Applied Philosophy Seminar
Code: 100296 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | OT | 3 |
| Philosophy | OT | 4 |
Contact
- Name:
- Stefania Fantauzzi
- Email:
- stefania.fantauzzi@uab.cat
Teaching groups languages
You can view this information at the end of this document.
Prerequisites
None.
Objectives and Contextualisation
The subject is structured into three blocks:
1) Technoscientific and Environmental Challenges
This block involves reflection on technoscientific and environmental themes and problems through philosophy and the reading of texts. From these texts, themes and problems will be analyzed within a historical context and from a current and future perspective, taking into account personal contributions and the possibilities of autonomous problem-solving.
2) Sociopolitical Challenges
This section focuses on reflection on sociopolitical themes and problems through philosophy and the reading of texts such as "Discourse on Voluntary Servitude" by Etienne de La Boétie, "Personal Responsibility Under Dictatorship" and "Civil Disobedience" by Hannah Arendt, and "Re-enchanting the World" by Silvia Federici. Based on these texts, themes and problems will be analyzed within a historical context and from a current perspective, considering personal contributions and the possibilities of autonomous problem-solving.
3) Our Challenges
The subject's structure is linked to the Service-Learning (Aprenentatge-Servei - APS) methodology, which gives meaning to learning by connecting what is learned to a possible transformation of reality through action. Therefore, the final objective is the creation of new challenges related to our present and future and the social context in which we operate, in order to find possible solutions.
This includes weaving a network of knowledge: the realization of an exhibition on Hannah Arendt at the Humanities Library, marking the 50th anniversary of her death.
Competences
- Philosophy
- Analysing and summarising the main arguments of fundamental texts of philosophy in its various disciplines.
- Applying the knowledge of ethics to the moral problems of society, and assessing the implications about the human condition of changes in the world of contemporary techniques.
- Placing the most representative philosophical ideas and arguments of a period in their historical background and relating the most important authors of each period of any philosophical discipline.
- Recognising and interpreting topics and problems of philosophy in its various disciplines.
- Recognising the philosophical implications of the scientific knowledge.
- Students must be capable of applying their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and they should have building arguments and problem resolution skills within their area of study.
- Students must be capable of collecting and interpreting relevant data (usually within their area of study) in order to make statements that reflect social, scientific or ethical relevant issues.
- Students must develop the necessary learning skills to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
- Students must have and understand knowledge of an area of study built on the basis of general secondary education, and while it relies on some advanced textbooks it also includes some aspects coming from the forefront of its field of study.
Learning Outcomes
- Analysing historical cases about scientific facts.
- Assessing the legitimacy of the thesis defended by participants of the most important contemporary controversies.
- Autonomously searching, selecting and processing information both from structured sources (databases, bibliographies, specialized magazines) and from across the network.
- Carrying out a planning for the development of a subject-related work.
- Correctly drawing up a previously analysed non-regulatory text.
- Distinguishing and analysing representative texts of the main genres of the philosophical literature.
- Documenting a philosophical issue and contrasting its sources.
- Explaining the philosophical importance of contemporary science and its implementation area.
- Explaining the specific notions of the History of Philosophy.
- Identifying the main ideas of a related text and drawing a diagram.
- Judging the moral impact of new technological developments on humans.
- Leading working groups, overseeing collective tasks and working with commitment in order to bring together various positions.
- Organizing their own time and work resources: designing plans with priorities of objectives, calendars and action commitments.
- Relating elements and factors involved in the development of scientific processes.
- Relating several ideas of the current philosophical debates.
- Relating the various orders of the philosophical ideas of different authors and historical moments.
- Solving problems autonomously.
- Specifying the general impact of new technological developments on humans.
- Summarising the topics and arguments exposed in a classical philosophical debate.
- Using computing tools, both basics (word processor or databases, for example) and specialised software needed in the professional practice of archaeology.
Content
1) 1) Technoscientific and Environmental Challenges: L’home dalt del pont i La obsolescencia del hombre de Günther Anders, Després de l’apocalipsi de Screćko Horvat, Contra el mito del colapso ecológico d’Emilio Santiago, Qui alimenta el món de Vandana Shiva, Atlas de la IA, de Kate Crawford, Fragmentar el Futuro de Yuk Huy,
2) Sociopolitical Challenges: Discurso de la servidumbre voluntària, de Etienne de-La-Boetie; , Reponsabilidad personal bajo la dictatura, La desobediència civil de Hannah Arendt, Tornar a encantar el món de Silvia Federici.
