nye, Soft Power; N. Scheper-Hughes, P. Bourigois (ed.), Violence in War and Peace;

Knowledge:

Student knows:

K_W01, a significance of philosophy in relation to the sciences, as well as the subject and methodological specificity of philosophy

K_W02, research methods and argumentative strategies of political philosophy and methods of philosophical text interpretation

K_W04, philosophical terminology in English (at level B2+)

K_W05 the most important new achievements within the scope of political philosophy, theory of human rights and theory of international justice

K_W06 selected positions of contemporary philosophy in the field of political philosophy

K_W07 views of the selected leading philosophical author or the current state of research in the field of political philosophy

Skills:

Student can:

K_U01 interpret the philosophical text independently, creatively and innovatively comment and confront ideas derived from various texts

K_U02 determine the degree of significance of ideas for the examined problem or argumentation

K_U03 analyze complex philosophical arguments, identify assumptions, determine logical and argumentative relationships between them

K_U04 identify advanced argumentative strategies in oral and written statements

K_U06 creatively and innovatively use philosophical and methodological knowledge in formulating hypotheses and constructing critical arguments

K_U07 precisely formulate philosophical problems orally and in writing;

K_U08 choose and create argumentative strategies, construct advanced and innovative critical arguments, formulate comprehensive responses to criticism

K_U10 write texts based on independently selected literature, using original, innovative approaches and taking into account new achievements in the field of philosophy

K_U13 search and select information from written and electronic sources, using professional search tools

K_U14 independently acquire knowledge, develop research skills and plan research projects

Competences:

Student is ready to:

K_K01, identify his/her knowledge and skills

K_K02, recognize deficiencies in his/her knowledge and skills and seeking the possibility of removing these deficiencies

K_K03 independently undertake professional activities as well as planning and organizing them

K_K04 notice and formulate ethical problems related to one’s own research work and responsibility to colleagues and other members of society, as well as to being active in solving these problems

K_K05 actively participate in social and cultural life; is interested in innovative philosophical concepts in connection with other parts of cultural and social life and encourages the implementation of these concepts

Paper, Essay

Permissible number of absences: 2 in a semester