For a fourth ecology: interweavings of life and death
Authorship
L.O.V.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
L.O.V.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.17.2024 10:30
07.17.2024 10:30
Summary
This paper will elaborate a fourth ecology that continues the project begun by Guattari in his Three Ecologies. To this end, we will start from this work as a moment, insofar as it emanates a broad, critical and deeply philosophical sense of ecology. The fourth ecology will aim to rethink the relationship between life and death, with the intention of adapting the way of dealing with it to an earth in crisis. On the one hand, it will explore how and from what ecology arises and why it itself can constitute a philosophy, or an Ecosophy. On the other hand, we will elaborate this fourth part, which will problematize the relationship between life and death, showing that perhaps it is not as clear and distinct as it has been presented. To this end, we will go through various manifestations of the living and the dead in which both intertwine, dialogue and maintain an indissoluble link: society, subject and environment. In the different sections, I will place the focus on history and story, insofar as the how-to-live and how-to-die are inseparable from the singularities that experience them and the voices that are specific to them.
This paper will elaborate a fourth ecology that continues the project begun by Guattari in his Three Ecologies. To this end, we will start from this work as a moment, insofar as it emanates a broad, critical and deeply philosophical sense of ecology. The fourth ecology will aim to rethink the relationship between life and death, with the intention of adapting the way of dealing with it to an earth in crisis. On the one hand, it will explore how and from what ecology arises and why it itself can constitute a philosophy, or an Ecosophy. On the other hand, we will elaborate this fourth part, which will problematize the relationship between life and death, showing that perhaps it is not as clear and distinct as it has been presented. To this end, we will go through various manifestations of the living and the dead in which both intertwine, dialogue and maintain an indissoluble link: society, subject and environment. In the different sections, I will place the focus on history and story, insofar as the how-to-live and how-to-die are inseparable from the singularities that experience them and the voices that are specific to them.
Direction
PARCERO OUBIÑA, OSCAR (Tutorships)
PARCERO OUBIÑA, OSCAR (Tutorships)
Court
AGIS VILLAVERDE, MARCELINO (Chairman)
ARBAIZAR GIL, BENITO (Secretary)
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Member)
AGIS VILLAVERDE, MARCELINO (Chairman)
ARBAIZAR GIL, BENITO (Secretary)
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Member)
A look through the glass: sovereignty, femininity and poetry in The Bell Jar
Authorship
C.T.R.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
C.T.R.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.17.2024 12:30
07.17.2024 12:30
Summary
The main objective of this paper is to elaborate an analysis of The Bell Jar, a narrative work published in 1963 and written by the American author Sylvia Plath. To carry out this analysis, I will use authors such as Bataille or Simone de Beauvoir in order to establish a dialogue between their thesis and certain key elements present in the novel. Thus, this text will be divided into three frameworks of analysis which, although different, are interrelated. Following this order, I will first deal with the protagonist's conflict with the question of her future, then delve into the way in which she experiences the problems derived from her femininity in a society marked by a patriarchal system, and finally I will relate three concepts very present in the novel: poetry, madness and death.
The main objective of this paper is to elaborate an analysis of The Bell Jar, a narrative work published in 1963 and written by the American author Sylvia Plath. To carry out this analysis, I will use authors such as Bataille or Simone de Beauvoir in order to establish a dialogue between their thesis and certain key elements present in the novel. Thus, this text will be divided into three frameworks of analysis which, although different, are interrelated. Following this order, I will first deal with the protagonist's conflict with the question of her future, then delve into the way in which she experiences the problems derived from her femininity in a society marked by a patriarchal system, and finally I will relate three concepts very present in the novel: poetry, madness and death.
Direction
PARCERO OUBIÑA, OSCAR (Tutorships)
PARCERO OUBIÑA, OSCAR (Tutorships)
Court
AGIS VILLAVERDE, MARCELINO (Chairman)
ARBAIZAR GIL, BENITO (Secretary)
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Member)
AGIS VILLAVERDE, MARCELINO (Chairman)
ARBAIZAR GIL, BENITO (Secretary)
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Member)
Reimagining existentialism: the works of Taro Yoko and its connection with Albert Camus
Authorship
D.A.C.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
D.A.C.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.17.2024 16:00
07.17.2024 16:00
Summary
The question about human existence is one of the most important philosophical questions within the framework of 20th century thought. Many philosophers and writers reflected extensively on the cryptic puzzle that our existence entails. Is it even worth being alive? It is the question that Camus considers the most important question in philosophy. Existence then appears absurd as it has no intrinsic value. Camus develops a whole series of reflections on the existentialist question under his particular philosophy of the absurd. Camus died in 1960 and, eventually, the 20th century gave way to the 21st century. The existentialist question seems to have already been left behind. However, Taro Yoko, Japanese video game director and screenwriter, continues to ponder these questions. Through his ludonarrative work, he displays a whole series of reflections that refer directly to existentialist philosophy. Reimagining it, that is, giving it a new place, a new expression and a new interpretation.
The question about human existence is one of the most important philosophical questions within the framework of 20th century thought. Many philosophers and writers reflected extensively on the cryptic puzzle that our existence entails. Is it even worth being alive? It is the question that Camus considers the most important question in philosophy. Existence then appears absurd as it has no intrinsic value. Camus develops a whole series of reflections on the existentialist question under his particular philosophy of the absurd. Camus died in 1960 and, eventually, the 20th century gave way to the 21st century. The existentialist question seems to have already been left behind. However, Taro Yoko, Japanese video game director and screenwriter, continues to ponder these questions. Through his ludonarrative work, he displays a whole series of reflections that refer directly to existentialist philosophy. Reimagining it, that is, giving it a new place, a new expression and a new interpretation.
Direction
AGIS VILLAVERDE, MARCELINO (Tutorships)
AGIS VILLAVERDE, MARCELINO (Tutorships)
Court
GONZALEZ FERNANDEZ, MARTIN (Chairman)
PARCERO OUBIÑA, OSCAR (Secretary)
Falguera López, José Luis (Member)
GONZALEZ FERNANDEZ, MARTIN (Chairman)
PARCERO OUBIÑA, OSCAR (Secretary)
Falguera López, José Luis (Member)
The debate on national philosophies: genealogy of philosophy in Galicia in the contemporary age
Authorship
M.G.P.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
M.G.P.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.17.2024 17:00
07.17.2024 17:00
Summary
The current debate on national philosophy frequently refers to the problem of the existence of a national worldview. In this paper, adopting a critical perspective, we will question the foundations of this thesis, advocating for the need to rethink the debate. Contrary to a common and objective worldview, we argue that national thought is a “in common” thought based on the belief of a collective identity and the desire to be part of it. This thesis will be applied to Galician thought in the contemporary age, from Xeración Nós to the Faculty of Philosophy USC, reconstructing the narratives that underpin our identity.
The current debate on national philosophy frequently refers to the problem of the existence of a national worldview. In this paper, adopting a critical perspective, we will question the foundations of this thesis, advocating for the need to rethink the debate. Contrary to a common and objective worldview, we argue that national thought is a “in common” thought based on the belief of a collective identity and the desire to be part of it. This thesis will be applied to Galician thought in the contemporary age, from Xeración Nós to the Faculty of Philosophy USC, reconstructing the narratives that underpin our identity.
Direction
PASTORIZA ROZAS, JOSE LUIS (Tutorships)
PASTORIZA ROZAS, JOSE LUIS (Tutorships)
Court
GONZALEZ FERNANDEZ, MARTIN (Chairman)
PARCERO OUBIÑA, OSCAR (Secretary)
Falguera López, José Luis (Member)
GONZALEZ FERNANDEZ, MARTIN (Chairman)
PARCERO OUBIÑA, OSCAR (Secretary)
Falguera López, José Luis (Member)
Between the terms nothingness and saudade: Kitaro Nishida and Ramón Piñeiro
Authorship
G.G.V.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
G.G.V.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.17.2024 18:00
07.17.2024 18:00
Summary
The aim of this writing is to lay the foundation for an ontology that combines Nishida's theses on nothingness with Piñeiro's on saudade, thereby completing both metaphysics, given that Nishida's theses regarding the individual are brief, and Piñeiro's regarding reality are nonexistent. Therefore, with the composition of a unified theory, the goal is to achieve a strengthened ontology of nothingness (considering saudade as nothingness within individuals). In the pursuit of this cohesion between the aforementioned theories, both will be presented, Piñeiro's proposal will be critiqued where appropriate, and the points of convergence between the two ontologies will be shown.
