Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Care Ethics I. The Western perspective
Code: 45065 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 3500086 Care Philosophies | OB | 1 |
Contact
- Name:
- Jesus Adrian Escudero
- Email:
- jesus.adrian@uab.cat
Teachers
- David Casacuberta Sevilla
Teaching groups languages
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Prerequisites
Proficiency in English is recommended to be able to read and consult the majority of the primary and secondary literature in the subject.
Objectives and Contextualisation
1. Understanding and analyzing ethical principles: Students should be able to identify, understand, and analyze the main ethical principles and philosophical theories that underpin care and decision-making in professional and personal contexts.
2. Developing critical thinking skills: Fostering critical thinking in students so they can evaluate complex situations, identify ethical dilemmas, and formulate informed and morally coherent decisions in their professional practice.
3. Applying ethical concepts to real situations: Assisting students in applying ethical concepts and frameworks to real-world situations, especially those related to the care of individuals and communities, to make well-founded ethical decisions in their daily practice.
5. Understanding the impact of personal and cultural values: Students should explore how personal, cultural, and social values influence ethical perspective and decision-making, promoting a sensitive and respectful practice towards diversity and human dignity.
6. Promoting personal and professional reflection: Encouraging continuous personal and professional reflection on one's practice and ethical values, promoting the development of a robust personal ethics and a sustained commitment to integrity and excellence in care.
Learning Outcomes
- CA01 (Competence) Generate proposals that analyse the ethics of care in the Western tradition in interdisciplinary teams and in a collaborative and cooperative way.
- CA02 (Competence) Carry out evaluations and corrections of one's own work in applied philosophical reflection.
- KA01 (Knowledge) Identify the concept of care throughout the history of Western philosophy.
- KA02 (Knowledge) Analyse the practical function of the ethics of care in the context of philosophy as a way of life.
- KA03 (Knowledge) Recognise spaces for care in professional spheres in today's society (environmental, health, care, education).
- SA01 (Skill) Relate the main care practices in the contemporary world to the classical tradition.
- SA02 (Skill) Analyse cases of the practical application of care in different professional contexts in today's world.
- SA03 (Skill) Apply knowledge from classical works from the Western philosophical tradition to current perspectives of the philosophy of care.
- SA04 (Skill) Interpret classical and contemporary documentary sources related to the conception of care in Western philosophy in a critical and rigorous manner.
Content
Hadot, P. (2009). “La filosofía como vida y como búsqueda de la sabiduría” y “De Sócrates a Foucault. Una larga tradición”. En P. Hadot, Filosofía como forma de vida. Madrid: Alpha Decay, pp. 151-182 y 183-214.
Nussbaum, M. (2003)/[1994]. “Argumentos terapéuticos”. En M. Nussbaum, La terapia del deseo. Teoría y práctica en la ética helenística. Barcelona: Paidós, pp. 33-74.
Foucault, M. (2005)/[1982]. La hermenéutica del sujeto (Curso del Collège de France de 1982. Clase del 6 de enero de 1982). Madrid: Akal, pp. 13-35.
Epicteto y Hadot. P. (2019). Manual para la vida feliz. Madrid: Errata Naturae. (Se recomienda esta edición del texto de Epicteto, acompañado de un excelente manual de lectura redactado por Pierre Hadot).
3. Heidegger and the ontology of care
3.1 The ontological structure of care
3. 2 Positionality and fourfold: technical domination versus care
Required readings:
Heidegger, M. (2021)/[1951]. Construir, habitar, pensar. Madrid: La Oficina. (Traducción de Jesús Adrián Escudero).
Heidegger, M. (2021)/[1953]. La pregunta por la técnica. Barcelona: Herder. (Traducción de Jesús Adrián Escudero).
4. Foucault: the ethics of self-care and care of others
4.1 From the theory of power to the ethics of care
4.2 The techniques of the self
Required readings:
Foucault, M. (1999)/[1982]. “Las técnicas de sí”. En M. Foucualt, Estética, ética y hermenéutica (Obras esenciales, vol. III). Barcelona: Paidós, pp. 443-474.
