Alternative Status Quo 4003-ASQ-OG

In the experience of fish there is no other reality than water.
In this seminar we will be using the perspective of the outsider, so the contemporary world will be treated not as obvious and given, but as one of many possible and perhaps not the best.
The consequence of such a point of view are demands for change or reform. We will discuss issues discussed by classical and contemporary social thinkers of world renown. The seminar is interdisciplinary, combining parts of the history of ideas, social philosophy, economics and sociology.

Topics discussed in class:

1. Utopia
2. What capitalism and what comes after it?
3 Climate
4. Income distribution and justice
5. The market, power and the state
6. Globalization
7. Security
8. Elitism and Populism
9. University

Note: it is stipulated that topics are subject to slight modification.
Note: To participate in the class, the instructor invites primarily students who have completed at least their 2nd year of study.

Mode

Classroom

Course coordinators

Paweł Kozłowski

Type of course

general courses

Assessment criteria

Graded credit based on activity, prepared paper and readings.

Bibliography

During the first lesson, the recommended literature will be given.

Additional information

Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 4003-ASQ-OG in USOSweb