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What Is Culture?

What Is Culture?

Code	15577
Year	3
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	OT(15H)/TP(45H)
Scientific area	Philosophy
Entry requirements	There are none.
Learning outcomes	The question "What is culture?" does not have to demand an immediate answer; on the contrary, it invites us to assume from the start the inquiring bid in which the question is played. In this sense, this course aims to stimulate the practice of philosophical questioning, through a fundamental theme of philosophy. At the end of the UC, the student should be able to: (i) identify issues concerning culture; (ii) make explicit the fundamental elements of the studied perspectives; (iii) discuss answers to the question "What is culture?"; (iv) problematize the notion of culture.
Syllabus	1. Culture as Paideia and the Definition of Man as a Cultured Being; 2. Culture Between Humanist Optimism and Historical Pessimism: Crisis, Decay, and Malaise; 3. Transfigurations of Culture in Contemporary Times: Challenges and Possibilities.
Main Bibliography	Benhabib, S (2002). The Claims of Culture. Equality and Diversity in Global Era (1-48). Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press Cassirer, E. (1977). Ensaio sobre o homem. S. Paulo: EDITORA MESTRE JOU Elias, N (1976). O processo civilizador, cap 1. RJ: Zahar Editores Fisher, M (2014). Ghost of my life. Writings on Depression, Hauntology and Lost Futures. UK: Zero books Girard, R (2004). Les origines de la culture, Desclée de Brouwer, Paris Gregório de Nissa (2018). A criação do homem. São Paulo: Paulus; capítulos VII-XI Krenak, A (2020). A vida não é útil. Ideias para salvar a humanidade Lenard, P. T (2020). “Culture”, In: E. N. Zalta (Ed.), Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Lipovetsky, G (2011). Os tempos hipermodernos. Edições 70. Plumwood, V. (2002). Environmental Culture. London & New York: Routledge Sidoncha, U. (2023). Cultura Reconsiderada. Lisboa/Rio de Janeiro: DOCUMENTA; PUC Rio; Nau Editora
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.