The aim of this writing is to lay the foundation for an ontology that combines Nishida's theses on nothingness with Piñeiro's on saudade, thereby completing both metaphysics, given that Nishida's theses regarding the individual are brief, and Piñeiro's regarding reality are nonexistent. Therefore, with the composition of a unified theory, the goal is to achieve a strengthened ontology of nothingness (considering saudade as nothingness within individuals). In the pursuit of this cohesion between the aforementioned theories, both will be presented, Piñeiro's proposal will be critiqued where appropriate, and the points of convergence between the two ontologies will be shown.
Direction
AGIS VILLAVERDE, MARCELINO (Tutorships)
AGIS VILLAVERDE, MARCELINO (Tutorships)
Court
GONZALEZ FERNANDEZ, MARTIN (Chairman)
PARCERO OUBIÑA, OSCAR (Secretary)
Falguera López, José Luis (Member)
GONZALEZ FERNANDEZ, MARTIN (Chairman)
PARCERO OUBIÑA, OSCAR (Secretary)
Falguera López, José Luis (Member)
Analytic of the Beautiful: the Possibility of an Aesthetic, Subjective and Universal Judgment in Kant's third Critique
Authorship
R.L.R.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
R.L.R.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.17.2024 19:00
07.17.2024 19:00
Summary
The judgment of the Beautiful is described by Kant in the Critique of the Faculty of Judgment as an Aesthetic, Subjective and Universal judgment, wich seems to be contradictory. Through a reading of the Analytics of the Beautiful, the following work aims to explore through the new faculty of reflective judging how this contradiction turns out to be apparent. In the judgment of taste Universality and Subjectivity are not contradictory but are closely related. This work aims to address this questions taking as example the judgments about Beauty.
The judgment of the Beautiful is described by Kant in the Critique of the Faculty of Judgment as an Aesthetic, Subjective and Universal judgment, wich seems to be contradictory. Through a reading of the Analytics of the Beautiful, the following work aims to explore through the new faculty of reflective judging how this contradiction turns out to be apparent. In the judgment of taste Universality and Subjectivity are not contradictory but are closely related. This work aims to address this questions taking as example the judgments about Beauty.
Direction
VAZQUEZ LOBEIRAS, MARIA XESUS (Tutorships)
VAZQUEZ LOBEIRAS, MARIA XESUS (Tutorships)
Court
GONZALEZ FERNANDEZ, MARTIN (Chairman)
PARCERO OUBIÑA, OSCAR (Secretary)
Falguera López, José Luis (Member)
GONZALEZ FERNANDEZ, MARTIN (Chairman)
PARCERO OUBIÑA, OSCAR (Secretary)
Falguera López, José Luis (Member)
The Catalan language as an element of integration among migrants
Authorship
M.M.F.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
M.M.F.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.18.2024 10:30
07.18.2024 10:30
Summary
We will analyze the role the Catalan language plays in the integration of migrants, showcasing some of the legal, sociocultural and economic obstacles that hinder its adoption by migrants; and defending the importance of its acquisition both for the rights of natives as for the opportunities of migrants. To this end, we will take note of the personal experiences gathered through ethnographic interviews in the cities of Barcelona, Girona and Palma.
We will analyze the role the Catalan language plays in the integration of migrants, showcasing some of the legal, sociocultural and economic obstacles that hinder its adoption by migrants; and defending the importance of its acquisition both for the rights of natives as for the opportunities of migrants. To this end, we will take note of the personal experiences gathered through ethnographic interviews in the cities of Barcelona, Girona and Palma.
Direction
BUSTO MIRAMONTES, BEATRIZ (Tutorships)
BUSTO MIRAMONTES, BEATRIZ (Tutorships)
Court
JIMENEZ ESQUINAS, GUADALUPE (Chairman)
ALLEN-PERKINS AVENDAÑO, DIEGO (Secretary)
BARCIA GONZALEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Member)
JIMENEZ ESQUINAS, GUADALUPE (Chairman)
ALLEN-PERKINS AVENDAÑO, DIEGO (Secretary)
BARCIA GONZALEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Member)
Transformation in the feeling of community: an analysis of celticism
Authorship
X.R.P.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
X.R.P.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.18.2024 11:30
07.18.2024 11:30
Summary
Based on the work carried out with ten Real Club Celta de Vigo fans through qualitative interviews, this article aims to analyse whether there has been an evolution in the community feeling of the Celta fans in the last fifty years, after the arrival of late-modernity. To do this, we will access through the study of their religiosity, so our second objective will be to make explicit the elements that compose it. To this end, in the first part of this work we have analysed this process of social change in general, by way of a theoretical framework: starting with a characterisation of modern society and religion, we have studied the individualising and tribalising processes characteristic of late-modernity, as well as the possibility of understanding football as a religion. Then, in a second section, what has been seen up to this point has been compared with the information extracted from the interviews, revealing to us that no such transformation has taken place. We will conclude this paper by analysing the scope of these conclusions and what they suggest to us within the Galician context.
Based on the work carried out with ten Real Club Celta de Vigo fans through qualitative interviews, this article aims to analyse whether there has been an evolution in the community feeling of the Celta fans in the last fifty years, after the arrival of late-modernity. To do this, we will access through the study of their religiosity, so our second objective will be to make explicit the elements that compose it. To this end, in the first part of this work we have analysed this process of social change in general, by way of a theoretical framework: starting with a characterisation of modern society and religion, we have studied the individualising and tribalising processes characteristic of late-modernity, as well as the possibility of understanding football as a religion. Then, in a second section, what has been seen up to this point has been compared with the information extracted from the interviews, revealing to us that no such transformation has taken place. We will conclude this paper by analysing the scope of these conclusions and what they suggest to us within the Galician context.
Direction
CARRETERO PASÍN, ÁNGEL ENRIQUE (Tutorships)
CARRETERO PASÍN, ÁNGEL ENRIQUE (Tutorships)
Court
JIMENEZ ESQUINAS, GUADALUPE (Chairman)
ALLEN-PERKINS AVENDAÑO, DIEGO (Secretary)
BARCIA GONZALEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Member)
JIMENEZ ESQUINAS, GUADALUPE (Chairman)
ALLEN-PERKINS AVENDAÑO, DIEGO (Secretary)
BARCIA GONZALEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Member)
From Prometheus to Dionysus: an ethics of resistance from the work of Maffesoli
Authorship
A.S.L.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
A.S.L.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.18.2024 12:30
07.18.2024 12:30
Summary
In this work we intend to address the relocation of religion that took place in postmodernity and the possibilities present in it. In order to do this, first we will see how Modernity sought to do away with the relational element of life, provoking disenchantment with the world and the loss of meaning. The recognition of this situation, nihilism, provoked the arrival of Postmodernity, characterized by the disappearance of the great modern narratives and the appearance of micro-narratives. An alternative path will also appear, which will be explored, in the figure of Durkheim, which allows us to think of religion not in terms of content, but in terms of form, emphasizing its binding character, that is to say, as religiosity. These two theses will be taken up by Maffesoli in his proposal of neo-tribalism. It will be through this author's work that it will be shown how in religiosity there is a place from which to confront the logic of domination and totalitarian violence inherent to the politician.
In this work we intend to address the relocation of religion that took place in postmodernity and the possibilities present in it. In order to do this, first we will see how Modernity sought to do away with the relational element of life, provoking disenchantment with the world and the loss of meaning. The recognition of this situation, nihilism, provoked the arrival of Postmodernity, characterized by the disappearance of the great modern narratives and the appearance of micro-narratives. An alternative path will also appear, which will be explored, in the figure of Durkheim, which allows us to think of religion not in terms of content, but in terms of form, emphasizing its binding character, that is to say, as religiosity. These two theses will be taken up by Maffesoli in his proposal of neo-tribalism. It will be through this author's work that it will be shown how in religiosity there is a place from which to confront the logic of domination and totalitarian violence inherent to the politician.
