Print syllabus(in Polish) Philosophy and Social Sciences
General data
| Course ID: | 3501-PSS19-S-OG |
| Erasmus code / ISCED: |
08.1
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| Course title: | (unknown) |
| Name in Polish: | Philosophy and Social Sciences |
| Organizational unit: | Institute of Philosophy |
| Course groups: |
Courses in foreign languages General university courses General university courses in the humanities |
| ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): |
(not available)
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| Language: | English |
| Type of course: | elective seminars |
| Mode: | Classroom |
| Short description: |
The course is devoted to philosophical reading and discussion of classical (and some less canonical) texts in anthropology, history and sociology which have strongly influenced philosophy or carry a considerable philosophical content on their own. We will also try to address the question about the present relations binding philosophy and social sciences. |
| Full description: |
The course is devoted to philosophical reading and discussion of classical (and some less canonical) texts in anthropology, history and sociology which have strongly influenced philosophy or carry a considerable philosophical content on their own. We will also try to address the question about the present relations binding philosophy and social sciences. Social sciences, as all other sciences, have constituted their own realm by separating form philosophy and orienting their research towards the empirical world. Yet philosophical questions continuously re-emerge within this research. Even if the vast majority of contemporary social science humbly recognises its own cognitive limits and predominantly descriptive character it still encounters problems of purely theoretical or paradigmatic nature. We will examine, from philosophical perspective, some fundamental terms and notions organising social scientific research and knowledge such as society, community, agent and actor, event, long lasting, public and private, individuality, class, autonomy, power and legitimacy, capital and social bond, modernisation and historicity. Our research will favour multidisciplinary approach. This year we will give prominance to the question of delegitimation of authority as well as gender relations. |
| Bibliography: |
Some recommended secondary litterature K. Marx, Capital vol.1 M. Weber, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism M. Mauss, The Gift S. de Beauvoir, The Second Sex F. Braudel, The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II P. Veyne, Writing History: Essay on Epistemology A. Desrosieres, The Politics of Large Numbers: A History of Statistical Reasoning P. Bourdieu, Pascalian Meditations, The Political Ontology of Martin Heidegger M. Foucault, The Birth of Biopolitics J. Baudrillard, Simulation and simulacra L.Boltanski, E.Chiapello, The New Spirit of Capitalism J. Butler, Gender Trouble |
| Learning outcomes: |
Student: - knows and understands the formative process of social sciences, recognises major founding works of ss and uderstands their significance - understands both „negative” and „positive” relations between social science and philosophy today - correctly identifies the main cuurents and stakes of philosophical debate over social science - is capable of developping his/her own interpretations of the latter. - undersatnds political use and abuse of social science - is capable of reflexive engagement in public affairs |
| Assessment methods and assessment criteria: |
referaty, refleksyjna aktywność, studentka lub student, którzy chcą poprawić ocenę, mogą, po konsultacji z prowadzącym napisać pracę roczną w rozmiarach nieprzekraczjących 1500 słów |
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