Social Philosophy

Teacher(s)

Hunyadi Mark;

Language

French

Main themes

To meet these objectives, the course will deal with the following themes: 1. epistemological issues within the Social Sciences, such as : - what sets the Human Sciences apart from the Natural Sciences (debate to explain and understand) - the debate on individualistic and holistic methodologies (existence of collective entities) - the issue of ethnocentricity - the issue of the relationship between layman's knowledge and expert knowledge 2. Standard issues in the Social Sciences such as: - axiological neutrality and the researcher's involvement in the Social Sciences - the distinction between traditional theory and critical theory - the prescriptive foundations of the great theoretical paradigms of actor-network theory and social action theory (utilitarian tradition, Weberian tradition, Hegelian and Marxist tradition) - the question of the justice 3.the issue of history: evolutionary theories, dialectic theories, Kantian and Fichtian theories

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	This course aims to introduce students to: 1. the basic epistemology of the Social Sciences; 2. standard issues in the Social Sciences; 3. the basic paradigms of historical philosophy

Content

The lectures are completed by readings of texts. A particular attention will be dedicated to the precise analysis of the commented extracts A detailed understanding of texts will be expected from the student.

Faculty or entity

ESPO