Direction
CARRETERO PASÍN, ÁNGEL ENRIQUE (Tutorships)
CARRETERO PASÍN, ÁNGEL ENRIQUE (Tutorships)
Court
JIMENEZ ESQUINAS, GUADALUPE (Chairman)
ALLEN-PERKINS AVENDAÑO, DIEGO (Secretary)
BARCIA GONZALEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Member)
JIMENEZ ESQUINAS, GUADALUPE (Chairman)
ALLEN-PERKINS AVENDAÑO, DIEGO (Secretary)
BARCIA GONZALEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Member)
Political right and the power of the multitude in Spinoza's politics
Authorship
M.O.A.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
M.O.A.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.18.2024 17:30
07.18.2024 17:30
Summary
In this work, I will attempt to synthesize Spinoza's argument against monarchical absolutism and the negative consequences of personal arbitrariness on political rights. To safeguard public affairs from human passions, they should be entrusted to a system of common institutions rather than to the virtue of the ruler. The autonomy of the State involves ensuring the participation of the multitude in the political game of the State. For these reasons, the notion of the multitude and its power, as an effective natural right, takes on a central position in the Political Treatise. Spinoza breaks with the idea of the multitude as alien to order and with the contractualist idea that civil society cancels natural right. On the contrary, our author starts from a subjectivist natural law that considers the inalienability and unrepresentability of the right/power of the multitude. The multitude becomes the political subject whose power determines the right of the State in such a way that the preservation of the potentia multitudinis depends on achieving a concordance and unity of collective forces, preventing it from resulting in violent adherence to a despotic order.
In this work, I will attempt to synthesize Spinoza's argument against monarchical absolutism and the negative consequences of personal arbitrariness on political rights. To safeguard public affairs from human passions, they should be entrusted to a system of common institutions rather than to the virtue of the ruler. The autonomy of the State involves ensuring the participation of the multitude in the political game of the State. For these reasons, the notion of the multitude and its power, as an effective natural right, takes on a central position in the Political Treatise. Spinoza breaks with the idea of the multitude as alien to order and with the contractualist idea that civil society cancels natural right. On the contrary, our author starts from a subjectivist natural law that considers the inalienability and unrepresentability of the right/power of the multitude. The multitude becomes the political subject whose power determines the right of the State in such a way that the preservation of the potentia multitudinis depends on achieving a concordance and unity of collective forces, preventing it from resulting in violent adherence to a despotic order.
Direction
FRANCO BARRERA, ALBERTO JOSE (Tutorships)
FRANCO BARRERA, ALBERTO JOSE (Tutorships)
Court
HORTA ALVAREZ, Óscar (Chairman)
PEREZ NAVARRO, EDUARDO (Secretary)
MARTINEZ SUAREZ, YOLANDA (Member)
HORTA ALVAREZ, Óscar (Chairman)
PEREZ NAVARRO, EDUARDO (Secretary)
MARTINEZ SUAREZ, YOLANDA (Member)
Fraternity and democratic project in Rojava: a perspective from the political philosophy of Antonio Doménech
Authorship
M.P.P.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
M.P.P.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.18.2024 18:30
07.18.2024 18:30
Summary
This work examines the concept of fraternity, highlighting its manifestation as solidarity, community principle, and hevaltî, a Kurdish political concept that signifies camaraderie. By integrating philosophy into historical analysis, a critical approach is proposed to understand and develop polices that promote fairer and more equitable social relations. This involves an analysis of fraternity by Antonio Doménech, incorporating his contributions about the family. Central to this research is the revolutionary role of women in Kurdistán and their liberation as a necessary condition for the emancipation of society as a whole. Through interviews and the review of key texts, such as the writings of Abdullah Öcalan and the implementation of Democratic Confederalism, the analysis details how these ideals are reflected in the social and political structures of Rojava. It also highlights the contemporary relevance of fraternity in the struggles for social justice, arguing that a proper understanding of history can provide the foundations to address current challenges. By critically reviewing the concepts os fraternity and hevaltî, the work not only aims to contribute to politcal theory in approaching its meaning but also demonstrates how these principles are enacted in initiatives for social and political change globally.
This work examines the concept of fraternity, highlighting its manifestation as solidarity, community principle, and hevaltî, a Kurdish political concept that signifies camaraderie. By integrating philosophy into historical analysis, a critical approach is proposed to understand and develop polices that promote fairer and more equitable social relations. This involves an analysis of fraternity by Antonio Doménech, incorporating his contributions about the family. Central to this research is the revolutionary role of women in Kurdistán and their liberation as a necessary condition for the emancipation of society as a whole. Through interviews and the review of key texts, such as the writings of Abdullah Öcalan and the implementation of Democratic Confederalism, the analysis details how these ideals are reflected in the social and political structures of Rojava. It also highlights the contemporary relevance of fraternity in the struggles for social justice, arguing that a proper understanding of history can provide the foundations to address current challenges. By critically reviewing the concepts os fraternity and hevaltî, the work not only aims to contribute to politcal theory in approaching its meaning but also demonstrates how these principles are enacted in initiatives for social and political change globally.
Direction
GARCIA SOTO, LUIS MODESTO (Tutorships)
GARCIA SOTO, LUIS MODESTO (Tutorships)
Court
HORTA ALVAREZ, Óscar (Chairman)
PEREZ NAVARRO, EDUARDO (Secretary)
MARTINEZ SUAREZ, YOLANDA (Member)
HORTA ALVAREZ, Óscar (Chairman)
PEREZ NAVARRO, EDUARDO (Secretary)
MARTINEZ SUAREZ, YOLANDA (Member)
A comparison of some proposed solutions to Frege´s puzzle
Authorship
R.L.N.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
R.L.N.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.17.2024 12:00
07.17.2024 12:00
Summary
In this work, different proposed solutions to Frege's puzzle are presented and compared with each other. First I show what the problem of Frege's puzzle consists of and then I introduce the different theories. I compare one with another and in the end I opt for a theory and show the results obtained.
In this work, different proposed solutions to Frege's puzzle are presented and compared with each other. First I show what the problem of Frege's puzzle consists of and then I introduce the different theories. I compare one with another and in the end I opt for a theory and show the results obtained.
Direction
PEREZ NAVARRO, EDUARDO (Tutorships)
PEREZ NAVARRO, EDUARDO (Tutorships)
Court
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Chairman)
PASTORIZA ROZAS, JOSE LUIS (Secretary)
DE DONATO RODRIGUEZ, JAVIER (Member)
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Chairman)
PASTORIZA ROZAS, JOSE LUIS (Secretary)
DE DONATO RODRIGUEZ, JAVIER (Member)
The possibility of democracy in the context of surveillance capitalism
Authorship
Y.G.M.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Y.G.M.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.17.2024 10:00
07.17.2024 10:00
Summary
This paper will be a study about the development of information technologies and how this has facilitated a massive surveillance by large digital companies towards any individual connected to the Internet. This surveillance, by these companies, responds to the development of a new form of market, known as surveillance capitalism. This paper will analyze the consequences that this indiscriminate surveillance, which also extends to public spaces, has on the individual under surveillance. Among the various problems that arise, such as the hindrance to the self-determination and autonomy of the individual, we will highlight the impact that surveillance capitalism practices have on the functioning of democracy, as they jeopardize its legitimacy by showing the influence they can exert on democratic processes. This will be exemplified by different demonstrated cases of surveillance-derived interference, such as the 2016 US presidential election or the 2016 Brexit referendum. The possibility of democracy in the context of surveillance capitalism will therefore be the main focus of this paper.
This paper will be a study about the development of information technologies and how this has facilitated a massive surveillance by large digital companies towards any individual connected to the Internet. This surveillance, by these companies, responds to the development of a new form of market, known as surveillance capitalism. This paper will analyze the consequences that this indiscriminate surveillance, which also extends to public spaces, has on the individual under surveillance. Among the various problems that arise, such as the hindrance to the self-determination and autonomy of the individual, we will highlight the impact that surveillance capitalism practices have on the functioning of democracy, as they jeopardize its legitimacy by showing the influence they can exert on democratic processes. This will be exemplified by different demonstrated cases of surveillance-derived interference, such as the 2016 US presidential election or the 2016 Brexit referendum. The possibility of democracy in the context of surveillance capitalism will therefore be the main focus of this paper.