3) Our Challenges: Hannah Arendt exhibition ans New challanges (APS Methodology) This involves the realization of an exhibition dedicated to Hannah Arendt at the Humanities Library, and the development of new challenges relevant to our present and future, and the social context in which we operate, in order to find possible solutions. This aligns with the Service-Learning (APS) methodology.
Activities and Methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Reading & Study | 45 | 1.8 | 6, 7, 8, 10, 2, 11, 12, 18, 15, 16, 19 |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Preparació exposició i treball | 18 | 0.72 | 3, 9, 5, 14 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Classes | 75 | 3 | 3, 6, 7, 4, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19 |
It's mandatory for students to come to class with the assigned texts already read, as the in-class exposition will assume prior knowledge of these materials. However, we'll also work on some texts directly in class. This means that lectures will be combined with a seminar-style component where reading will lead to an argumentative debate in class.
We'll use Moodle for sharing materials and publishing grades.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APS Activities | 30% | 3 | 0.12 | 3, 6, 7, 4, 10, 13, 5, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20 |
| 1. Examen presencial | 3o% | 4.5 | 0.18 | 1, 3, 9, 5, 14 |
| 2. Paper | 3o% | 4.5 | 0.18 | 1, 6, 8, 9, 10, 2, 11, 12, 13, 18, 16, 14, 17 |
The Department of Philosophy decided that first-semester courses would have two periods with concentrated assessment activities, and one week dedicated to allowing students to specifically prepare for exams in the format each professor would specify at the beginning of the course. The dates for the review week and the weeks where assessments will be concentrated are:
- Oct 27 - Oct 31: Review or tutorial week
- Nov 3 - Nov 7: Assessment week
- Jan 8-9-12-13-14: Assessment week
The grading breakdown is as follows:
- First assessment: Quiz (30%)
- Second assessment: Group presentation of challenges worked on (30%)
- Hannah Arendt exhibition realization: (30%)
- Class participation: (10%)
Students will obtain a Not assessed/Not submitted course grade unless they have submitted more than 30% of the assessment items.
This subject allows the use of AI technologies exclusively for support tasks such as bibliographic or content-based searches, text correction or translations, where applicable.
The student must clearly (i) identify which parts have been generated using AI technology; (ii) specify the tools used; and (iii) include a critical reflection on how these have influenced the process and final outcome of the activity.
Lack of transparency regarding the use of AI in the assessed activity will be considered academic dishonesty; the corresponding grade may be lowered, or the work may even be awarded a zero.
In cases of greater infringement, more serious action maybe taken.
In the event of a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, the student will be given
a zero for this activity, regardless of any disciplinary process that may take place.
In the event of several irregularities in assessment activities of the same subject, the student will be given a zero as the final grade for this subject.
Bibliography
Gunther Anders: L’home dalt del pont, Club Editor, 2023
La obsolecencia del hombre, Pre-Textos, 2011
Hannah Arendt, Reponsabilidad personal bajo la dictatura, enLa responsabilidad personal y colectiva, Pagina indómita 2020
-La desobediència civil, Lleonard Muntaner, 2022
- La condició humana, Ediciones 62, 2023
Kate Crawford,Atlas de la IA, Ned, 2023
Etienne de-La-Boetie. Discurso de la servidumbre voluntària
Silvia Federici, Tornar a encantar el món, Tigre de paper, 2019
Screćko Horvat , Després de l’apocalipsi, Arcadia, 2021
Yuk Huy Fragmentar el Futuro, Caja negra, 2020
Emilio Santiago, Contra el mito del colapso ecológico, Arpa, 2023
Vandana Shiva, Qui alimenta el món en realitat. Tigre de paper, 2023Yuk Huy Fragmentar el Futuro, Caja negra, 2020
Anna Tsing, La seta del fin del mundo, Capitan Swing, 2016
Software
None
Groups and Languages
Please note that this information is provisional until 30 November 2025. You can check it through this link. To consult the language you will need to enter the CODE of the subject.
| Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (SEM) Seminars | 1 | Catalan | first semester | morning-mixed |
| (TE) Theory | 1 | Catalan | first semester | morning-mixed |