Foucault (1987)/[1984]. “Introducción y modificaciones”. En M. Foucault, Historia de la sexualidad. 2. El uso de los placeres. Madrid: Siglo XXI, pp.7-34.
5. Contemporary ethics of care I
5.1 Fundamental pillars: vulnerability, relationality, and interdependence
5.2 Origin and stages of development of ethics of care
5.3 Meaning, elements, and spaces of care
Required readings:
Camps, V. (2021). Tiempo de cuidados. Otra forma de estar en el mundo. Barcelona: Arpa, pp, 17-51.
Held, V. (2006). “Care as Practice and Value”. En V. Held, The Ethics of Care. Personal, Political, and Global. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 29-42.
6. Contemporary ethics of care II
6.1 From modern liberal morals to ethics of care T
6.2 he five dimensions of care
6.3 Care provider: State or market?
Required readings:
Tronto, J. (2013). “Envisoning a Caring Democracy” y “Can Markets Be Caring? Markets, Care, and Justice”.En J. Tronto, Caring Democracy. Markets, Equality, and Justice. Nueva York y Londres: New York University Press, pp. 17-65 y 114-137.
Tronto, J. (2015). Who Cares? How to Reshape a Democratic Politics. Cornell: Cornell University Press.
Activities and Methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Quiz | 2 | 0.08 | KA03 |
| Quiz | 2 | 0.08 | SA02 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Quiz | 1 | 0.04 | KA01 |
| Quiz | 1 | 0.04 | CA01 |
| Quiz | 2 | 0.08 |
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Assessment
Continous Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 40% | 52 | 2.08 | SA02, SA03, SA04 |
| Quiz | 20% | 30 | 1.2 | KA03, SA01 |
| Quiz | 20% | 30 | 1.2 | CA02, KA01 |
| Quiz | 20% | 30 | 1.2 | CA01, KA02 |
Bibliography
Brugère, F. (2011). L’Éthique du “Care”. París: PUF.
Butler, J. (2016). “Rethinking Vulnerability and Resistance”. En J. Butler, Z. Gambetti y L. Sabsay (eds.), Vulnerability in Resistance. Durham: Duke University Press, cap. 1.
Camps, V. (2021). Tiempo de cuidados. Otra forma de estar en el mundo. Barcelona: Arpa.
Foucault, M. (1999a)/[1982]. “La hermenéutica del sujeto”. En M. Foucualt, Estética, ética y hermenéutica (Obras esenciales, vol. III). Barcelona: Paidós, pp. 275-288.
Foucault, M. (1999b)/[1982]. “Las técnicas de sí”. En M. Foucualt, Estética, ética y hermenéutica (Obras esenciales, vol. III). Barcelona: Paidós, pp. 443-474. (El mismo texto está disponible en M. Foucault (1999). Las tecnologías del yo. Barcelona: Paidós).
Hadot, P. (2009). Filosofía como forma de vida. Madrid: Alpha Decay.
Held, V. (2006). The Ethics of Care. Personal, Political, and Global. New York: Oxford University Press.
Nussbaum, M. (2003)/[1994]. La terapia del deseo. Teoría y práctica en la ética helenística. Barcelona: Paidós, cap. 1 y 13.
Tronto, J. (2015). Who Cares? How to Reshape a Democratic Politics. Cornell: Cornell University Press.
Urban, P. y Ward, L. (2020). “Introducing the Context of a Moral and Political Theory of Care”. En P. Urban y L. Ward (eds.), Care Ethics, Democratic Citizenship, and the State. Suiza: Palmgrave Macmillan, pp. 1-28.
At the beginning of each module, a specific bibliographic selection for each topic will be provided, along with a series of audiovisual materials and a list of complementary readings.
Software
Having programs and devices that allow access to audiovisual content.
Language list
| Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (TEm) Theory (master) | 1 | Spanish | first semester | morning-mixed |