Direction
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Tutorships)
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Tutorships)
Court
MARTINEZ VIDAL, MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Chairman)
PASTORIZA ROZAS, JOSE LUIS (Secretary)
DE DONATO RODRIGUEZ, JAVIER (Member)
MARTINEZ VIDAL, MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Chairman)
PASTORIZA ROZAS, JOSE LUIS (Secretary)
DE DONATO RODRIGUEZ, JAVIER (Member)
Danto and the problem with the art definition
Authorship
P.J.S.L.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
P.J.S.L.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.17.2024 11:00
07.17.2024 11:00
Summary
This work aims to contribute to the problem of the nature of art and if it is possible to find a definition of art, analyze Arthur Danto's proposal and the institutional proposals of art, use criticism of Danto's definition of art to reach a conclusion of the nature of art and reach a conclusion about whether a definition of art is possible
This work aims to contribute to the problem of the nature of art and if it is possible to find a definition of art, analyze Arthur Danto's proposal and the institutional proposals of art, use criticism of Danto's definition of art to reach a conclusion of the nature of art and reach a conclusion about whether a definition of art is possible
Direction
DE DONATO RODRIGUEZ, JAVIER (Tutorships)
DE DONATO RODRIGUEZ, JAVIER (Tutorships)
Court
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Chairman)
PASTORIZA ROZAS, JOSE LUIS (Secretary)
MARTINEZ VIDAL, MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Member)
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Chairman)
PASTORIZA ROZAS, JOSE LUIS (Secretary)
MARTINEZ VIDAL, MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Member)
Abortion as a boundary struggle: the necessity for a feminist critical revision of the traditional ethical discourse and its moral subject
Authorship
V.R.M.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
V.R.M.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.18.2024 16:30
07.18.2024 16:30
Summary
This paper will take a feminist critical approach to the conceptual basis of the universalist ethical-political discourse on abortion. It will be hypothesised that this conceptual framework is oppressive and patriarchal, so that the treatment of abortion from its categories, far from allowing a feminist and inclusive approach to the issue, tends to perpetuate patriarchal oppressions. To develop this hypothesis, a diagnostic explanatory analysis of the patriarchal characteristics of the universalist ethic and how they operate in the construction of the discourse on abortion will be carried out. It will show how the arguments that have intervened in this discussion have contributed to the affirmation of the gendered boundaries between the private and the public, reproduction and production, nature and culture, body and thought or emotion and reason; in such a way that the fight for access to abortion from a feminist perspective would constitute a struggle for the transformation of these boundaries. Following this analysis, an alternative way of understanding ethics and the moral subject will be proposed, far removed from the logic of patriarchal domination, from which to rethink the body, sexuality, maternity and the family through a revaluation of care and the situated position.
This paper will take a feminist critical approach to the conceptual basis of the universalist ethical-political discourse on abortion. It will be hypothesised that this conceptual framework is oppressive and patriarchal, so that the treatment of abortion from its categories, far from allowing a feminist and inclusive approach to the issue, tends to perpetuate patriarchal oppressions. To develop this hypothesis, a diagnostic explanatory analysis of the patriarchal characteristics of the universalist ethic and how they operate in the construction of the discourse on abortion will be carried out. It will show how the arguments that have intervened in this discussion have contributed to the affirmation of the gendered boundaries between the private and the public, reproduction and production, nature and culture, body and thought or emotion and reason; in such a way that the fight for access to abortion from a feminist perspective would constitute a struggle for the transformation of these boundaries. Following this analysis, an alternative way of understanding ethics and the moral subject will be proposed, far removed from the logic of patriarchal domination, from which to rethink the body, sexuality, maternity and the family through a revaluation of care and the situated position.
Direction
MARTINEZ SUAREZ, YOLANDA (Tutorships)
MARTINEZ SUAREZ, YOLANDA (Tutorships)
Court
HORTA ALVAREZ, Óscar (Chairman)
PEREZ NAVARRO, EDUARDO (Secretary)
GARCIA SOTO, LUIS MODESTO (Member)
HORTA ALVAREZ, Óscar (Chairman)
PEREZ NAVARRO, EDUARDO (Secretary)
GARCIA SOTO, LUIS MODESTO (Member)
The (R)evolution of care: a feminist analysis of the crisis of care and motherhood
Authorship
M.M.F.R.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
M.M.F.R.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.18.2024 09:30
07.18.2024 09:30
Summary
This undergraduate project examines the complex interrelationships between motherhood, care and the dominant socioeconomic structures in our contemporary societies to explore how the patriarchal and capitalist system shapes the experience of motherhood and care-work. This paper highlights the tensions and contradictions between care responsibilities and the demands of the labour market, highlighting the dynamics that perpetuate gender inequalities and reclaiming the social, political, economic and historical value of motherhood and care, proposing its equitable redistribution and its consideration as a shared responsibility of society.
This undergraduate project examines the complex interrelationships between motherhood, care and the dominant socioeconomic structures in our contemporary societies to explore how the patriarchal and capitalist system shapes the experience of motherhood and care-work. This paper highlights the tensions and contradictions between care responsibilities and the demands of the labour market, highlighting the dynamics that perpetuate gender inequalities and reclaiming the social, political, economic and historical value of motherhood and care, proposing its equitable redistribution and its consideration as a shared responsibility of society.
Direction
JIMENEZ ESQUINAS, GUADALUPE (Tutorships)
JIMENEZ ESQUINAS, GUADALUPE (Tutorships)
Court
FRANCO BARRERA, ALBERTO JOSE (Chairman)
ALLEN-PERKINS AVENDAÑO, DIEGO (Secretary)
BARCIA GONZALEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Member)
FRANCO BARRERA, ALBERTO JOSE (Chairman)
ALLEN-PERKINS AVENDAÑO, DIEGO (Secretary)
BARCIA GONZALEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Member)
Aproximation to Nietzsche's ethical-moral thought
Authorship
J.S.L.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
J.S.L.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
02.15.2024 16:30
02.15.2024 16:30
Summary
The aim of this dissertation will be to critically examine major concepts in Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophical thought. Thus, this dissertation first looks into what Nietzsche regards as the guiding principle of life, the will of power, which shapes the behavior of human beings with the sole goal of self-improvement and perfection, causing life to be configured as a struggle for such goal. In accordance with this, we will see how this principle both shapes and conditions human beings and leads to social organization, where, at least initially, the strong dominate over the weak. However, this dissertation will also examine what Nietzsche denominates “natural anomaly”, which occurs when the weak end up winning the “battle” over the strong due to factors such as an excess of rationality or the easy propagation of what Nietzsche understands as a weak species. Thus, in the following sections we will see instruments used by the weak in this struggle to serve this end, such as Christianity, and the dire consequence of this victory will be also taken into consideration, namely, the reign of nihilism or the will to nothing. Finally, we will see how, departing from his vitalism, Nietzsche proposes an ideal solution to this situation in which he seeks to release the burden of the nihilistic values that human beings carry so that they can live according to their own life and overcome themselves, condensing this ideal into the concept of 'Übermensch'.
The aim of this dissertation will be to critically examine major concepts in Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophical thought. Thus, this dissertation first looks into what Nietzsche regards as the guiding principle of life, the will of power, which shapes the behavior of human beings with the sole goal of self-improvement and perfection, causing life to be configured as a struggle for such goal. In accordance with this, we will see how this principle both shapes and conditions human beings and leads to social organization, where, at least initially, the strong dominate over the weak. However, this dissertation will also examine what Nietzsche denominates “natural anomaly”, which occurs when the weak end up winning the “battle” over the strong due to factors such as an excess of rationality or the easy propagation of what Nietzsche understands as a weak species. Thus, in the following sections we will see instruments used by the weak in this struggle to serve this end, such as Christianity, and the dire consequence of this victory will be also taken into consideration, namely, the reign of nihilism or the will to nothing. Finally, we will see how, departing from his vitalism, Nietzsche proposes an ideal solution to this situation in which he seeks to release the burden of the nihilistic values that human beings carry so that they can live according to their own life and overcome themselves, condensing this ideal into the concept of 'Übermensch'.
Direction
GARCIA SOTO, LUIS MODESTO (Tutorships)
GARCIA SOTO, LUIS MODESTO (Tutorships)
Court
HORTA ALVAREZ, Óscar (Chairman)
PEREZ NAVARRO, EDUARDO (Secretary)
MARTINEZ SUAREZ, YOLANDA (Member)
HORTA ALVAREZ, Óscar (Chairman)
PEREZ NAVARRO, EDUARDO (Secretary)
MARTINEZ SUAREZ, YOLANDA (Member)
Bleeding’s edge. A philosophical reading of Dostoievski.
Authorship
R.A.B.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
R.A.B.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
06.27.2024 10:00
06.27.2024 10:00
Summary
This work aims to study, from the point of view of a historical context provided by Kierkegaard and Nietzshce, the question of religious sentiment and faith in Dostoievski’s writings. Therefore, this work begins by looking at the form in which the subject is presented in Kierkegaard’s and Nietzsche’s philosophies to arrive at an otherness’s recognition from this point. Once this is done, we will approach Dostoievski as an author and two of his novels, Crime and punishment and The idiot. The study of this two works will allow us to discover an idea of faith which, after having reached transcendence, comes back to the world to hold fast to it. The protagonists of both novels, Raskolnikov and the prince Myshkin, are examples of how human beings can relate to God and Faith. The study of these forms of relationship will lead us to an interpretation of faith in Dostoievski as recognition of others and selfless love.
