(in Polish) Social Philosophy: the key problems of modernity

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Course ID:	3501-SPPM19-S-OG
Erasmus code / ISCED:	08.1 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0223) Philosophy and ethics The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	(unknown)
Name in Polish:	Social Philosophy: the key problems of modernity
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) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	elective seminars general courses
Prerequisites (description):	Student should know the history of philosophy.
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	The aim of the seminar is to reflect upon key contemporary problems facing social philosophy, particularly with regard to shifts in technology and communication, and the consequences of human activity on Earth. During the seminar, we will analyse conceptual problems arising from the philosophical project of modernity, shifts in communication, technological development and the Anthropocene.
Full description:	The aim of the seminar is to reflect upon key contemporary problems facing social philosophy with regard to broadly understood modernity and the consequences of modernization (social, technological, and political). Firstly, we will analyse the concepts of modernism, postmodernism and hypermodernism as the expression of the difficulties in defining the characteristics of modernity. Secondly, we will look at the changes in communication related to the development of mass media in the field of culture, art and politics. Thirdly, we will discuss technological changes in the context of modernity and the expansion of community to include non-human actors. Fourthly, pointing to the problems of posthumanism and transhumanism, we will look at the concept of the Anthropocene as, on one hand, the age of visible human influence on the environment, and on the other as a descriptor of modern human condition. The seminar’s programme assumes that some of the bibliographic items will be analysed over several classes, inviting the participants to their unhurried reading. Additionally, depending on the participants’ interests and the dynamics of the discussion, the syllabus will be extended with publications that raise relevant threads and problems.
Bibliography:	MODERNITY -J. Habermas, Modernity – An Incomplete Project. -J-F. Lyotard, The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge. -A. Borgmann, Crossing the Postmodern Divide, p. 20-109. COMMUNICATION -V. Flusser, Into the Universe of Technical Images. -R. Fidler, Mediamorphosis. Understanding New Media, ch. 2, 3. -S. Hjarvard, The mediatization of culture and technology, ch. 2. -S. Heidenreich, “The Situation After Media” In: Media after Kittler, eds. E. Ikoniadou, S. Wilson. -J. Ranciere, The Politics of Aesthetics. The Distribution of the Sensible. -R. Innis, Pragmatism and the Forms of Sense, part 2. -H. Jenkins, D. Thorburn (eds.), Democracy and New Media. TECHNOLOGY -P. Brey, Theorizing Modernity and Technology. -A. Feenberg, “Modernity Theory and Technology Studies: Reflections on Bridging the Gap” In: Modernity and Technology, eds. T. Misa, P. Brey, A. Feenberg. -P-P. Verbeek, Resistance is Futile: Toward a Non-Modern Democratization of Technology. -L. Winner, Autonomous Technology. Technics out-of-Control as a Theme of Political Thought, ch. 4, 5. -E. Neely, Machines and the Moral Community. ANTHROPOCENE -N. Bostrom, The future of the humanity In: New Waves in Philosophy of Technology, eds. J.K.B. Olsen, E. Selinger, S. Riis. -J. Habermas, The future of human nature, p. 44-67. -U. Beck, The Metamorphosis of the World. How Climate Change is Transforming Our Concept of the World. -C. Hamilton, C. Bonneuil, F. Gemenne, The Antropocene and the Global Environmental Crisis. Rethinking Modernity in a New Epoch.
Learning outcomes:	Knowledge: Student has knowledge of the key problems of contemporary social philosophy. Skills: The student is able to relate acquired knowledge to contemporary issues undertaken within social philosophy, but also more broadly in the public debate. The student understands the continuity of certain philosophical concepts and is able to formulate the problems associated with them. Social competence: The student is able to see problems in social life and to refer them to philosophical concepts.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	attendance, activity, presentation or essay about the readings

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