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The course introduces students to the theme of human rights from a political-philosophical perspective and under a gendered dimension. Rights are approached as a constitutive element of modern reflection on the proper formation of the polity, while the question of the bearer of rights is examined centrally. In this context, gender difference functions as a critique of the abstract subject of law, highlighting the limits of formal equality. The political perspective on rights is connected more specifically with the philosophy of human capabilities, that is, with the real possibilities for a dignified life. Particular importance is attributed to the “right to have rights”, namely to the question of the conditions of political inclusion, visibility and participation in a common political world. This problematic makes it possible to examine the transition from the abstract possession of rights to the concrete possibility of claiming them, highlighting issues of exclusion, political status, recognition and gender inequality.
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1 . Introduction to the problematic: political philosophy, human rights and the gendered dimension.
2–3. Mary Wollstonecraft and the rights of woman: universality, natural law, education and the claim to formal equality.
4–5. Critiques of human rights: the question of the abstract subject and the limits of formal equality.
6–7. The concept of “difference” and affirmative action: beyond formal equality, with emphasis on social reproduction.
8–9. Martha Nussbaum and the capabilities approach: a list of rights in relation to the material and social conditions of their exercise.
10–11. The political concept of rights: the “right to have rights” as a claim to participate in the formation of a common political world.
12–13. Contemporary political philosophy of rights: multiple exclusions, vulnerability, the claim to visibility and anti-rights discourse.
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| Δραστηριότητα | Φόρτος Εργασίας Εξαμήνου |
|---|---|
| Σύνολο Μαθήματος | 140 |
| Διαλέξεις | 40 |
| Ασκήσεις στην τάξη | 15 |
| Εκπαιδευτική εκδρομή | 10 |
| Αυτόνομη μελέτη στην διάρκεια του εξαμήνου | 45 |
| Μελέτη προετοιμασίας για τις εξετάσεις | 30 |
Αξιολόγηση Φοιτητών:
Η αξιολόγηση των φοιτητών/ριών γίνεται μέσω εξετάσεων με ερωτήσεις ανάπτυξης και αποκλειστικά στην ελληνική γλώσσα. Τα κριτήρια είναι προσβάσιμα για τους φοιτητές/ριες στην ηλεκτρονική πλατφόρμα του μαθήματος (e-class).