1. General information
Course:
COMPARATIVE PHILOSOPHY, PHILOSOPHY OF CULTURE AND
Code:
44344
Type:
ELECTIVE
ECTS credits:
4.5
Degree:
375 - UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMME IN HUMANITIES AND HERITAGE
Academic year:
2023-24
Center:
502 - FACULTY OF HUMANITIES IN TOLEDO
Group(s):
40
Year:
4
Duration:
First semester
Main language:
Spanish
Second language:
Use of additional languages:
English Friendly:
Y
Web site:
Bilingual:
N
Lecturer:
ANGEL MANUEL FAERNA GARCIA-BERMEJO
- Group(s):
40
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Facultad de Humanidades TO. Despacho 7
FILOSOFÍA, ANTROPOL, SOCIOL Y ESTÉTICA
5319
angel.faerna@uclm.es
2. Pre-Requisites
Not established. Foreign students are expected to be proficient in Spanish or English language.
3. Justification in the curriculum, relation to other subjects and to the profession
Not established
4. Degree competences achieved in this course
| Course competences | |
|---|---|
| Code | Description |
| E01 | Interpret the evolution of human societies in a diachronic perspective, taking into account the importance of historical change. |
| E03 | Interpret and analyze critically present situations from their historical origins. |
| E25 | Be able to apply abstract concepts to concrete situations, identify the theoretical, normative and ideological assumptions of any discourse. |
| E26 | Be able to develop an articulated speech around ethical and political values while cultivating self-critical habits. |
| E27 | Be able to interpret the codes and values of cultures through their several manifestations and at their different levels. |
| E28 | Apply the basic theoretical concepts of anthropological, philosophical and psychological knowledge, identifying and placing in their temporal context the main schools and authors of the tradition of these disciplines. |
| E29 | Encourage a critical reflection on the value of intercultural dialogue in multicultural societies. |
| E30 | Identify the intangible and immaterial heritage and its local, national and international significance as a factor in development. |
| E31 | Understand from a scientific attitude the functioning of the human mind through basic cognitive and motivational processes. |
| G02 | Knowledge of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) |
| G03 | Correct oral and written communication. |
| G04 | Ethical commitment and professional ethics. |
| G05 | Possess and understand knowledge in Humanities at a higher level, including some cutting edge knowledge in the different fields of study within the Degree. |
| G06 | Know how to apply acquired knowledge in a practical way and, eventually, to a job or vocation in a professional manner. |
| G07 | Be able to develop and defend arguments and solve problems within the Humanities and Heritage field. |
| G08 | Have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data to inform judgments that include reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues. |
| G09 | Know how to read, understand, critically analyze and synthesize texts from the Humanities and Heritage field, integrating them into a speech of their own. |
| G10 | Ability to write a monograph, undertake field work or perform basic empirical study, using the methodological criteria of the disciplines of the Degree. |
| G11 | Be able to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialist and non-specialist audiences. |
| G12 | Develop those skills neeeded to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy. |
| G14 | Relate the generalist approach of the different areas of knowledge of the degree with the specialized framework in the field of vocational guidance. |
| G15 | Know, understand and interpret social and cultural diversity while respecting equality of opportunity among all human beings, valuing freedom, tolerance and the culture of peace. |
| G16 | Open to approaches where paradoxes and human contradictions are transformed into necessarily complementary forces. |
| G17 | Develop the ability to overcome stereotyped relationships and interpretations. |
5. Objectives or Learning Outcomes
| Course learning outcomes | |
|---|---|
| Description | |
| Know how to transmit in a critical and reasoned way information, ideas, problems and solutions, and know how to make critical judgments from an interdisciplinary perspective. | |
| Apply the knowledge acquired to the understanding of the phenomena and intercultural and global dynamics of contemporary societies. | |
| Know how to use information and communication technologies in the analysis of global and intercultural dynamics. | |
| Acquire advanced knowledge in the subjects of the Module (Social Anthropology, Arabic and Islamic Studies, Comparative, Cultural and Technical Philosophy, and Social Psychology). | |
| Acquire an ethical commitment to the values ¿¿of coexistence and dialogue between different individual and cultural life options. | |
| Additional outcomes | |
| Not established. |
6. Units / Contents
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Unit 1: Rationalism versus relativism: a reading of K. Popper's "The Myth of the Framework"
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Unit 2: A history of the concept of "reason": a reading of E. Gellner's "Reason and Culture"
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Unit 3:
7. Activities, Units/Modules and Methodology
| Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | Description | |
| Workshops or seminars [ON-SITE] | Workshops and Seminars | E01 E03 E25 E26 E27 E28 E29 E30 E31 G02 G03 G04 G05 G07 G09 G11 G14 G15 G16 G17 | 1.68 | 42 | Y | N | ||
| Individual tutoring sessions [ON-SITE] | Other Methodologies | 0.04 | 1 | Y | N | |||
| Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | E01 E03 E25 E26 E27 E28 E29 E30 E31 G02 G04 G05 G06 G08 G09 G12 G14 G15 G16 G17 | 2.7 | 67.5 | N | N | ||
| Final test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | E01 E03 E25 E26 E27 E28 G02 G03 G04 G05 G06 G07 G08 G09 G10 G11 G14 G15 G16 G17 | 0.08 | 2 | Y | Y | ||
| 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 |
| Final test | 40.00% | 40.00% | |
| Other methods of assessment | 50.00% | 50.00% | |
| Assessment of active participation | 10.00% | 10.00% | |
| 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:Evaluation criteria not defined
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Non-continuous evaluation:Evaluation criteria not defined
Specifications for the resit/retake exam:
Evaluation criteria not defined
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 |
| Workshops or seminars [PRESENCIAL][Workshops and Seminars] | 42 |
| Individual tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Other Methodologies] | 1 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 67.5 |
| Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | 2 |
| Global activity | |
|---|---|
| Activities | hours |
10. Bibliography and Sources