Syllabus
1. Concepts and directions of contemporary social philosophical thinking.
2. Basic theoretical concepts of society - risk society (U. Beck), world society (M. Albrow), civil society (R. Dahrendorf), a company work (C. Offe), post-industrial society (D. Bell), disintegrated society (W. Heitmeyer), the company (N. Luhmann), the knowledge (W. Wilke), the experience (G. Schulze), critical theory of society, multicultural society, Gentechnik and society, postmodern society, dromokracie theory (P. Virillio), the status society, constructivism etc.
3. Normative and conceptual approach.
4. The history of ideas and ideals of the community.
Annotation
This course introduces students the problems of social philosophy, introduces the basic concepts of contemporary social trends of philosophical thought that affect our attitudes and action. Provides orientation in the contemporary scene search options, alternatives, further development of the company.
Reminds two approaches: normative (value) or conceptual (analytic), history of ideas and ideals of the community. Leads to the view that there is no just one concept, but different modalities of social development with which to be reckoned with in practical social sphere.