Violence, Harm and Global Politics 3800-VHGP24-S-Z
Living in a globalized world, we can currently observe many new types of conflicts: war in Ukraine, cyberattacks on the Internet, tensions related to migrants crossing the borders of the USA or the EU. Such phenomena also demand analysis from the perspective of political philosophy, within which the problem of violence and harm has often been treated as marginal. Thus, the main goal of the seminar will be to analyze various phenomena of violence and harm in both the domestic and international contexts, and to assess them from the perspective of classical (e.g., Hobbes) and global theories of justice such as Rawls’ theory. During the classes, we will try to recognize when, if at all, violence is morally justified; what should be done to reduce the risk of its occurrence; what factors lead to violence; what harms and when constitute a basis for justified action in international relations; what security strategy different theoretical models propose and what philosophical foundations they refer to. At least fluency in speaking and reading English is required.
Selected topics:
Ethical and political problems of violence, war, and global terrorism.
Are armed interventions and wars morally justified?
Założenia (opisowo)
Koordynatorzy przedmiotu
Efekty kształcenia
Knowledge:
Student knows
K_W02, research methods and argumentative strategies of political philosophy
K_W03, specialist philosophical terminology
K_W05, main directions of development and the most important new achievements in the field of policy philosophy
K_W10, role of philosophical reflection in shaping of political sphere on local and global level
Acquired skills:
Student can:
K_U01, independently interpret the philosophical text, creatively and innovatively comment and confront ideas derived from various texts
K_U02, specify the degree of significance of the examined problem or argumentation and ideas
K_U03, analyze complex philosophical arguments, identify their assumptions, determine logical and argumentative relationships within them
K_U04, identify advanced argumentative strategies in oral and written statements
K_U06, creatively and innovatively use philosophical and methodological knowledge in formulating hypotheses and constructing critical arguments
Social competences acquired:
Student is ready to:
K_K02, recognize gaps in his/her knowledge and skills and search for the possibility of removing these gaps
K_K03, independently undertake professional activities as well as planning and organizing them
K_K04, perceiving and formulating ethical problems related to one’s own research; be responsible to colleagues and other members of society, and be active in solving these problems
Kryteria oceniania
- activity (discussion in class, participation etc.) - 40%
- preparing introduction or workshops – 40%
- creating report from texts and discussion – 20%
Number of absences: 2 in a semester
Literatura
Selection:
International Ethics. Concepts, Theories and Cases in Global Politics, Amrk R. Amstrutz, 2013.
Rawls, The Law of Peoples. Harvard University Press 2001.
Kant, Perpetual Peace, Book Tree 2009.
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