Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
7 credits
45.0 h
Q2
This biannual learning unit is not being organized in 2019-2020 !
Teacher(s)
Gaziaux Eric; Lesch Walter;
Language
French
Main themes
To meet these objectives, the course is broken down as follows:
- (Module A: ethics and society) a general introduction to ethical reflection on social matters; conceptual work is combined with case studies (the question of sustainable development is addressed among other topics);
- (Module B: social ethics and religion) the influence of religious traditions, in particular Christian social teaching, on theories and real life in a pluralistic and multicultural society.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | - articulate questions regarding norms and values in institutional contexts; - indicate the ethical implications of social sciences and law; - work with the key concepts of social philosophy; - understand the role of religions within theories of justice and concrete commitments. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
What is social justice?
The course gives an introduction to the ethical aspects of the construction and weakening of social cohesion and is interested in the role of religions in the debates on norms and values in different networks of interactions: at the informal level, in institutions, in the media, etc. The course will allow a better understanding of the transformations of the concept of "social justice".
The course gives an introduction to the ethical aspects of the construction and weakening of social cohesion and is interested in the role of religions in the debates on norms and values in different networks of interactions: at the informal level, in institutions, in the media, etc. The course will allow a better understanding of the transformations of the concept of "social justice".
Other information
without object
Faculty or entity
TEBI
