An Approach to the Influence of the Media on Political Disaffection
Authorship
J.A.D.S.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
J.A.D.S.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
06.26.2025 10:30
06.26.2025 10:30
Summary
This paper analyzes how the media contribute to political disaffection, understood as the gradual loss of trust in politics, institutions, and citizen participation. From a critical perspective, it will address the relationship between the media and contemporary politics, exploring the strategies used to foster or undermine citizen engagement, such as echo chambers, algorithmic influence, or information manipulation. Finally, it will reflect on a practical case (the media coverage of DINA in Valencia) to illustrate how these dynamics affect the public and its relationship with institutions, specify the social consequences, and provide an in-depth analysis of the interaction between media, politics, and the population, examining the challenges this poses for participatory democracy.
This paper analyzes how the media contribute to political disaffection, understood as the gradual loss of trust in politics, institutions, and citizen participation. From a critical perspective, it will address the relationship between the media and contemporary politics, exploring the strategies used to foster or undermine citizen engagement, such as echo chambers, algorithmic influence, or information manipulation. Finally, it will reflect on a practical case (the media coverage of DINA in Valencia) to illustrate how these dynamics affect the public and its relationship with institutions, specify the social consequences, and provide an in-depth analysis of the interaction between media, politics, and the population, examining the challenges this poses for participatory democracy.
Direction
MARTINEZ SUAREZ, YOLANDA (Tutorships)
MARTINEZ SUAREZ, YOLANDA (Tutorships)
Court
GARCIA SOTO, LUIS MODESTO (Chairman)
FRANCO BARRERA, ALBERTO JOSE (Secretary)
MARTINEZ VIDAL, MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Member)
GARCIA SOTO, LUIS MODESTO (Chairman)
FRANCO BARRERA, ALBERTO JOSE (Secretary)
MARTINEZ VIDAL, MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Member)
Loneliness as a contemporary problem: an existencialism review
Authorship
A.A.G.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
A.A.G.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.17.2025 12:00
07.17.2025 12:00
Summary
This paper aims to discuss the problematic status of loneliness in the contemporary world. The different approaches that approached to investigate this object of study since the mid-twentieth century commonly situate it as an ‘unwanted’ state and circumscribe it to a medicalized discourse, thus understanding loneliness as a pathology. The paper proposes a turn in the understanding of loneliness from the critique and discussion of its conception in contemporary society. Starting from the work of existentialist philosophers such as Sarte and Camus, who describe loneliness as a phenomenon inherent to human existence, this paper proposes a rereading of loneliness. The objective is, in this way, to make a resignification of the concept towards its vindication as a space of creation and authenticity, considering it as an opportunity to question the meaning of life. Finally, the need to continue researching on the experience of loneliness from an interdisciplinary approach where the approaches and views proposed, among others, by the philosophical discipline are taken into consideration.
This paper aims to discuss the problematic status of loneliness in the contemporary world. The different approaches that approached to investigate this object of study since the mid-twentieth century commonly situate it as an ‘unwanted’ state and circumscribe it to a medicalized discourse, thus understanding loneliness as a pathology. The paper proposes a turn in the understanding of loneliness from the critique and discussion of its conception in contemporary society. Starting from the work of existentialist philosophers such as Sarte and Camus, who describe loneliness as a phenomenon inherent to human existence, this paper proposes a rereading of loneliness. The objective is, in this way, to make a resignification of the concept towards its vindication as a space of creation and authenticity, considering it as an opportunity to question the meaning of life. Finally, the need to continue researching on the experience of loneliness from an interdisciplinary approach where the approaches and views proposed, among others, by the philosophical discipline are taken into consideration.