This work aims to study, from the point of view of a historical context provided by Kierkegaard and Nietzshce, the question of religious sentiment and faith in Dostoievski’s writings. Therefore, this work begins by looking at the form in which the subject is presented in Kierkegaard’s and Nietzsche’s philosophies to arrive at an otherness’s recognition from this point. Once this is done, we will approach Dostoievski as an author and two of his novels, Crime and punishment and The idiot. The study of this two works will allow us to discover an idea of faith which, after having reached transcendence, comes back to the world to hold fast to it. The protagonists of both novels, Raskolnikov and the prince Myshkin, are examples of how human beings can relate to God and Faith. The study of these forms of relationship will lead us to an interpretation of faith in Dostoievski as recognition of others and selfless love.
Direction
PARCERO OUBIÑA, OSCAR (Tutorships)
PARCERO OUBIÑA, OSCAR (Tutorships)
Court
AGIS VILLAVERDE, MARCELINO (Chairman)
ARBAIZAR GIL, BENITO (Secretary)
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Member)
AGIS VILLAVERDE, MARCELINO (Chairman)
ARBAIZAR GIL, BENITO (Secretary)
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Member)
To Kill the Manga. A Philosophical Reading of Inio Asano's Work
Authorship
Y.T.L.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Y.T.L.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
06.27.2024 12:00
06.27.2024 12:00
Summary
The purpose of this paper is to offer a philosophical reading of Inio Asano's work, focusing on the manga Goodnight, Punpun. With this intention, the paper will be divided into two sections. The first part focuses on offering a review of Inio Asano's literary project To Kill Manga, in connection with the proposal of author’s death. The connection of this project with the structures of the manga medium will also be dealt with in this section; special attention will be given to the potentialities and limitations that are inherent to the medium (and how the project makes use of them). The second section will deal with the problem of the absence and aspiration of a foundation, and with it the question of morality, values and the possibility of an ethic, from the perspective of Goodnight, Punpun, although with occasional references to other works by Inio Asano. The idea behind this second part is to analyze the protagonist, Punpun, in his relationship with God and guilt, as well as with other characters, and to show the existential exposition of the aforementioned problem.
The purpose of this paper is to offer a philosophical reading of Inio Asano's work, focusing on the manga Goodnight, Punpun. With this intention, the paper will be divided into two sections. The first part focuses on offering a review of Inio Asano's literary project To Kill Manga, in connection with the proposal of author’s death. The connection of this project with the structures of the manga medium will also be dealt with in this section; special attention will be given to the potentialities and limitations that are inherent to the medium (and how the project makes use of them). The second section will deal with the problem of the absence and aspiration of a foundation, and with it the question of morality, values and the possibility of an ethic, from the perspective of Goodnight, Punpun, although with occasional references to other works by Inio Asano. The idea behind this second part is to analyze the protagonist, Punpun, in his relationship with God and guilt, as well as with other characters, and to show the existential exposition of the aforementioned problem.
Direction
PARCERO OUBIÑA, OSCAR (Tutorships)
PARCERO OUBIÑA, OSCAR (Tutorships)
Court
AGIS VILLAVERDE, MARCELINO (Chairman)
ARBAIZAR GIL, BENITO (Secretary)
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Member)
AGIS VILLAVERDE, MARCELINO (Chairman)
ARBAIZAR GIL, BENITO (Secretary)
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Member)
Aristotle's concept of physis
Authorship
B.G.V.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
B.G.V.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
06.27.2024 16:30
06.27.2024 16:30
Summary
The aim of this paper is to elaborate an exposition of the concept of physis in Aristotle. The way in which this task will be approached here is based on a direct analysis of Aristotelian texts, the main one being Book B of the Physics. However, the hermeneutic perspective from which we will approach it is tributary to the philosophical position of Martin Heidegger. The work, therefore, will consist in following the development that Aristotle elaborates in book B, trying to clarify the uses of key terms (epagogé, arkhé...) in order to understand what he means by the concept physis. In this way, following Aristotle, we will interpret the physis as the principle of the motion of natural entities. In turn, we will interpret this motion in analogy to the proper motion of the tékhne, as Aristotle carries it out in the text. Finally, we will clarify the consonance between the above development and the Greek meaning of alétheia.
The aim of this paper is to elaborate an exposition of the concept of physis in Aristotle. The way in which this task will be approached here is based on a direct analysis of Aristotelian texts, the main one being Book B of the Physics. However, the hermeneutic perspective from which we will approach it is tributary to the philosophical position of Martin Heidegger. The work, therefore, will consist in following the development that Aristotle elaborates in book B, trying to clarify the uses of key terms (epagogé, arkhé...) in order to understand what he means by the concept physis. In this way, following Aristotle, we will interpret the physis as the principle of the motion of natural entities. In turn, we will interpret this motion in analogy to the proper motion of the tékhne, as Aristotle carries it out in the text. Finally, we will clarify the consonance between the above development and the Greek meaning of alétheia.
Direction
ARBAIZAR GIL, BENITO (Tutorships)
ARBAIZAR GIL, BENITO (Tutorships)
Court
GONZALEZ FERNANDEZ, MARTIN (Chairman)
PARCERO OUBIÑA, OSCAR (Secretary)
Falguera López, José Luis (Member)
GONZALEZ FERNANDEZ, MARTIN (Chairman)
PARCERO OUBIÑA, OSCAR (Secretary)
Falguera López, José Luis (Member)
Nihilism, sacredness and rebellion in the work of Albert Camus
Authorship
A.R.B.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
A.R.B.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
06.27.2024 11:00
06.27.2024 11:00
Summary
The present work highlights the question of the sacred through the analysis of the fundamental philosophical works of Albert Camus (both The Myth of Sisyphus and The Rebel, but also his philosophical novel The Stranger). Thus, the sacred first appears in the form of an absence through the notion of the absurd, which refers directly to the problem of nihilism. This absence is illustrated by the philosophical character of Meursault who, in turn, constitutes the starting point of the transition towards the restoration of this absence of the sacred. It is, thus, an absence that Camus himself will later try to fill through the notion of rebellion, which he contrasts with that of revolution, and which reestablishes the sense of the sacred diluted in modernity. To do this, Camus will have to recognize a sacred value in a completely nihilistic scenario, and he will find that value in humanity itself, without remissions or hypostasis of a transcendent type.
The present work highlights the question of the sacred through the analysis of the fundamental philosophical works of Albert Camus (both The Myth of Sisyphus and The Rebel, but also his philosophical novel The Stranger). Thus, the sacred first appears in the form of an absence through the notion of the absurd, which refers directly to the problem of nihilism. This absence is illustrated by the philosophical character of Meursault who, in turn, constitutes the starting point of the transition towards the restoration of this absence of the sacred. It is, thus, an absence that Camus himself will later try to fill through the notion of rebellion, which he contrasts with that of revolution, and which reestablishes the sense of the sacred diluted in modernity. To do this, Camus will have to recognize a sacred value in a completely nihilistic scenario, and he will find that value in humanity itself, without remissions or hypostasis of a transcendent type.
Direction
CARRETERO PASÍN, ÁNGEL ENRIQUE (Tutorships)
CARRETERO PASÍN, ÁNGEL ENRIQUE (Tutorships)
Court
JIMENEZ ESQUINAS, GUADALUPE (Chairman)
ALLEN-PERKINS AVENDAÑO, DIEGO (Secretary)
BARCIA GONZALEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Member)
JIMENEZ ESQUINAS, GUADALUPE (Chairman)
ALLEN-PERKINS AVENDAÑO, DIEGO (Secretary)
BARCIA GONZALEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Member)
The Galician menciñeira: an anthropological and ecofeminst analysis
Authorship
S.L.A.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
S.L.A.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
06.27.2024 10:00
06.27.2024 10:00
Summary
Modern philosophy and science, characterized by the search for the greatest freedom and rationality for humanity, excluded a large part of the population, women, from their emancipatory project. The exclusion and control to which all dissident women were subjected is fully expressed in the persecution suffered by thousands of women under the accusations of witchcraft. In the case of Galicia, although the witch-hunt was not as fierce as in other European regions, the native figures of the region, the menciñeira and the meiga, were equally affected. These ambivalent figures will be understandable after offering a first historical review based on an ecofeminist approach about the traditional philosophical characterisation of women and studying the social and material conditions of the European population of the time. Based on this first analysis of the European witch-hunt, we will be able to expose the material and ideological reasons that gave rise to these persecutions, as well as address the role of the Inquisition both at European and Galician level, to finish with an anthropological review of the conceptual triad menciñeira-meiga-bruxa.
