End of Times - Cultural Religious Variances on Decision-Making Processes [End of Times]

Dozentinnen/Dozenten:

Andreas Nehring, Philipp Balsiger

Angaben:

Masterseminar, 2 SWS, nur Fachstudium, LAFV, Magister, Diplom, Master, LV im Rahmen des Elitestudiengangs: Standards of Decision-Making Across Cultures. Offen auch für Studierende anderer Disziplinen sofern noch Plätze frei sind. In der Philosophie anrechenbar für die Prüfungsnummern 82011, 82012, 82411, MA 82001, MA 82401. Für Pfarramts- und Lehramtsstudierende anrechenbar für die religionswissenschaftlichen Module sowie für den Freien Bereich, den Wahlbereich, für die Interdisziplinären Module und für das Schwerpunktübergreifende Modul.

Termine:

Mi, 14:00 - 16:00, Jordanweg 2

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Master seminar; 2 SWS; oral presentation and graded seminar paper. Credits are depending on the program the students are involved in. Therefore inscription in StudOn is indispensable.

Inhalt:

Time of the End—End of Time(s) investigates the conditions for the emergence of apocalyptic, eschatological, millennial, and chiliastic movements across time, space, cultures, and academic disciplines. The process of becoming aware of a crisis involves a tension between the actual social and political order and a prospective dissolution of this critical condition. Apocalyptic concepts stem from religious, ideological-teleological, biological, and technical backgrounds, manifesting themselves in texts, traditions, and symbolic systems. The difference between religious and secular patterns of dealing with the end of times probably is not to be found in different patterns of action, but rather in specific expectations and emotional preconditions of the protagonists that can manifest themselves in similar actions.

Empfohlene Literatur:

Keywords "Apokalypse", "Chiliasmus", "Milleniarism", "Prophezeiung", in: Handwörterbuch für Theologie und Religionswissenschaft. 8 Bände, 1998–2005. In the library of Religious Studies, Jordanweg 2, there is a comprehensive offer of convenient and actual literature.

Influences of Cultural Religious Variances [Cultural Roots]

Dozent/in:

Andreas Nehring

Angaben:

Vorlesung, 2 SWS, LV im Rahmen des Elitestudiengangs: Standards of Decision-Making Across Cultures. Offen auch für Studierende anderer Disziplinen sofern noch Plätze frei sind.

Termine:

Di, 14:00 - 16:00, Jordanweg 2

MAS Comparative Philosophy I (wird im Rahmen des Elite-Masterstudiengangs „Standards of Decision-Making Across Cultures“ (SDAC) angeboten) (MA 82001; MA 82401; MA 82011; MA 82012; MA 82411; theoretisch: BA 54701, BA 54702, BA 53901; praktisch: BA 54801, BA 54802, BA 53801)

Dozent/in:

Philipp Balsiger

Angaben:

Masterseminar, 2 SWS, Schein, Master, Bachelor, auch für fortgeschrittene BA-Studierende geeignet; ECTS-Credits: siehe entsprechende meinCampus-Einträge für die o. g. Prüfungsnummern; Lecture (History of Philosophy; Contemporary Philosophy): Lecture. **Working language: English. Guest auditors are not permitted!**

Termine:

Mo, 18:00 - 20:00, Raum n.V.
International Consortium for Research in the Humanities, Hartmannstrasse 14, Building D1, conference room, 91054 Erlangen
ab 23.10.2017

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Organizational matters / requirements:
This lecture primarily addresses students of the elite-master degree course Standards of Decision-Making Across Cultures. Students from further disciplines interested in the topic of Cultural Philosophy may participate in consultation with their supervisors. Due to restricted facilities the number of participants is limited to the maximum of 25 persons. Therefore it is indispensable to register on StudOn! Only regular students are admitted!

Inhalt:

Topic
While globalization mainly is a standardizing program, the comparison issue in transculturality has become more and more important. But to compare cultural values we have to take for granted that there exist well defined values which represent the particular culture.

