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Social Practices and Ethical FormationREL 654

Fall Term 2015 Professor Jennifer A. HerdtW 1:30-3:20 PM Office: 122!lassroom: "ennifer.#erdt$%ale.ed&Office Ho&rs: Please contact'%nne.'a(alette$%ale.ed& for a))t.

One of t#e stri*in+ feat&res of t#e contem)orar% intellect&al landsca)e is a )er(asi(e concern,it# t#e normati(e feat&res of social )ractices. T#is seminar is a critical in(esti+ation of some oft#e infl&ential forms t#is #as ta*en neo-Aristotelian He+elian Witt+ensteinian Post-str&ct&ralist/ and of t#eir t#eolo+ical refractions. road a+reement on t#e si+nificance of social

)ractices mas*s si+nificant disa+reement on &estions of moral a+enc% a&t#orit% and tr&t#.ome infl&enced % He+el re+ard social )ractices as t#e matri4 ,it#in ,#ic# a&t#oritati(e

norms arise ,#ile ot#ers ar+&e t#at reco+nition of t#e #istoricall%- and c&lt&rall%- o&ndc#aracter of social formation calls t#e (er% notion of a&t#oritati(el% indin+ norms into &estion.

oes moral en &ir% as Aristotle t#o&+#t necessaril% in(ol(e a )rocess of s)irit&altransformation in ,#ic# ,e ecome disci)les acce)tin+ t#e a&t#orit% of o&r teac#ers ands& mittin+ to a )rocess of formation into t#e (irt&es of a )artic&lar tradition6 7s it onl% t#ro&+#s&c# a )rocess t#at t#e reasons "&stif%in+ its )ractices first ecome f&ll% a(aila le to &s6 Or does+ras)in+ t#e realities of social formation &ndermine an% notion of reasons intentions anda+enc%6 Follo,ers of Witt+enstein str&++le ,it# t#e &estion of ,#et#er an% )ractice m&st ere+arded as "&stified if it #as a #ome in some sta le on+oin+ form of life. Fo&ca&lt8s t#o&+#tlea(es &s ,it# &estions not onl% a o&t #o, meanin+f&l resistance to o))ression is )ossi le &ta o&t #o, ,e are to identif% o))ression if t#ere is no +en&ine self a o(e or eneat# socialformation. oes t#e reco+nition of t#e ,a%s in ,#ic# instit&tions are incor)orated in odies andt#eir d&ra le dis)ositions erode an% conce)tion of self#ood and moral a+enc%6 Or is it socialformation t#at alone can )ro(ide a conte4t ,it#in ,#ic# moral a+enc% is )ossi le6 7f soaccordin+ to ,#at criteria6

Course Objectives

1. To +ain a critical &nderstandin+ of di(erse ,a%s of constr&in+ t#e normati(e feat&res ofsocial )ractices and t#e relations#i)s amon+ t#em.

2. To identif% t#e im)lications t#at eac# of t#ese #as for &estions of moral a+enc% tr&t#and a&t#orit%.

3. To reflect on #o, !#ristian t#eolo+ical et#ics mi+#t most )rod&cti(el% en+a+e ,it#(ario&s &nderstandin+s of et#ical formation in and t#ro&+# social )ractices.

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Course Requirements

1. 9ee) &) ,it# assi+ned readin+s attend all class sessions )artici)ate acti(el% indisc&ssions. e)eated a sences or lac* of )artici)ation ,ill res&lt in a lo,ered +rade if %o& aret#e mar+in et,een t,o +rades. !onsistent and t#o&+#tf&l )artici)ation ,ill im)ro(e %o&r final

+rade if %o& are on t#e mar+in et,een t,o +rades.2. Once d&rin+ t#e semester )re)are a t,o-)a+e sin+le-s)aced )a)er 12 )oint font/anal%;in+ a rief )assa+e of no more t#an 3 )a+es/ from one of t#e assi+ned te4ts for t#at da%.W#at is ein+ asserted of final +rade.