Modern philosophy and science, characterized by the search for the greatest freedom and rationality for humanity, excluded a large part of the population, women, from their emancipatory project. The exclusion and control to which all dissident women were subjected is fully expressed in the persecution suffered by thousands of women under the accusations of witchcraft. In the case of Galicia, although the witch-hunt was not as fierce as in other European regions, the native figures of the region, the menciñeira and the meiga, were equally affected. These ambivalent figures will be understandable after offering a first historical review based on an ecofeminist approach about the traditional philosophical characterisation of women and studying the social and material conditions of the European population of the time. Based on this first analysis of the European witch-hunt, we will be able to expose the material and ideological reasons that gave rise to these persecutions, as well as address the role of the Inquisition both at European and Galician level, to finish with an anthropological review of the conceptual triad menciñeira-meiga-bruxa.
Direction
JIMENEZ ESQUINAS, GUADALUPE (Tutorships)
JIMENEZ ESQUINAS, GUADALUPE (Tutorships)
Court
FRANCO BARRERA, ALBERTO JOSE (Chairman)
ALLEN-PERKINS AVENDAÑO, DIEGO (Secretary)
BARCIA GONZALEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Member)
FRANCO BARRERA, ALBERTO JOSE (Chairman)
ALLEN-PERKINS AVENDAÑO, DIEGO (Secretary)
BARCIA GONZALEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Member)
Social Citizenship: dialogue with Adela Cortina. From the Welfare State to the State of Justice
Authorship
I.C.N.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
I.C.N.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
06.27.2024 10:00
06.27.2024 10:00
Summary
We often hear in the streets or in the media that there are “first class” and “second class” citizens. The status of equality as a universal principle which safeguards the rights provided by the law, within being determined by the impossibility of accessing the citizen status, is if not demarcated, conditioned by the difference on reaching wealth. Adela Cortina introduced the term “aporophobia” which tries to define the refusal to poor people, allowing a deeper approach to social citizenship. Consequently, firstly I will explain through three semantic marks, the sense and context of the mentioned term. This will permit us to clarify this idea and the difficulty of its comprehension, as well as to recognise its role in an anachronistic reality referring to a democratic system. Secondly, we will delve into Adela’s conception of State as a supporting structure, not of minimum wishes, but rather of basic rights. In her though, only the State of justice is capable of satisfying the requirements from the notion of social citizenship.
We often hear in the streets or in the media that there are “first class” and “second class” citizens. The status of equality as a universal principle which safeguards the rights provided by the law, within being determined by the impossibility of accessing the citizen status, is if not demarcated, conditioned by the difference on reaching wealth. Adela Cortina introduced the term “aporophobia” which tries to define the refusal to poor people, allowing a deeper approach to social citizenship. Consequently, firstly I will explain through three semantic marks, the sense and context of the mentioned term. This will permit us to clarify this idea and the difficulty of its comprehension, as well as to recognise its role in an anachronistic reality referring to a democratic system. Secondly, we will delve into Adela’s conception of State as a supporting structure, not of minimum wishes, but rather of basic rights. In her though, only the State of justice is capable of satisfying the requirements from the notion of social citizenship.
Direction
GARCIA SOTO, LUIS MODESTO (Tutorships)
GARCIA SOTO, LUIS MODESTO (Tutorships)
Court
MARTINEZ SUAREZ, YOLANDA (Chairman)
LATORRE RUIZ, ENRIQUE (Secretary)
PEREZ NAVARRO, EDUARDO (Member)
MARTINEZ SUAREZ, YOLANDA (Chairman)
LATORRE RUIZ, ENRIQUE (Secretary)
PEREZ NAVARRO, EDUARDO (Member)
Emotion and discourse: Aristotelian pathos as a driver of public discourse in the digital age
Authorship
A.P.S.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
A.P.S.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
06.27.2024 10:00
06.27.2024 10:00
Summary
The digital age has brought about a revolution in all areas of our lives. This work was born with the purpose of establishing the relationship between this new reality and the argument. We investigate how Aristotelian pathos acts as a conductor of public discourse. We will address issues related to the change in perspective caused by the digitalization of the world through contemporary authors, focusing on information overload and our consequent disconnection from the facts. Furthermore, Aristotle's Rhetoric is recovered to understand -based on the distinction logos, ethos and pathos-, the novelties presented by public discourse. In addition, we will also rely on contemporary authors from the field of argumentation such as Perelman and Tyteca. Once the relationship between the digital era and public discourse has been exposed, an analysis of specific cases of political campaigns in Spain is carried out. In this study, digital propaganda is compared with traditional propaganda, to find the differences and better understand this new situation. All in all, the aim is to show how the digital age has affected public discourse and why emotions gain so much weight in it.
The digital age has brought about a revolution in all areas of our lives. This work was born with the purpose of establishing the relationship between this new reality and the argument. We investigate how Aristotelian pathos acts as a conductor of public discourse. We will address issues related to the change in perspective caused by the digitalization of the world through contemporary authors, focusing on information overload and our consequent disconnection from the facts. Furthermore, Aristotle's Rhetoric is recovered to understand -based on the distinction logos, ethos and pathos-, the novelties presented by public discourse. In addition, we will also rely on contemporary authors from the field of argumentation such as Perelman and Tyteca. Once the relationship between the digital era and public discourse has been exposed, an analysis of specific cases of political campaigns in Spain is carried out. In this study, digital propaganda is compared with traditional propaganda, to find the differences and better understand this new situation. All in all, the aim is to show how the digital age has affected public discourse and why emotions gain so much weight in it.
Direction
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Tutorships)
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Tutorships)
Court
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Chairman)
PASTORIZA ROZAS, JOSE LUIS (Secretary)
DE DONATO RODRIGUEZ, JAVIER (Member)
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Chairman)
PASTORIZA ROZAS, JOSE LUIS (Secretary)
DE DONATO RODRIGUEZ, JAVIER (Member)
How to say things without words. Cinema as a lenguage game
Authorship
J.R.L.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
J.R.L.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
06.27.2024 11:00
06.27.2024 11:00
Summary
In this work, a study of communication is carried out considering its multimodal nature. The key concepts for this study are Wittgenstein's and Lyotard's language games, as well as certain notions from speech act theories, semiotics, and Paul Grice's notion of meaning. Based on these ideas, an analytical method can be developed, which we apply to a paradigmatic case of multimodal communication: cinema.
In this work, a study of communication is carried out considering its multimodal nature. The key concepts for this study are Wittgenstein's and Lyotard's language games, as well as certain notions from speech act theories, semiotics, and Paul Grice's notion of meaning. Based on these ideas, an analytical method can be developed, which we apply to a paradigmatic case of multimodal communication: cinema.
Direction
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Tutorships)
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Tutorships)
Court
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Chairman)
PASTORIZA ROZAS, JOSE LUIS (Secretary)
DE DONATO RODRIGUEZ, JAVIER (Member)
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Chairman)
PASTORIZA ROZAS, JOSE LUIS (Secretary)
DE DONATO RODRIGUEZ, JAVIER (Member)
Discipline and Power: a Foucaultian Analysis of the Contemporary Education System.
Authorship
C.Z.J.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
C.Z.J.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
09.09.2024 16:30
09.09.2024 16:30
Summary
Using Foucault's critique of modern institutions and their connection with the penitentiary system, this paper aims to analyse the contemporary educational system and its influence on the construction of subjects that fit perfectly into the framework of capitalism. To this end, we explore concepts that constitute the society of surveillance and control denounced by the philosopher, such as examination, sanction, and hierarchy, are clarified. In this case, these tools are considered within the educational functioning as methods of normalization that alienate students with the objective of perpetuating certain power structures. From this analysis, Giroux's critical pedagogy will be proposed as a transversal solution to the problem raised by the current performance of the educational system, which promotes the resistance, critique, and freedom so longed for by Foucault.
