Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

Anthropology: Anthropology of Education

Anthropology: Anthropology of Education
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7865
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First semester
FB
Basic training
Society, family and school
Main language of instruction: Catalan

Other languages of instruction: Spanish

Teaching staff


Dra. RODRÍGUEZ PRAT, Andrea Mercedes - arodriguezp@uic.es

E-mail: Dra. Andrea Rodríguez Prat arodriguezp@uic.es 

Introduction

This course aims to introduce some essential concepts for anthropological reflection in the field of Education.

Objectives

To understand the fundamental concepts of Philosophical Anthropology and reflect critically on these concepts within the framework of Education.

Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme

  • CET-1 - Interpersonal responsibility: to be aware of professional performance and influence on students. To have the skills and knowledge to manage group processes and communication for good collaboration with and between students.
  • CET-7 - To promote responsibility in terms of professional development: to analyse, reflect on and develop points of view about the profession and teaching skills, to know how to make these clear and how to bring them up to date.
  • CG-02 - To communicate clearly and correctly in the language of instruction (Catalan and Spanish), orally and in writing, in accordance with level C1 in the Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR).
  • CG-05 - To be familiar with the elements that make up analytical thinking, the different levels of proficiency and how to develop this skill as much as possible.
  • CG-06 - To be familiar with the elements that make up systemic thinking, the different levels of proficiency and how to develop this skill as much as possible.

Learning outcomes of the subject

  • Understand the elements and dimensions of the human person from a philosophical perspective.

  • Recognize and analyze the dimensions of the human condition, especially the relevance of corporeality, affectivity, freedom, sociability, dignity, vulnerability, and transcendence.

  • Critically analyze philosophical and literary texts and communicate the results of the analysis both orally and in writing.

  • Abstract and critically compare the main elements found in the philosophical and literary texts studied, and communicate the results both orally and in writing.

  • Engage in critical and self-critical dialogue about ideas related to Anthropology.

Syllabus

Syllabus

Topic 0. Introduction. Anthropology and philosophical knowledge.
Topic 1. Who is the human being?
Topic 2. Animal life and human life.
Topic 3. Culture. On human activity (action, work, technique, leisure, culture)
Topic 4. Human corporeality
Topic 5. The human being and emotions
Topic 6. Rationality and language
Topic 7. Human sociability
Topic 8. Dignity
Topic 9. Freedom
Topic 10. Limit situations. On evil, vulnerability, suffering, death, and transcendence

Teaching and learning activities

In person



The following formative activities will be used:

  • Lecture (L): The Anthropology course is based on a theoretical syllabus delivered through lectures. This syllabus covers fundamental anthropological concepts.
  • Each lecture is paired with a practical component as a strategy for internalizing theoretical concepts. The following is proposed:
  • Development of practical activities in the classroom (reading and analysis of philosophical and literary texts, film or testimony analysis, and presentations) that lead students to carry out critical and constructive reflections and to develop a deeper understanding of anthropological topics covered in the theoretical classes. Each week, two groups will present the corresponding materials.
  • Each student must keep a record of all activities carried out during the classes. Some of the activities will be graded.

Evaluation systems and criteria

In person



Assessment is distributed as follows:

  • 20%: Continuous assessment (classwork)

  • 20%: Midterm exam (minimum grade required to average with the final exam: 4. Students who score below 4 must take a comprehensive final exam covering the entire course content)

  • 20%: Final assignment – Autobiographical essay (see guidelines at the end of this document)

  • 40%: Final exam (minimum grade required to average: 4)

Class participation will not be explicitly graded but will be taken into account when calculating the final grade (especially in borderline cases: failures, distinctions, etc.).
Absences must be duly justified (with a medical certificate). Unjustified absences will result in a grade of 0 for any tasks due that day.
Any form of plagiarism (misuse of sources, use of ChatGPT, etc.) will be penalized with a 0 in the course.

Voluntary activities:

  • Participation in the Student Academic Conference (SAC). More information:
    https://www.uic.es/en/congressos/student-academic-conference-2026-sac

  • Participation in the proposed activities: students who take part must submit a reflective text (max. 2 pages)

    • Activity at the MNAC (Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya)

    • Visit to the Cottolengo del Padre Alegre

Students who participate in these activities may earn up to 1 extra point.

