Social Philosophy.

Prof. Pablo Galindo Cruz

Topics

State

Economic life

Education

Family

Human
being
 Introduction: Core concepts.

- Glossary.

1st part: Humans as relational beings.

MCINTYRE, A. Dependent Rational Animals. Open Court. Chicago, 1999.

- Chapter 1: Vulnerability, dependence, animality

- Chapter 2: Humans as contrasted with, humans as included in the class of animals.
- Chapter 6: Reasons for action.
- Chapter 7: Vulnerability, flourishing, goods and ‘good’.
- Chapter 8: How do we become independent practical reasoners? How do the virtues make
this possible?
- Chapter 9: Social relationships, practical reasoning, common goods, and individual goods.
- Chapter 10: The virtues of acknowledged dependence.

2nd part: Family

Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia of The Holy Father Francis.

- Chapter III: Looking to Jesus, the vocation of the family.

DONATI, Pierpaolo. Manual de sociología de la familia. EUNSA, Pamplona, 2003.

- Chapter 1: El hecho <<primordial>> de la familia y el desarrollo de la sociedad.

3rd part. Education

ARENDT, Hannah. Between the past and the future. The Viking Press. New York, 1961.

4th part: Economic life and responsibility.

Encyclical letter Caritas in veritate of the Supreme Pontiff Benedict XVI.

- Chapter two: Human development in our time.

- Chapter three: Fraternity, economic development and social society.

4th part: Citizenship.

D. COLLINS, Susan. Aristotle and the rediscovery of Citizenship. Cambridge University Press. UK,
2006.

Chapter 4: Prudence, the Good Citizen, and the Good life.

CHUL HAN, Byun Chul Han. The Bournout Society.

- The society of tiredness.

- The burnout society.

Evaluation strategy.

Written essays will be evaluated by the following criteria:

- Evident use of indicated bibliography: 40%

- Original contributions: 50%
- Methodology and language: 10%

Evaluation;

Two partial evaluations corresponding to 50% of the course’s grade:

1st period

Partial test: 60%

Readings and participations: 25%

Social project: 15%

2nd period:

Partial test: 65%

Readings and participations: 20%

Social project: 15%

One final evaluation corresponding to 50% the other 50% of the course’s grade:

40% Cumulative final exam.

5% Readings and participations

20 % Final essay

10% Exposition

25% Social project