Using Foucault's critique of modern institutions and their connection with the penitentiary system, this paper aims to analyse the contemporary educational system and its influence on the construction of subjects that fit perfectly into the framework of capitalism. To this end, we explore concepts that constitute the society of surveillance and control denounced by the philosopher, such as examination, sanction, and hierarchy, are clarified. In this case, these tools are considered within the educational functioning as methods of normalization that alienate students with the objective of perpetuating certain power structures. From this analysis, Giroux's critical pedagogy will be proposed as a transversal solution to the problem raised by the current performance of the educational system, which promotes the resistance, critique, and freedom so longed for by Foucault.
Direction
PASTORIZA ROZAS, JOSE LUIS (Tutorships)
PASTORIZA ROZAS, JOSE LUIS (Tutorships)
Court
AGIS VILLAVERDE, MARCELINO (Chairman)
ARBAIZAR GIL, BENITO (Secretary)
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Member)
AGIS VILLAVERDE, MARCELINO (Chairman)
ARBAIZAR GIL, BENITO (Secretary)
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Member)
The aesthetic experiencia in grafiti
Authorship
D.P.L.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
D.P.L.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
09.09.2024 17:30
09.09.2024 17:30
Summary
Grafiti has evolved into a recognized form of legitimate artistic expression in contemporary cities. This academic work examines how grafiti transforms urban spaces, reflects cultural identities, and provides a platform for self-affirmation and protest. From its historical roots in ancient Egypt and the Roman Empire to its evolution in cities like Philadelphia and New York, grafiti has served as a non-institutional communication tool. The study explores various typologies and styles of grafiti, including Hip Hop Grafiti, and analyzes its global diffusion. It concludes that grafiti is a cultural and artistic expression that enriches our cities.
Grafiti has evolved into a recognized form of legitimate artistic expression in contemporary cities. This academic work examines how grafiti transforms urban spaces, reflects cultural identities, and provides a platform for self-affirmation and protest. From its historical roots in ancient Egypt and the Roman Empire to its evolution in cities like Philadelphia and New York, grafiti has served as a non-institutional communication tool. The study explores various typologies and styles of grafiti, including Hip Hop Grafiti, and analyzes its global diffusion. It concludes that grafiti is a cultural and artistic expression that enriches our cities.
Direction
BARCIA GONZALEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Tutorships)
BARCIA GONZALEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Tutorships)
Court
PASTORIZA ROZAS, JOSE LUIS (Chairman)
PARCERO OUBIÑA, OSCAR (Secretary)
CONDE SOTO, FRANCISCO (Member)
PASTORIZA ROZAS, JOSE LUIS (Chairman)
PARCERO OUBIÑA, OSCAR (Secretary)
CONDE SOTO, FRANCISCO (Member)
The importance of philosophy in the Spanish educational system
Authorship
M.S.F.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
M.S.F.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
09.09.2024 18:30
09.09.2024 18:30
Summary
Faced with the variability of opinions about philosophy and its absence in the Spanish educational system, this end-of-degree work consists of the design of a didactic proposal designed for the Philosophy subject of 1st BAC in which it is intended to highlight the importance of it in society current. The purpose is that the students, from a practical approach, are able to recognize the use that can be given to philosophy in their lives, so that, indirectly, they recognize its importance. To do this, content and objectives will be developed following the legislative framework that governs the educational system in Spain, different methodologies will be analyzed to access said content, always looking for those that are more attractive to students and, finally, the degree of participation will be examined of what is available to apply this methodology. All this will be exemplified at the end of the work with a learning situation in which one of the contents of the didactic proposal is exposed following the methodologies that are most common to impart philosophy, always respecting the central axis of the work, which is the sample of the importance of philosophy and the need for your study.
Faced with the variability of opinions about philosophy and its absence in the Spanish educational system, this end-of-degree work consists of the design of a didactic proposal designed for the Philosophy subject of 1st BAC in which it is intended to highlight the importance of it in society current. The purpose is that the students, from a practical approach, are able to recognize the use that can be given to philosophy in their lives, so that, indirectly, they recognize its importance. To do this, content and objectives will be developed following the legislative framework that governs the educational system in Spain, different methodologies will be analyzed to access said content, always looking for those that are more attractive to students and, finally, the degree of participation will be examined of what is available to apply this methodology. All this will be exemplified at the end of the work with a learning situation in which one of the contents of the didactic proposal is exposed following the methodologies that are most common to impart philosophy, always respecting the central axis of the work, which is the sample of the importance of philosophy and the need for your study.
Direction
POSE VARELA, CARLOS ALBERTO (Tutorships)
POSE VARELA, CARLOS ALBERTO (Tutorships)
Court
GONZALEZ FERNANDEZ, MARTIN (Chairman)
PARCERO OUBIÑA, OSCAR (Secretary)
CONDE SOTO, FRANCISCO (Member)
GONZALEZ FERNANDEZ, MARTIN (Chairman)
PARCERO OUBIÑA, OSCAR (Secretary)
CONDE SOTO, FRANCISCO (Member)
Emotions and freedom: the Spinozian approach to the affective influence on human autonomy.
Authorship
C.D.R.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
C.D.R.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
09.10.2024 16:30
09.10.2024 16:30
Summary
In the present work on the influence of emotions on freedom according to Spinoza, I will deal in detail with the author's conception of emotions and their relationship with the human capacity to be free and autonomous. I will analyze this philosopher's view of these emotions as affects that influence our perception, choice and action. I will address how certain emotions can limit our freedom by enslaving us to impulses and habits, while others can empower our autonomy by helping us understand and regulate our affects. Finally, Spinoza's ideas on how understanding emotions and managing them can lead to greater freedom, allowing us to act more rationally and self-determinedly, will be examined.
In the present work on the influence of emotions on freedom according to Spinoza, I will deal in detail with the author's conception of emotions and their relationship with the human capacity to be free and autonomous. I will analyze this philosopher's view of these emotions as affects that influence our perception, choice and action. I will address how certain emotions can limit our freedom by enslaving us to impulses and habits, while others can empower our autonomy by helping us understand and regulate our affects. Finally, Spinoza's ideas on how understanding emotions and managing them can lead to greater freedom, allowing us to act more rationally and self-determinedly, will be examined.
Direction
FRANCO BARRERA, ALBERTO JOSE (Tutorships)
FRANCO BARRERA, ALBERTO JOSE (Tutorships)
Court
LATORRE RUIZ, ENRIQUE (Chairman)
PEREZ NAVARRO, EDUARDO (Secretary)
MARTINEZ SUAREZ, YOLANDA (Member)
LATORRE RUIZ, ENRIQUE (Chairman)
PEREZ NAVARRO, EDUARDO (Secretary)
MARTINEZ SUAREZ, YOLANDA (Member)
Ethics and literature in the work of Roland Barthes
Authorship
N.F.B.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
N.F.B.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
09.10.2024 17:30
09.10.2024 17:30
Summary
In this work we are going to address the relationship between ethics and literature throughout Roland Barthes' work, specifically paying attention to the ethical implications that can be noticed from his reflections on writing and language. To do this, we are going to focus on central concepts of his philosophy, such as his ideas about the pleasure of reading, the text of enjoyment or ideology; without forgetting the perspective of semiology. Power is a constant that remains throughout history and in every discourse, and what Barthes proposes is detecting where it hides (in language) and trying to destroy it. This work will consider both the writer's perspective, which takes a back seat; and reader’s perspective, whose interpretation, subjectivity and individual freedom are vital. The works that we are going to use are, mainly, the Inaugural Lesson, The Zero Degree of Writing and The Pleasure of the Text.
In this work we are going to address the relationship between ethics and literature throughout Roland Barthes' work, specifically paying attention to the ethical implications that can be noticed from his reflections on writing and language. To do this, we are going to focus on central concepts of his philosophy, such as his ideas about the pleasure of reading, the text of enjoyment or ideology; without forgetting the perspective of semiology. Power is a constant that remains throughout history and in every discourse, and what Barthes proposes is detecting where it hides (in language) and trying to destroy it. This work will consider both the writer's perspective, which takes a back seat; and reader’s perspective, whose interpretation, subjectivity and individual freedom are vital. The works that we are going to use are, mainly, the Inaugural Lesson, The Zero Degree of Writing and The Pleasure of the Text.