Empfohlene Literatur:

Literature:
Edgar, A. (2008). Cultural theory, the key concepts. (2. ed.). London [u.a.]: Routledge.

SDAC M1 Decision-Making Across Cultures Lecture

Dozent/in:

N.N.

Angaben:

Vorlesung, 1 SWS

Termine:

jede 2. Woche Fr, 8:00 - 12:00, Raum n.V.
Einzeltermin am 24.11.2017, 8:00 - 12:00, 00.003

SDAC M1 Decision-Making Across Cultures Tutorial

Dozent/in:

N.N.

Angaben:

Tutorium, Master

Termine:

Mo, 12:00 - 14:00, 00.111

SDAC M1 Topics of Decision-Making in Humanities

Dozent/in:

N.N.

Angaben:

Seminar, 2 SWS

Termine:

Do, 12:00 - 14:00, 00.111

SDAC M3 IKGF Lecture Series I

Dozent/in:

N.N.

Angaben:

Sonstige Lehrveranstaltung, 2 SWS

Termine:

Di, 18:00 - 20:00, Raum n.V.

SDAC M3 IKGF Lecture Series I Tutorial

Dozent/in:

Fabrizio Pregadio

Angaben:

Tutorium

Termine:

jede 2. Woche Mi, 10:00 - 12:00, 00.003

SDAC M5 Influences of Cultural Religious Variances

Dozent/in:

Fabrizio Pregadio

Angaben:

Seminar

Termine:

Do, 16:00 - 18:00, 00.003

SDAC M5 Modern Chinese Language and Culture

Dozent/in:

Mo Tian

Angaben:

Seminar, 5 SWS

Termine:

Mo, Do, 10:00 - 12:00, Raum n.V.

Universal Rights for a Fragmented World? Principles and Pitfalls in the Philosophy of Human Rights

Dozent/in:

Heiner Bielefeldt

Angaben:

Vorlesung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 5, für Anfänger geeignet

Termine:

Di, 10:15 - 11:45, KH 1.022

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Die regelmäßige Teilnahme an allen zwei Teilen der Veranstaltung (Vorlesung, Seminar) ist für alle Studierende verpflichtend. Der Leistungsnachweis wird über die erfolgreiche Teilnahme an einer 90-minütigen Abschlussklausur erworben

Inhalt:

Human rights are rights held by all human beings equally. They claim universal validity across national, regional and cultural boundaries. Without the aspiration of universalism, the very concept of human rights would cease to make much sense. In retrospect, however, it seems obvious that the various historical human rights declarations, starting from the Virginia Bill of Rights (1776), have always been tainted by various aspects of particularism. While headlines, such as “rights of man” or “droits de l’homme” betray an androcentric bias, experiences of people from lower social strata, persons with disabilities, religious and ethnic minorities, indigenous peoples and others may have had merely limited, if any, impact on the formulation of human rights declarations. Moreover, the very idea of human rights has often been accused of one-sidedly reflecting a European world view or a Western way of life, which allegedly cannot be applied to people from other parts of the world. Do we have to conclude that the aspiration of universal human rights is but an empty illusion? Before tackling that central question, we have to define the claims of human rights and their inherent limitations. Subsequently, we will deal with the “textbook version” of the genesis of human rights in comparison to more critical, innovative readings of their historical development. We will analyze the relationship between individual rights and communitarian solidarity and explore the specific “secularity” of human rights claims as opposed to notions of divine rights. Another subject of investigation will be the interrelatedness of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. A question that has found increasing attention is how freedom of religion or belief can be reconciled with claims of gender-equality or the emancipation of sexual minorities. The lecture will furthermore explore possible tensions between human rights and democracy. If there is any time left towards the end, we might also deal with controversial ideas of an evolutionary self-transcendence of humanity towards a “post-humanist” stadium and possible dangers arising from such futuristic visions. The lecture series belongs to the mandatory module “human rights” within the Masters programme “Political Science”. It is also part of the “Human Rights Master” syllabus. Students will have access to background material through “StudOn”.

Empfohlene Literatur:

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