1. General information
Course:
CURRENT TRENDS OF THOUGHT
Code:
44538
Type:
ELECTIVE
ECTS credits:
4.5
Degree:
373 - UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMME IN HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL STUDIES
Academic year:
2020-21
Center:
7 - FACULTY OF HUMANITIES IN ALBACETE
Group(s):
10
Year:
4
Duration:
C2
Main language:
Spanish
Second language:
English
Use of additional languages:
English Friendly:
Y
Web site:
Bilingual:
N
Lecturer:
ALBERTO CUEVAS CUERDA
- Group(s):
10
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Edificio Benjamín Palencia. Despacho 131
FILOSOFÍA, ANTROPOL, SOCIOL Y ESTÉTICA
Ext. 2751
Alberto.Cuevas@uclm.es
2. Pre-Requisites
Not established
3. Justification in the curriculum, relation to other subjects and to the profession
Humanities and Social Science studies require an understanding of the origin and development of contemporary ideas, values and conflicts. This subject aims to bring the student closer knowledge of the main philosophical, ethical and social movements, their conflicts and their relationship with current problems. We are witnessing the end of a cultural and social project rooted in the Enlightenment and the birth of a new culture and society where local spaces and values conflict with the global. The subject digs on the project of modernity that emerged in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the development of its tensions and the socio-cultural world from which we have thought and felt, to which we still partially belong, but also aims to clarify how that system conflicts with an increasingly globalized world. For this reason, we will try to analyze what is new in that society, with its movements in favor and against, its contradictions and its perspectives.
We consider that the knowledge and understanding of the main philosophical, ethical and social current trends, the problems and conflicts from which they result, and also the solutions they propose, are essential elements in the integral formation of a graduate in Humanities, to succeed as a future social research or as a future teacher.
This subject is related to the History of Philosophy of the first year, History of Ethical and Political Thought of the third, Logic of the Argumentation of the fourth and with some points of Foundation of Social Anthropology.
4. Degree competences achieved in this course
| Course competences | |
|---|---|
| Code | Description |
| E01 | Explain the great historical waves of Thought, Art and Literature, identify the most important cultural productions of Humanity, and recognize different heritage resources |
| E03 | Analyze and value critically the globalization process and the current social and cultural situation in its context |
| G03 | Correct oral and written communication |
| T12 | Summarize and do specialized and reflective reports based on complex and diverse information on Humanities and Social Sciences |
5. Objectives or Learning Outcomes
| Course learning outcomes | |
|---|---|
| Description | |
| Achieve an overview of the main contributions of philosophy in the field of theory of knowledge, ethics and politics throughout history, relating them to the context in which they were raised, their differences and the repercussions they entail. | |
| Learning the analysis of philosophical texts, differentiating the fundamental theses that they propose and their framework of theoretical inscription and, especially, in the last two centuries, in such a way that they have an analytical perspective of our present. | |
| Capture the relationships between knowledge and power and the mythologies to which they give rise. | |
| Grasp the ethical advantages of cosmopolitan and intercultural citizenship. | |
| Recognize the main today's world social and moral conflicts, analyze their causes and effects and judge them from ethical theories. | |
| Reflect on the fundamental problems facing our era: unemployment, globalization, scientism, technologization, reification, media imposition, emptying of the sovereign subject, ecology, immigration, interculturalism, sexism, neoliberalism, racism and xenophobia ..., knowing the different answers that have been considered. | |
| Relate Philosophy with Human and Social Sciences. | |
| Explain orally or through written reports the results of reading rewiews, essays or short papers, in well-argued manner. | |
| Additional outcomes | |
| Not established. |
6. Units / Contents
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Unit 1: The Enlightenment and the origin of the modern project
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Unit 2: From the Enlightened project to negative thinking: Hegelian idealism, Marxism, historicism and vitalism
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Unit 3: The crisis of subjectivity as a foundation and its derivations: phenomenology, existentialism and hermeneutics
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Unit 4: The crisis of subjectivity as a foundation and its derivations: from neo-positivism to pragmatism
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Unit 5: From instrumental reason to the theory of communicative action: Frankfurt school
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Unit 6: Modernity vs postmodernity: universalism, relativism, inter-culturalism. Where are we heading in the era of globalization?