3. At least si4 times d&rin+ t#e co&rse of t#e semester s& mit a )ara+ra)#-len+t# )ost to t#eonline for&m in classes(2. =o& ma% c#oose to foc&s on #o, to relate t#e ,ee*8s readin+s to one

anot#er or to )re(io&s ,ee*8s readin+s s&rface a )&;;lement concernin+ some claim orar+&ment in t#e readin+ see* to form&late ass&m)tions or im)lications of an a))roac#re)resented in t#e readin+s or comment on someone else8s res)onse. A +ood a))roac# is to ta*ea s)ecific s#ort &otation as a startin+ )oint. All s& missions s#o&ld e res)ectf&l of ot#ers. Atleast t#ree of t#e si4 s#o&ld res)ond or en+a+e ,it# ot#ers8 contri &tions. es)onses ,ill e+raded as follo,s: All ?/ &estions s& mitted on time and res)onsi(e to assi+nment @ H Onereflection late or not f&ll% res)onsi(e to assi+nment @ H- One reflection missin+ or t,oreflections late @ HP T,o reflections missin+ or t#ree reflections late @ P fo&r or more missin+or more t#an se(en late @ F. 7n order not to co&nt as late %o&r first )ost m&st e s& mitted inWee* B or )rior second )ost in Wee* C or )rior t#ird )ost in Wee* D or )rior etc. 15 > of final+rade.

E. 15-20 )). final )a)er 1 inc# mar+ins 12 )oint font doctoral st&dents ma% s& mit lon+er )a)ers ,it# )ermission of instr&ctor/. Pa)ers ma% ta*e a (ariet% of forms incl&din+ t#o&+# notlimited to/ a critical e4)osition of a t#eme in one or more a&t#ors a critical com)arison ofa&t#ors or a constr&cti(e de(elo)ment of a t#eme. T#e% ,ill e e(al&ated on #o, ,ell ideasand a&t#ors are &nderstood and on #o, ,ell t#e critical or constr&cti(e tas* is carried o&t.Please s& mit electronicall% as e-mail attac#ment )refera l% as a Word attac#ment/ % 11:5D

)m on December 5! 55> of final +rade.

Course Readin"s

Te4ts a(aila le for )&rc#ase in t#e oo*store . .: We ,ill not read all of t#ese in t#eirentiret%/:

Jeffre% to&t Democracy and TraditionAlasdair Mac7nt%re After VirtueThe Foucault Reader, ed. Pa&l a ino, 1DCE.Pierre Hadot Philosophy as a Way of Life.9e(in Hector Theology Without Metaphysics.William !a(ana&+# Torture and ucharist .

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ra#am Ward !ultural Transformation and Religious Practice .J&dit# &tler "i#ing An Account of $neself

T#e remainin+ readin+s are a(aila le on electronic reser(es ,it# access (ia classes(2 e4ce)t asot#er,ise indicated.

Schedule

#ee$ % Se&tember'( )ntroduction

#ee$ '% Se&tember *( +eo,ristotelian Critiques o- .odern .oral /heor0 ernard Williams GPersons !#aracter and Moralit% c#. 1 in Moral Luc% !am rid+e:

!am rid+e ni(ersit% Press 1DC1/. ernard Williams GMoralit% t#e Pec&liar 7nstit&tion I thics and the Limits of Philosophy. Jo#n Mc o,ell G irt&e and eason I in Virtue thics ed. o+er !ris) and Mic#ael lote

O4ford ni(ersit% Press 1DDB/ 1E1-1?2.&++ested eadin+: ernard Williams GMoralit% and t#e Kmotions I in Pro&lems of the 'elf !am rid+e:

!am rid+e ni(ersit% Press 1DB3/. Kli;a et# Anscom e GModern Moral P#iloso)#% I in Virtue thics ed. !ris) and lote 2?-EE

#ee$ 1% Se&tember 6( #itt"ensteinian 2ariations +ote( Session to be Rescheduled3 &ossibl0 shi-tin" schedule -or ard b0 one ee$ and holdin" our -inal session Dec! *

'&d,i+ Witt+enstein Philosophical (n#estigations )ara. 1E3-2E2. . cott a(is GWitt+enstein and t#e eco(er% of irt&e I in "rammar and "race)

Reformulations of A*uinas and Wittgenstein ed. Jeffre% to&t and o ert Mac ,ain'ondon: !M Press 200E/ 1B5-1D?.

Jo#n o,lin G at&re8s race: A &inas and Witt+enstein on at&ral 'a, and Moral9no,led+e I in "rammar and "race 15E-1BE.

&++ested eadin+:a ina 'o(i ond Realism and (magination in thics Minnea)olis: ni(ersit% of Minnesota

Press 1DC3/. tanle% !a(ell The !laims of Reason e, =or*: O4ford ni(ersit% Press 1DBD/ )arts 3 and

E.