Direction
GARCIA SOTO, LUIS MODESTO (Tutorships)
GARCIA SOTO, LUIS MODESTO (Tutorships)
Court
HORTA ALVAREZ, Óscar (Chairman)
PEREZ NAVARRO, EDUARDO (Secretary)
MARTINEZ SUAREZ, YOLANDA (Member)
HORTA ALVAREZ, Óscar (Chairman)
PEREZ NAVARRO, EDUARDO (Secretary)
MARTINEZ SUAREZ, YOLANDA (Member)
Baruch Spinoza’s concept of freedom
Authorship
M.H.P.C.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
M.H.P.C.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
09.10.2024 18:30
09.10.2024 18:30
Summary
This paper is an approximation to Spinoza’s Ethics concept of freedom. Firstly, we will make a draft of the Dutch’s metaphysics. In this section, some fundamental topics on his ontology will be discussed: the unique substance, the substance’s attributes and the modes. Secondly, we will refine Spinoza’s epistemology and the three ways of knowing postulated on it: the first, second and third kinds of knowledge. On the last place, we will discuss Spinoza’s ethics. In this section, Spinoza’s conception about God or Nature’s freedom will be explained, as well as his doctrine about conatus and his affect theory with the goal of concluding with an exposition of the concept of freedom used by the philosopher of Sephardic origin.
This paper is an approximation to Spinoza’s Ethics concept of freedom. Firstly, we will make a draft of the Dutch’s metaphysics. In this section, some fundamental topics on his ontology will be discussed: the unique substance, the substance’s attributes and the modes. Secondly, we will refine Spinoza’s epistemology and the three ways of knowing postulated on it: the first, second and third kinds of knowledge. On the last place, we will discuss Spinoza’s ethics. In this section, Spinoza’s conception about God or Nature’s freedom will be explained, as well as his doctrine about conatus and his affect theory with the goal of concluding with an exposition of the concept of freedom used by the philosopher of Sephardic origin.
Direction
FRANCO BARRERA, ALBERTO JOSE (Tutorships)
FRANCO BARRERA, ALBERTO JOSE (Tutorships)
Court
HORTA ALVAREZ, Óscar (Chairman)
PEREZ NAVARRO, EDUARDO (Secretary)
MARTINEZ SUAREZ, YOLANDA (Member)
HORTA ALVAREZ, Óscar (Chairman)
PEREZ NAVARRO, EDUARDO (Secretary)
MARTINEZ SUAREZ, YOLANDA (Member)
Analysis of the effects of algorithms on individual identity and social relationships
Authorship
U.C.L.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
U.C.L.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
09.10.2024 18:00
09.10.2024 18:00
Summary
Through this paper an introductory context to the concepts of algorithm and Artificial Intelligence (AI) with their determining applications on the concept of social network will be presented, highlighting their progressive development and growing influence on everyday life. Through the historical journey, the origins and key milestones of these terms will be illustrated, allowing a deep understanding of the evolution they have taken. The contrast between the past and the present in this field makes it possible to reflect on the consequences of technologies, observing how the objectives of these have been outlined with other approaches different from the original ones, especially in the dimension of social networks. After contemplating their evolution, we will analyze the tools and strategies used by technologies to achieve their increasingly controversial current goals, in order to subsequently study their impact on human beings as individuals and as a society. Finally, we will proceed to discuss the risks and benefits involved in the use of technologies to conclude with a critical reflection that will advise for a responsible and healthy behavior.
Through this paper an introductory context to the concepts of algorithm and Artificial Intelligence (AI) with their determining applications on the concept of social network will be presented, highlighting their progressive development and growing influence on everyday life. Through the historical journey, the origins and key milestones of these terms will be illustrated, allowing a deep understanding of the evolution they have taken. The contrast between the past and the present in this field makes it possible to reflect on the consequences of technologies, observing how the objectives of these have been outlined with other approaches different from the original ones, especially in the dimension of social networks. After contemplating their evolution, we will analyze the tools and strategies used by technologies to achieve their increasingly controversial current goals, in order to subsequently study their impact on human beings as individuals and as a society. Finally, we will proceed to discuss the risks and benefits involved in the use of technologies to conclude with a critical reflection that will advise for a responsible and healthy behavior.
Direction
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Tutorships)
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Tutorships)
Court
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Chairman)
PASTORIZA ROZAS, JOSE LUIS (Secretary)
DE DONATO RODRIGUEZ, JAVIER (Member)
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Chairman)
PASTORIZA ROZAS, JOSE LUIS (Secretary)
DE DONATO RODRIGUEZ, JAVIER (Member)
Relativism about predicates of personal taste and faultless disagreements.
Authorship
U.R.C.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
U.R.C.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
09.10.2024 17:00
09.10.2024 17:00
Summary
The debate that revolves around predicates of personal taste has begun to gain importance in the last twenty years. There are several positions that try to establish the meaning of these terms, among which we will highlight four: objectivism, indexical contextualism, non-indexical contextualism and relativism, which will play a major role in this work. Relativism is the most interesting position for us because it is able to solve a series of problems that other theories are unable to face. These are the problems that arise when it comes to accounting for faultless disagreements and retraction, two important phenomena, without which we could not fully understand the meaning of predicates of personal taste. In this way, the main objective of this essay will be to present the different positions mentioned above, in order to see how the different positions will provide solutions to the two problems of faultless disagreements and retraction, if they are able to do it, positioning ourselves in favor of relativism.
The debate that revolves around predicates of personal taste has begun to gain importance in the last twenty years. There are several positions that try to establish the meaning of these terms, among which we will highlight four: objectivism, indexical contextualism, non-indexical contextualism and relativism, which will play a major role in this work. Relativism is the most interesting position for us because it is able to solve a series of problems that other theories are unable to face. These are the problems that arise when it comes to accounting for faultless disagreements and retraction, two important phenomena, without which we could not fully understand the meaning of predicates of personal taste. In this way, the main objective of this essay will be to present the different positions mentioned above, in order to see how the different positions will provide solutions to the two problems of faultless disagreements and retraction, if they are able to do it, positioning ourselves in favor of relativism.
Direction
PEREZ NAVARRO, EDUARDO (Tutorships)
PEREZ NAVARRO, EDUARDO (Tutorships)
Court
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Chairman)
PASTORIZA ROZAS, JOSE LUIS (Secretary)
DE DONATO RODRIGUEZ, JAVIER (Member)
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Chairman)
PASTORIZA ROZAS, JOSE LUIS (Secretary)
DE DONATO RODRIGUEZ, JAVIER (Member)
Jacob Böhme: Philosophy and Mystic
Authorship
D.C.B.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
D.C.B.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
06.27.2024 11:00
06.27.2024 11:00
Summary
This work is about Jacob Böhme, one of the most important philosophers of German thought. To analyze it, the text was divided into two sections. In the first we consider the problem of participation, which runs through part of the thinking of the time and which is closely linked to mystic. In this regard, we see how this problem has had various formulations over time, through Plato, Plotinus, Pseudo-Dionysius and Eckhart, seeing that positions every time closer to Böhme's have been taking shape. The second point deals with Böhme's philosophy, starting by defining the most important term of his philosophy, Ungrund, and then going through a consideration of negative theology. With this in mind, a theogonic process is configured, observing how the Ungrund, at both time eternal unity and Trinity (with the elements of desire, constraint of desire and anguish), unfolds its configurations in a second Trinity, with the elements of light, sound and body, having between both a turning point in fire, which separates the negative principle from the positive, configuring the two kingdoms of paradise and hell in relation to the tendency to unity and multiplicity respectively.
This work is about Jacob Böhme, one of the most important philosophers of German thought. To analyze it, the text was divided into two sections. In the first we consider the problem of participation, which runs through part of the thinking of the time and which is closely linked to mystic. In this regard, we see how this problem has had various formulations over time, through Plato, Plotinus, Pseudo-Dionysius and Eckhart, seeing that positions every time closer to Böhme's have been taking shape. The second point deals with Böhme's philosophy, starting by defining the most important term of his philosophy, Ungrund, and then going through a consideration of negative theology. With this in mind, a theogonic process is configured, observing how the Ungrund, at both time eternal unity and Trinity (with the elements of desire, constraint of desire and anguish), unfolds its configurations in a second Trinity, with the elements of light, sound and body, having between both a turning point in fire, which separates the negative principle from the positive, configuring the two kingdoms of paradise and hell in relation to the tendency to unity and multiplicity respectively.
Direction
PARCERO OUBIÑA, OSCAR (Tutorships)
PARCERO OUBIÑA, OSCAR (Tutorships)
Court
AGIS VILLAVERDE, MARCELINO (Chairman)
ARBAIZAR GIL, BENITO (Secretary)
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Member)
AGIS VILLAVERDE, MARCELINO (Chairman)
ARBAIZAR GIL, BENITO (Secretary)
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Member)