Social Discrimination and the Path to Gender Equality
What is Social Discrimination?
Social exclusion is a situation that is consolidated and reproduced by various means. However, there is a mechanism that generates social exclusion that is unacceptable to any egalitarian society. Discriminating against a person or group means reducing or denying their opportunities or even their rights based on characteristics such as origin, race, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, social class, or other factors.
Types of Discrimination: Declared and Covert
Discrimination
Read MoreCore Concepts: Legal Philosophy, Logic, and Metaphysics
Method Definition?
It is a rule or a guide to continue with the intention of achieving any purpose or procedure.
What are the Two Goals of Method?
The two goals are:
- Order.
- Ensure steps to reach an end.
Legal Concept of Methodology?
It is the science that studies the stages or rules for the study of law or research.
Definition of Legal Philosophy?
It is the branch of philosophy that studies law.
Streams of Legal Philosophy?
The main streams are:
- Positivism
- Realism
- Sociological
- Ontological
Concept of Logic?
It is
Read MoreKant’s Philosophy: Reason, Knowledge, and Morality
Kant’s Philosophical Project
Context and Motivation
Kant’s philosophy, motivated by the intellectual situation of the Renaissance, arose from a need for clarification and a critique of reason. Reason, as the ultimate authority, was crucial for scientific endeavor, moral action, and the organization of society. Kant sought to resolve three key issues:
- Dogmatic Rationalism
- Passivist Empiricism
- Irrationalism
Enlightenment and Freedom
Humanity often lives in an unenlightened state due to a lack of freedom
Read MoreOrtega’s Philosophy: Reason, Reality, and Historical Thought
Ortega’s Philosophy: Reality and Perspectivism
José Ortega y Gasset’s philosophy posits that reality is a dynamic and changing co-existence of the self with the world. No one can claim absolute truths about the human condition for each subject. The alternative is Ortega’s perspectivism: every life is a point of view about the world, and there are as many points of view as individuals. What happens to the individual also impacts society and entire epochs. The whole truth can only be obtained by
Read MoreRealism and Idealism in Philosophy
Realism
Realism is a philosophical orientation asserting that reality exists independently of the mind. Realists believe that material things are real and exist independently of thought. They hold that knowledge corresponds to this material reality as it is, setting aside subjective interpretations.
Radical Realism
Radical Realism believes that knowledge is an exact copy of reality, and that we know the world exactly as it is.
Moderate Realism
Moderate Realism is a stance which believes that objective
Read MoreEvolution of Justice Concepts: From Ancient Philosophy to Modern Theories
Generations of Human Rights
Human rights are fundamental moral values and a model for the State’s structure. They are often categorized into generations:
- 1st Generation: Civil and Political Rights – Emphasizing individual liberties, often associated with the Rule of Law.
- 2nd Generation: Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights – Focusing on equality and the role of the social state of law.
- 3rd Generation: Peace, Environment, and Development Rights – Centered on solidarity and mutual cooperation among