#ee$ 4% Se&tember '1( Pra"matic E &ressivism and Ethics as a Social Practice( Jeffre% to&t Democracy and Tradition c#. C D 12Lsee 1C3-1CE for #el)f&l o(er(ie, and

i lio+ra)#%L)riorit% of social )ractices to&t +lessed are the $rgani ed c#a)ter 12 )). 1EC-1?E fn. C5/ o ert random Ma%ing (t -plicit c#. 3

#ee$ 5% Se&tember 1 ( 7e"el( 8ildun" and ,utonom0 o ert Pi))in Modernism as a Philosophical Pro&lem 2nd ed. O4ford: lac*,ell 1DD1

1DDD/ ?0-BB.

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Allan Wood GHe+el on Kd&cation I in A.O. ort% ed. Philosophers on ducation ) e/ 0istorical Perspecti#es 'ondon: o&tled+e 1DDC/ 300-1B.

.W.F. He+el G!i(il ociet% I from The Philosophy of Right sections 1C2-20CF&rt#er &++ested eadin+: T#omas A. 'e,is G )ea*in+ of Ha its: T#e ole of 'an+&a+e in Mo(in+ from Ha it to

Freedom I The $/l of Miner#a 3D:1-2 200B-200C/: 25-53.

#ee$ 6% October 9( From Practices to /radition::and 8ac$ ,"ain Alasdair Mac7nt%re After Virtue c#. 1E-1? Alasdair Mac7nt%re Whose 1ustice, Which Rationality c# 1B 20

&++ested eadin+: to&t Democracy and Tradition c#. 5

#ee$ 9% October 4( Litur"0 and Christian Formationtanle% Ha&er,as GT#e arrati(e T&rn: T#irt% =ears 'ater I G &fferin+ ea&t%: T#e

'it&r+ical Formation of !#rist8s od% I in Performing the Faith c#. 5 ?/

Ha&er,as (n "ood !ompany c#. 10Ha&er,as A +etter 0ope c#. 10Jim Fodor G eadin+ t#e cri)t&res I in The +lac%/ell !ompanion to !hristian thics edited %

tanle% Ha&er,as and am&el Wells 200E 200?/ P#ili) 9enneson G at#erin+ I in +lac%/ell !ompanion to !hristian thics

Reading Period and !on#ocation) o !lass $cto&er 23

#ee$ ;% October ';( Foucault( From Disci&line to Care o- the Sel-elections from Pa&l a ino, ed. The Foucault Reader 1DCE/ )). 1?D-25?

Mic#el Fo&ca&lt GT#e !&lti(ation of t#e elf I in !are of the 'elf Arnold a(idson GKt#ics as AsceticsI in Foucault and the Writing of 0istory ed. Jan oldstein

O4ford: lac*,ell 1DDE/.

&++ested F&rt#er eadin+:Pa&l a ino, 7ntrod&ction to The Foucault Reader Jason )rin+s G ismantlin+ t#e Master8s Ho&se: Freedom as Kt#ical Practice in

random and Fo&ca&lt I Jo&rnal of eli+io&s Kt#ics 3B.3 200D/: E1D-EEC.&4 Martin GTr&t# Po,er elf: An 7nter(ie, ,it# Mic#el Fo&ca&lt I Octo er 25 1DC2

inTechnologies of the 'elf /Pierre Hadot G eflections on t#e 7dea of t#e !&lti(ation of t#e elf8I and GP#iloso)#%as a Wa% of 'ife I in Philosophy as a Way of Life) 'piritual -ercises from 'ocrates to

Foucault.

#ee$ *% +ovember 4( 8ourdieu and 7abitusPierre o&rdie& G tr&ct&res and t#eha&itusI in $utline of a Theory of Practice.

Mic#el de !ertea& The Practice of #eryday Life 7ntrod&ction c#. 77 and 777.

#ee$ % +ovember ( Per-ormative Subversion

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J&dit# &tler G odil% 7nscri)tions Performati(e & (ersionsI 1DD0/ and GW#at is !riti &e6I2000/ from The 1udith +utler Reader )a+es D0-11B 302-322.

&tler "i#ing An Account of $neself

&++ested F&rt#er eadin+:

J&dit# &tler GPerformati(e Acts and ender !onstit&tion I#tt):

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