Social philosophy 02.06-DKS-FS

1. Introduction to social philosophy
2. Ancient and medieval theories of society and the state (Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, St. Thomas)
3. The problem of exercising power (Machiavelli) and alternative concepts of the social contract (Hobbes, Rousseau)
4. Modern liberalism (Locke, Montesquieu, Mill)
5. Modern conservatism (Burke, de Maistre) and an attempt to reconcile liberalism with conservatism (de Tocqueville)
6. Utopian (Fourier) and real (Marx, Engels) socialism
7. Anarchism (Proudhon, Stirner, Bakunin and Kropotkin) and anti-egalitarism (Nietzsche)
8. Critical theory of the Frankfurt School (Horkheimer, Adorno, Marcuse, Habermas)
9. Contemporary liberalism (Popper, Hayek, Rawls)
10. Pluralism (Berlin, Gray) and neo-pragmatism (Rorty)
11. Libertarianism (Thoreau, Spencer, Rand, Nozick)
12. Communitarianism (Walzer, Sandel, MacIntyre, Etzioni)
13. Personalism (Maritain, Mounier)
14. Contemporary conservatism (Schmitt, Strauss, Voegelin, Bloom, Oakeshott)
15. Anti-totalitarianism (Arendt) and emancipationism (Foucault)

Field of study

Design and social communication

Supplementary literature

Szyszkowska M., Filozofia polityki, filozofia prawa, filozofia twórczości, Oficyna Naukowa, Warszawa 1993 (fragments).

Student workload

Participation in seminars: 30 hours. Studying literature and preparing for classes: 30 hours. Preparation for the final test: 30 hours.

Study level

undergraduate

Education profile

practical

Type of course

obligatory courses

The semester in which the subject is carried out

winter

Mode

(in Polish) Realizowany w sali

Requirements

Reading texts given to students and active participation in discussions during classes.

Prerequisites

To acquaint students with the more important philosophical concepts concerning the sphere of social and political life.

Course coordinators

Henryk Benisz

Learning outcomes

K_W03 Has advanced knowledge of social and cultural processes and phenomena, on a micro and macro scale, as well as about their mutual interactions.

K_U01 He can use his knowledge in the field of social sciences, humanities and art sciences in the description and analysis of social problems related to design and social communication.

K_K02 He is open to new ideas, shows readiness to engage in discussions and change opinions on the basis of credible data and arguments.

Assessment criteria

The final grade obtained by the student consists of partial grades for participation in discussions during classes and for answers to questions during the final test. Class attendance is also taken into account.

Bibliography

Szahaj A., Jakubowski M., Filozofia polityki, PWN, Warszawa 2005.

Additional information

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