Contemporary thought has been characterized by an essayistic, critical, and applied approach that explores the pressing issues of the contemporary world (the meaning of existence, violence, the failure of the modernity proposal, economic alternatives, power dynamics, political structure, etc.). This diversity highlights the need to think deeply about the surrounding reality and decide whether it is possible to provide solutions and/or alternatives.
This course, therefore, provides students with significant analytical skills to understand the contemporary world and its problems from a historical perspective. It fosters a holistic and interconnected view of these issues, as well as the development and evaluation of the various proposed solutions that have been tested by different schools of thought throughout the twentieth century.
UNIT 1: Brief General Introduction
1.1. Historical Context of Contemporary Philosophy.
1.2. Map of Contemporary Philosophical Movements.
UNIT 2: Nietzsche and the Turn of the Century
2.1 Nietzsche in His Context.
2.2 Nietzsche's Thought in His Stages and Core Motives.
UNIT 3: Neokantianism, Historicism, and Vitalism
3.1 Neokantianism in the Marburg School: Natorp, Cassirer.
3.2 Historicism: Wilhelm Dilthey.
3.3 Vitalism and its Trends: H. Bergson and Ortega y Gasset.
UNIT 4: Philosophy of Crisis and Phenomenology.
4.1. Philosophy of Crisis: Georg Simmel, Oswald Spengler.
4.2. Husserl and Phenomenology.
UNIT 5: Existentialism
5.1. Existentialism in Germany: Karl Jaspers.
5.2. Existentialism in France: J.P. Sartre, G. Marcel.
UNIT 6: Other Major Currents of the 20th Century
6.1. Russell, Wittgenstein, Neopositivism, and Analytic Philosophy
6.2. The Frankfurt School and the Critical Theory of Society
6.3. Poststructuralism, Deconstruction, Post-Marxism, and Postmodernity
The following strategies will be used for the development of the course:
? Expository Method: Presentation of theoretical content through in-person classes and documentation on the platform.
? Text and Document Analysis: Personal reading of materials that cover the main content of the course. Individual preparation and group discussions (either in-person or virtual).
? Class Protocols: Student presentations summarizing what was covered in the previous class.
? Written Presentation: Response and submission by the student of questionnaires and analysis of readings from the thematic units required.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools:
If AI tools are used in any activity, a paragraph must be included specifying what the AI was used for and what prompts or instructions were given to obtain the results used in the work. Failure to do so constitutes a violation of academic honesty policies.
In order to be assessed during the ordinary exam session, it is essential to have completed all activities subject to evaluation.
Assessable activities must be submitted by the deadlines set by the instructor. If, for any duly justified and communicated reason, an activity could not be submitted within the established period, it may be submitted before the date of the final exam of the subject, so that the instructor can assess it. However, in this case, the instructor is not required to provide feedback to the student on those activities.
On the other hand, students have the right to take the final written exam, even if they have not submitted all other evaluable activities. However, the final grade for the course will only be calculated if all activities have been submitted, and in accordance with the evaluation criteria and weightings established in this course guide. If a student has not submitted or completed any required activity, it will be recorded as "Not submitted" for that exam session.
EXTRAORDINARY EXAM SESSION
The evaluation criteria are the same as in the ordinary session; therefore, all evaluable activities from the course must be submitted. Grades from already completed activities (including the final written exam) will be retained while pending activities are completed. The same weighting criteria will apply as in the ordinary evaluation. This measure applies only within the current academic year. If the student does not pass the extraordinary exam session, re-enrollment will require repeating the entire course.
Final Exam: 50%.
Class Protocols: 10%.
Text Comments: 25%.
Participation: 15%.
Giovanni Reale Dario Antiseri (1989) Historia del Pensamiento Filosófico y Científico. Barcelona, Herder, tomo III.
Belaval, Y., La filosofía en el siglo XX, México, S. XXI, 1989.
Bermudo, J.M. (dir.), Los filósofos y sus filosofías, Barcelona, Vicens Vives, 1983 (vol. 3).
Colomer, E., El pensamiento alemán de Kant a Heidegger. Tomo tercero. El postidealismo: Kierkegaard, Feuerbach, Marx, Nietzsche, Dilthey, Husserl, Scheler, Heidegger, Barcelona, Herder, 2002.
Cruz, M., Filosofía contemporánea, Madrid, Taurus, 2002.
Garin, E., La filosofía y las ciencias en el siglo XX, Barcelona, Icaria, 1983.
Garrido, M., Valdés, L. M., Arenas, L. (Coords.), El legado filosófico y científico del siglo XX, Madrid, Cátedra, 2005.
Hernández-Pacheco, Corrientes actuales de filosofía, Madrid, Tecnos, 1996 (vols. 1 y 2).
Lechte, J., 50 pensadores contemporáneos esenciales, Madrid, Cátedra, 2010.
Muguerza, J. y Cerezo, P. (eds.), La filosofía hoy, Barcelona, Crítica, 2000.
Paci, E., La filosofía contemporánea, Buenos Aires, Eudeba, 1987.
Sáez Rueda, L., Movimientos filosóficos actuales, Madrid, Editorial Trotta, 2009.
Villacañas, J. L., Historia de la filosofía contemporánea, Madrid, Akal, 1997.
At the beginning of each unit, the professor will provide specific bibliography on each of the currents to be covered in class.
D.Agostini, F., Analíticos y Continentales, Madrid, Cátedra, 2009.
Laín Entralgo, P., Teoría y realidad del otro, Madrid, Alianza Editorial, 1983.
Jolivet, R., Las doctrinas existencialistas desde Kierkegaard a J.-P. Sartre, Madrid, Gredos, 1950.
Moran, D., Introducción a la Fenomenología, Barcelona, Anthropos, 2011.
Nudler, O. y Naishtat, F. (comps.), El filosofar hoy, Buenos Aires, Biblos, 2003.
Nudler, O. (ed.), Filosofía de la filosofía, Madrid, Editorial Trotta, 2010.