ML: Philosophical Aspects of Human Rights WF-FI-212-WMAN-ME22
Since the late 1940s, through the Cold War and after the fall of communism in Europe, thanks to the UN, other international organizations and some governments, human rights have become a platform for dialogue and a desirable standard of domestic and international politics.
However, from the theoretical point of view, these rights - individual rights, as well as their general idea - are understood differently in different cultures or religious traditions, and in political and social practice (also in the so-called "developed" Western countries) they are sometimes disregarded.
There is an ongoing dispute - among philosophers, political scientists, sociologists and lawyers - concerning the very need or usefulness of formulating human rights and introducing them into the legal system. Advocates of recognizing the inherent rights of persons seek a justification that would be accepted worldwide. The result of this process has an impact on the expansion of the catalog of rights, taking into account the claims of various interest groups and political practice, protection of rights and requirements for governments.
The aim of the lecture is to present the idea of human rights as intended by their creators, and to criticize it from various points of view. Various ways of justifying the existence of individual rights and their relationship with the concept of man and community, the theory of values and the laws of nature will be presented. The issue of the ideologization of human rights and the problem of expanding the existing system will be discussed.
Course content
1. The history of human rights
2. Content of announced rights
3. Generations of rights
4. Reception in different cultures
5. Criticism of human rights
6. Justification of human rights
7. Ideologization of human rights
8. The role of laws in ethics
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Since the late 1940s, through the Cold War and after the fall of communism in Europe, thanks to the UN, other international organizations and some governments, human rights have become a platform for dialogue and a desirable standard of domestic and international politics. |
(in Polish) E-Learning
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
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Learning outcome code/codes
Type of subject
Preliminary Requirements
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
A student understands the idea of human rights as individual rights and its importance in the modern world.
The student recognizes possible situations of human rights corruption: their use as a tool in the current political game and the implementation of the interests of minority pressure groups.
The student knows and distinguishes the ways of argumentation supporting and undermining the existence of individual rights.
The student understands the possibility of using the category of human rights in various sections of ethics
Assessment criteria
Knowledge:
- for grade 2 (failure): the student does not know the basic terms and concepts and does not identify problems related to the concept of human rights
- for the grade 3 (sufficient): the student knows the basic terms and issues related to the theoretical aspect of human rights, but is unable to discuss and develop individual issues in detail
- for the grade 4 (good): The student identifies and distinguishes problems related to the existence and practice of human rights and characterizes them in a correct way
- 5 (very good): is well versed in the issues concerning the theory of human rights and uses the knowledge contained in the indicated literature
Skills
- grade 2 (failure): the student is unable to characterize contemporary philosophical and ethical problems related to human rights
for the grade 3 (good): the student is able to characterize philosophical issues related to human rights, but does not see their complexity, interdisciplinarity and connection with social and political life
- for the grade 4 (good): the student analyzes and evaluates selected problems related to human rights, is able to see the comprehensive nature of individual issues.
- for the grade 5 (very good): the student is able to critically address the historical and contemporary philosophical and ethical discourse, as well as take their own position on specific issues regarding human rights and correctly justify them
Competences:
He is aware of the complexity of the specific issue of human rights. Shows criticism towards various positions present in the discourse. Is able to apply the category of person's rights to various practical issues.
Method of verification: written test
Bibliography
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