Universitat Internacional de Catalunya - BarcelonaAnthropology
Main language of instruction: Catalan
Other languages of instruction: Spanish
Head instructor
Dr. Jorge Francisco PUIGDOMÈNECH - jpuigdomenech@uic.es
Office hours
By email and personally, by appointment.
No prerequisites are required.
In the process of creating audiovisual content it is essential to have a perspective of the evolution of the conceptions of the human being throughout the different historical periods. During the course, these historical conceptions will be confronted with the current alternatives, with the aim of achieving a solid humanistic formation in the communication field.
At the end of the semester, students of "Anthropology" subject will be able to demonstrate the following acquired knowledge:
· Ability to apply the acquired knowledge in the subjects of philosophy of the
image, anthropology and analysis of contents.
· Ability to design and perform models of interpretation and criticism, as well
as to analyze and interpret data.
· Ability to design content for an audiovisual production and meet the needs
with real limitations, such as economic, environmental, social, political,
ethical, health and safety, promotion and sustainability.
· Ability to interact in multidisciplinary teams.
· Ability to identify, formulate and solve problems of interpretation of contents
of communicative products.
· Understanding of ethical and professional responsibility.
· Ability to communicate effectively.
· General education needed to understand the impact of communicative
contents in a global, economic, human and social context.
· Recognition of the need and ability to participate in lifelong continuous
learning.
· Knowledge of contemporary problems.
· Ability to use modern techniques, skills and tools to produce and analyze
audiovisual content.
BLOCK I: CLASSICAL AND MEDIEVAL PERIOD
Topic 1.- Socratic dialectics as a search for truth.
Topic 2.- Aristotle's Lyceum: esoteric and exoteric communication.
Topic 3.- The syllogistic logic as a means of debate.
BLOCK II: RATIONALISM AND MODERNITY
Topic 4.- Hobbesian materialism and its derivations.
Topic 5.- Discards, the subjectivity and the origins of Modernity.
Topic 6.- The universal languages: the proposal of Leibniz
BLOCK III: ILLUSTRATION, PROGRESS AND REVOLUTION
Topic 7.- Knowledge communication and criticism in Kant.
Topic 8.- The Hegelian dialectic and the idea of progress.
Topic 9.- Journalism as a means of spreading ideas: the challenge of Marx.
BLOCK IV: TOWARDS THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
Topic 10.- Sören Kierkegarsd: the indirect style and the stages of being.
Topic 11.- Raciovitalism and Europeanism in Ortega.
Topic 12.- Husserl: the phenomenological method
BLOCK V: ANTHOPOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS ON LIFE FUNDAMENTAL EXPERIENCIES
Topic 1.- What does it mean to be a human being?
Topic 2.- The experience of love as a critical analysis of the real.
Topic 3.- The experience of work
Topic 4.- The experience of the limit
Topic 5.- The experience of freedom
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Master class. In lectures, the teacher not only transmits content or knowledge, but also, and above all, attitudes, motivation, aptitudes, values, etc. It also facilitates that the attendees can express their opinions and their arguments against the rest of students. |
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Focused Parxis. Periodic delivery of exercises to learn theory through practice. Each exercise will be aimed at acquiring knowledge very well defined and adapted to the circumstances. |
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Peer learning. With this activity students are expected to gain analytical skills and critical ability One way to achieve this is to correct exercises, products, etc. Of his own companions. Each student will obtain a double evaluation: as a receiver and as a transmitter of critical knowledge. |
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The subject consists of two parts, taught by two teachers:
- Part 1 (Jordi Puigdomènech) BLOCKS I-IV
- Part 2 (Rita Cavallotti) BLOCK V
* The evaluation will be done as follows:
1) Final exam. (6 points) in which the two parts will be jointly evaluated:
* Part 1 (max. 4 points): will consist of writing a short essay following the guidelines and contents set out in part 1.
* Part 2 (max 2 points): will consist of answering several questions related to the topics developed in part 2 of the subject.
2) Exercices (2 points): in both Part 1 and Part 2, a series of qualifying tests will be proposed as a continuous assessment (written expression exercises and / or oral presentations).
3) To choose between: Practicum Solidario / Philosophical work (2 points)
* Students who have not presented or have suspended the final test may submit to the 2nd call, the structure of the examination being the same as the first call (6 points). In the final exam, students who do not take part in the continuous assessment will have to answer an additional question that will add up to a maximum of 2 points.
MARÍAS, Julián: Historia de la filosofía. Madrid: Alianza, 2016.
CASSIRER, Ernst: Antropología filosófica. Madrid: FCE, 2011.
FRANKL, Viktor: El hombre en busca de sentido. Herder, 2014.
YEPES, Ricardo: Fundamentos de antropología. Un ideal de la existencia humana. Pamplona: Eunsa, 1996.