Direction
RIVERO JIMENEZ, BORJA (Tutorships)
RIVERO JIMENEZ, BORJA (Tutorships)
Court
Herrero Pérez, Maria Nieves (Chairman)
Jiménez Esquinas, Guadalupe (Secretary)
POSE VARELA, CARLOS ALBERTO (Member)
Herrero Pérez, Maria Nieves (Chairman)
Jiménez Esquinas, Guadalupe (Secretary)
POSE VARELA, CARLOS ALBERTO (Member)
Between Fear and Anxiety: Hegel and Kierkegaard facing Despair
Authorship
N.A.N.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
N.A.N.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
06.26.2025 16:30
06.26.2025 16:30
Summary
The present paper addresses a comparative analysis between Hegel and Kierkegaard from the concepts of fear, anxiety and despair as structural elements in the constitution of the subject, focusing the reading on The Phenomenology of the Spirit, The Concept of Anxiety and The Sickness unto Death. It explores how fear appears in Hegel as an essential moment in the formation of consciousness, especially in the context of the struggle for recognition, and how negativity and contradiction become means of development of the spirit. In Kierkegaard, anxiety understood as an existential category allows to reveal the uniqueness of the individual, putting him in the dizziness of the choice of taking charge or not of himself. The paper shows that, despite their philosophical and methodological differences, both thinkers agree in understanding the individual as a dynamic process, crossed by the negative, by pain and fracture. The analysis of despair allows us to integrate both perspectives, showing that both Hegelian fear and Kierkegaardian anxiety are necessary conditions for the constitution of self. Through this reading, the vital importance of these categories in the way of formation of the subject to achieve its realization is reflected, highlighting that despair, rather than overcome, must be inhabited
The present paper addresses a comparative analysis between Hegel and Kierkegaard from the concepts of fear, anxiety and despair as structural elements in the constitution of the subject, focusing the reading on The Phenomenology of the Spirit, The Concept of Anxiety and The Sickness unto Death. It explores how fear appears in Hegel as an essential moment in the formation of consciousness, especially in the context of the struggle for recognition, and how negativity and contradiction become means of development of the spirit. In Kierkegaard, anxiety understood as an existential category allows to reveal the uniqueness of the individual, putting him in the dizziness of the choice of taking charge or not of himself. The paper shows that, despite their philosophical and methodological differences, both thinkers agree in understanding the individual as a dynamic process, crossed by the negative, by pain and fracture. The analysis of despair allows us to integrate both perspectives, showing that both Hegelian fear and Kierkegaardian anxiety are necessary conditions for the constitution of self. Through this reading, the vital importance of these categories in the way of formation of the subject to achieve its realization is reflected, highlighting that despair, rather than overcome, must be inhabited
Direction
PARCERO OUBIÑA, OSCAR (Tutorships)
PARCERO OUBIÑA, OSCAR (Tutorships)
Court
CONDE SOTO, FRANCISCO (Chairman)
RABE , ANA MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Secretary)
ALLEN-PERKINS AVENDAÑO, DIEGO (Member)
CONDE SOTO, FRANCISCO (Chairman)
RABE , ANA MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Secretary)
ALLEN-PERKINS AVENDAÑO, DIEGO (Member)
Leonardo José Coimbra,Philosopher.
Authorship
S.J.A.D.S.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
S.J.A.D.S.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.16.2025 10:00
07.16.2025 10:00
Summary
In this work we intend to describe and give knowledge about the life and work of the Felgueirense philosopher Leonardo José Coimbra. Above all, our objective is to show the evolution of this author from an initially creationist approach to an essentialist and idealist intellectualism, recognizing the need to reintegrate the knowledge of the highest spiritual disciplines, such as metaphysics and religion.
In this work we intend to describe and give knowledge about the life and work of the Felgueirense philosopher Leonardo José Coimbra. Above all, our objective is to show the evolution of this author from an initially creationist approach to an essentialist and idealist intellectualism, recognizing the need to reintegrate the knowledge of the highest spiritual disciplines, such as metaphysics and religion.
Direction
POSE VARELA, CARLOS ALBERTO (Tutorships)
POSE VARELA, CARLOS ALBERTO (Tutorships)
Court
POSE VARELA, CARLOS ALBERTO (Student’s tutor)
POSE VARELA, CARLOS ALBERTO (Student’s tutor)
On the possibility of experiencing death: a comparison between Martin Heidegger and Paul Ludwig Landsberg
Authorship
M.A.R.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
M.A.R.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.16.2025 16:30
07.16.2025 16:30
Summary
The current taboo surrounding death points to the profound mystery it represents for humanity. Although we do not know what happens after human life ends, reflecting on this has been a central task for many philosophers, among them Martin Heidegger and Paul Ludwig Landsberg. In this thesis we will comparatively address their respective perspectives. To do so we will consider, on the one hand, Heidegger's analysis of death in Being and Time and on the other hand, Landsberg's Essay on the Experience of Death. This dual approach will allow us to ask about the implications that our understanding of death has on the way we live: What distinguishes those who avoid it in their daily thoughts from those who are anguished by reflecting on it? We will examine the deep meaning of the concepts of death and dying and to what extent it is possible to speak of an experience of death. In contrast to the apparent comfort offered by knowing we are alive while others die, we will ask why the loss of a loved one has such a profound impact. With Landsberg we will finally ask whether the promise of eternal life can become a source of hope on eternity.
