Introduction to Social Philosophy

How can we create a more just and equitable society?

What makes an action right or wrong?

What does Critical Analysis involve?

• Questioning and deconstructing dominant ideologies

• Interpreting social texts and symbols

• Examining the evolution of social institutions

• Evaluating what ought to be

What is the focus of the Hermeneutic Approach?

• Examining the evolution of social institutions

• Interpreting social texts and symbols

• Questioning dominant ideologies

• Comparing social systems

What does the Historical Method examine?

• The evolution of social institutions over time

• First-person experiences

• Moral duties and rules

• Cultural comparisons

What does the Phenomenological Method emphasize?

• First-person experiences

• Moral duties and rules

• Comparative analysis

• Critical questioning

What is the focus of Normative Analysis?

• What ought to be

• What is

• Cultural comparisons

• Historical evolution

What does Comparative and Cross-Cultural Analysis help identify?

• Universal values versus culturally relative ones

• Moral duties and rules

• First-person experiences

• Critical ideologies

What is the Socratic Method?

• A question-and-answer approach

• An exchange of ideas

• A focus on moral duties

• An analysis of consequences

What does the Dialectical Method focus on?

• The exchange of ideas and arguments

• First-person experiences

• Moral duties and rules

• Cultural comparisons