Midterm exam date: October 29, 2025
Final exam date: Exam period (January 2026)

Second exam session:
If the course is failed in the first session, students must take the exam in the second session (date to be confirmed).
Students may choose whether to keep the continuous assessment or not. If they choose not to keep it, the maximum grade they can obtain is 6.

Bibliography and resources

  • BIBLIOGRAFÍA

MANUALES DE CONSULTA:

  • Arregui, J. y Choza, J., Filosofía del hombre. Una Antropología de la intimidad, ICF-UNAV, Rialp, Madrid, 1995.

  • Yepes Stork, R., Fundamentos de Antropología, Eunsa, Pamplona, 1997.

  • Amengual, Gabriel, Manual de Antropología Filosófica, BAC, Madrid, 2007.

LECTURAS PARA LAS CLASES: 

Presentación: LA ANTROPOLOGÍA Y EL SABER FILOSÓFICO

  • Ana Marta González (2022), El deseo de saber. Formación intelectual y cultura emocional. Madrid: Rialp.

  • Balmes, J. (1996).  El Criterio. Barcelona, (11ª ed.), Capítulo 1.

TEMA 1. : ¿QUÉ TIPO DE SER ES EL SER HUMANO?

  • Grimaldi. "Educació: Art o Artesania", a Revista Relleu, nº 77. 2004. p. 4-5.

  • Garcès, Marina, (2020), Escuela de aprendices [fragmentos]. Barcelona: Galaxia Gutemberg. 

  • Plató, Teetet 149a-151d (la maièutica socràtica)

TEMA 2. VIDA ANIMAL Y VIDA HUMANA

  • Sokolowsky, R., Phenomenology of the human person. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008, p. 27 y texto Prometeo

  • Cassirer, L’home animal simbòlic

TEMA 3.  NATURALEZA Y CULTURA

  • Yepes, Ricardo (2003). Fundamentos de Antropología. Pamplona: EUNSA (6ª ed.), pp.  243-245

  • Byung-Chul Han, (2020). La sociedad del cansancio. Barcelona: Herder.

TEMA 4. LA CORPORALIDAD HUMANA

  • Tim Wenders, El cielo sobre Berlín (fragmento):

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPDcgrkW3vE

  • Gabriel Amengual (2007), “La posición erecta y el bipedismo”, en Manual de Antropología Filosófica. 

TEMA 5. EL SER HUMANO Y LAS EMOCIONES

  • Pieper, Ruido visual 

  • Séneca, De la Ira

  • Lewis, C.S. La abolición del hombre. Capítulo 1. ‘Hombres sin corazón’.

TEMA 6. LA RACIONALIDAD Y EL LENGUAJE

  • Russell, B. (1977). Iniciació a la Filosofia. Edicions 62. 1977. p. 46 y Aguiló, A, (2018), “Leer en diagonal”. 

  • Francisco J. Pérez-Latre, (2011), “Paradojas de la comunicación digital” y Carrión, Emojis: un lenguaje emocional. New York Times (8/11/2020)

TEMA 7. LA SOCIABILIDAD HUMANA

  • Yepes, R. Fundamentos de Antropología. Capítulo 7. Relaciones interpersonales. Pamplona: Eunsa, 1996. p. 138.

  • Mounier. De l’individualisme al personalisme

  • Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, El principito, capítulo 21.

  • Taylor, Charles (1994). La Ética de la autenticidad. Capítulo IV. ‘Horizontes Ineludibles’. Barcelona: Ediciones Paidós. pp. 68-70.

TEMA 8. LA DIGNIDAD DE LA PERSONA HUMANA

  • Pico della Mirandola, G. Oración sobre la dignidad del hombre (1496-1504). Publicacions de la Universitat de València, 2004.

  • Fragmento del documental “Human” Extended version (vol.2) (ver del minuto 13.22 al 18.36): https://youtu.be/9eWu6l8vnuc?t=13m22s

TEMA 9. LA LIBERTAD

  • Berlin, Isaiah (1958), “Dos conceptos de libertad”.

  • Taylor, Charles (1994). La Ética de la autenticidad. Barcelona: Paidós. pp. 37-39. 

TEMA 10. LAS SITUACIONES LÍMITES: EL DOLOR Y LA MUERTE

  • Yepes, R (1996). Fundamentos de Antropología. ‘El tiempo’. Pamplona: EUNSA, p. 295-299.

  • Escribano, X, “Vivir”. 2018.

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