7. Activities, Units/Modules and Methodology
| Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | Description | |
| Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Lectures | E03 G03 | 1.2 | 30 | N | N | ||
| Workshops or seminars [ON-SITE] | Cooperative / Collaborative Learning | E03 G03 | 0.4 | 10 | N | N | ||
| Writing of reports or projects [OFF-SITE] | Guided or supervised work | E01 G03 T12 | 1.04 | 26 | Y | Y | ||
| Analysis of articles and reviews [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | E01 G03 T12 | 1.04 | 26 | Y | Y | ||
| Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | T12 | 0.62 | 15.5 | N | N | ||
| Individual tutoring sessions [ON-SITE] | Guided or supervised work | E01 G03 T12 | 0.12 | 3 | Y | Y | ||
| Final test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | E03 | 0.08 | 2 | Y | N | ||
| Total: | 4.5 | 112.5 | ||||||
| Total credits of in-class work: 1.8 | Total class time hours: 45 | |||||||
| Total credits of out of class work: 2.7 | Total hours of out of class work: 67.5 | |||||||
As: Assessable training activity Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming (It will be essential to overcome both continuous and non-continuous assessment).
8. Evaluation criteria and Grading System
| Evaluation System | Continuous assessment | Non-continuous evaluation * | Description |
| Other methods of assessment | 80.00% | 100.00% | |
| Assessment of active participation | 20.00% | 0.00% | |
| Total: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
According to art. 4 of the UCLM Student Evaluation Regulations, it must be provided to students who cannot regularly attend face-to-face training activities the passing of the subject, having the right (art. 12.2) to be globally graded, in 2 annual calls per subject , an ordinary and an extraordinary one (evaluating 100% of the competences).
Evaluation criteria for the final exam:
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Continuous assessment:Students will choose one of these two options:
a) Directed work on one of the topics that the teacher will propose at the beginning of the course; this work will be carried out under his direction and tutoring and must be defended to the teacher and presented in a synthetic way in class. The fundamental criteria for evaluating the essay will be questions of knowledge, quality of analysis, links, structure, clarity and logical coherence and argumentation, examples, factual accuracy and reliability, and uses of bibliographic resources and sources of new technologies.
b) Written test on the content of the theoretical classes and readings, in which the acquisition of philosophical knowledge will be evaluated with an adequate understanding, the ability to present and argue and the ability to apply the knowledge to various topics and problems
In both cases, the option chosen will provide 60% of the grade.
Another 20% will be distributed among
- Reviews, reports and critical comments on the content of classes and readings, as well as other complementary activities (conferences, etc.), assessing the autonomy and ability of the student to apply philosophical knowledge to topics of social or scientific interest, their capacity for analysis, synthesis and argumentation.
Finally, the remaining 20% will be the result of participation in classes, in the discussions and in the review of the topics discussed in them.
If applicable, any modifications or adaptations needed in the teaching guides as a result of a change in the teaching or evaluation model derived from the evolution of the pandemic will be documented in a later addendum. -
Non-continuous evaluation:Evaluation criteria not defined
Specifications for the resit/retake exam:
same criteria exposed in "final exam"
Specifications for the second resit / retake exam:
Evaluation criteria not defined
9. Assignments, course calendar and important dates
| Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
|---|---|
| Hours | hours |
| Unit 1 (de 6): The Enlightenment and the origin of the modern project | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 5 |
| Workshops or seminars [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 2 |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Guided or supervised work] | 6 |
| Analysis of articles and reviews [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 6 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 2 |
| Individual tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | 1 |
| Unit 2 (de 6): From the Enlightened project to negative thinking: Hegelian idealism, Marxism, historicism and vitalism | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 7 |
| Workshops or seminars [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 2 |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Guided or supervised work] | 6 |
| Analysis of articles and reviews [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 6 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 3 |
| Unit 3 (de 6): The crisis of subjectivity as a foundation and its derivations: phenomenology, existentialism and hermeneutics | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 5 |
| Workshops or seminars [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 2 |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Guided or supervised work] | 4 |
| Analysis of articles and reviews [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 4 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 3 |
| Individual tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | 1 |
| Unit 4 (de 6): The crisis of subjectivity as a foundation and its derivations: from neo-positivism to pragmatism | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 3 |
| Workshops or seminars [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 1 |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Guided or supervised work] | 2 |
| Analysis of articles and reviews [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 2 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 2 |
| Unit 5 (de 6): From instrumental reason to the theory of communicative action: Frankfurt school | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 5 |
| Workshops or seminars [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 2 |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Guided or supervised work] | 4 |
| Analysis of articles and reviews [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 4 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 3.5 |
| Unit 6 (de 6): Modernity vs postmodernity: universalism, relativism, inter-culturalism. Where are we heading in the era of globalization? | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 5 |
| Workshops or seminars [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 1 |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Guided or supervised work] | 4 |
| Analysis of articles and reviews [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 4 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 2 |
| Individual tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | 1 |
| Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | 2 |
| Global activity | |
|---|---|
| Activities | hours |
10. Bibliography and Sources