The current taboo surrounding death points to the profound mystery it represents for humanity. Although we do not know what happens after human life ends, reflecting on this has been a central task for many philosophers, among them Martin Heidegger and Paul Ludwig Landsberg. In this thesis we will comparatively address their respective perspectives. To do so we will consider, on the one hand, Heidegger's analysis of death in Being and Time and on the other hand, Landsberg's Essay on the Experience of Death. This dual approach will allow us to ask about the implications that our understanding of death has on the way we live: What distinguishes those who avoid it in their daily thoughts from those who are anguished by reflecting on it? We will examine the deep meaning of the concepts of death and dying and to what extent it is possible to speak of an experience of death. In contrast to the apparent comfort offered by knowing we are alive while others die, we will ask why the loss of a loved one has such a profound impact. With Landsberg we will finally ask whether the promise of eternal life can become a source of hope on eternity.
Direction
RABE , ANA MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Tutorships)
RABE , ANA MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Tutorships)
Court
VAZQUEZ LOBEIRAS, MARIA XESUS (Chairman)
ALCALA RODRIGUEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Secretary)
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Member)
VAZQUEZ LOBEIRAS, MARIA XESUS (Chairman)
ALCALA RODRIGUEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Secretary)
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Member)
The eternal return in the Greeks: from temporality to history
Authorship
A.B.D.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
A.B.D.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
06.26.2025 11:00
06.26.2025 11:00
Summary
The aim of the following paper is to review the myth of eternal return as applied to the archaic and classical Greek context. To this end, we will begin by clarifying what is meant by ‘Greeks’ given the breadth of the term. Once this has been clarified, we will present the main conceptions of time present in the Hellenic world based on their language and worldview. In this way, we will be able to examine the applicability of the myth of eternal return to this context, taking Eliade as a reference, and concluding the reductionism that this thesis would imply by virtue of the plurality of temporal and historical conceptions existing in Greece. On the other hand, the meaning of history in classical Greece will be developed in the works of Herodotus, Thucydides and Xenophon, so that it is linked to the development of a linear time clearly opposed to the cyclical time that emerges from the myth of eternal return. In conclusion, the reasons for refuting the thesis of eternal return as a temporal and historical model in Greece will be summarised, thus defending the plurality inherent in Greek thought and the need to reconsider its canonical characterisation in relation to time and history.
The aim of the following paper is to review the myth of eternal return as applied to the archaic and classical Greek context. To this end, we will begin by clarifying what is meant by ‘Greeks’ given the breadth of the term. Once this has been clarified, we will present the main conceptions of time present in the Hellenic world based on their language and worldview. In this way, we will be able to examine the applicability of the myth of eternal return to this context, taking Eliade as a reference, and concluding the reductionism that this thesis would imply by virtue of the plurality of temporal and historical conceptions existing in Greece. On the other hand, the meaning of history in classical Greece will be developed in the works of Herodotus, Thucydides and Xenophon, so that it is linked to the development of a linear time clearly opposed to the cyclical time that emerges from the myth of eternal return. In conclusion, the reasons for refuting the thesis of eternal return as a temporal and historical model in Greece will be summarised, thus defending the plurality inherent in Greek thought and the need to reconsider its canonical characterisation in relation to time and history.
Direction
CONDE SOTO, FRANCISCO (Tutorships)
CONDE SOTO, FRANCISCO (Tutorships)
Court
VAZQUEZ LOBEIRAS, MARIA XESUS (Chairman)
ALCALA RODRIGUEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Secretary)
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Member)
VAZQUEZ LOBEIRAS, MARIA XESUS (Chairman)
ALCALA RODRIGUEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Secretary)
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Member)
Meat and Power: An Intersectional Analysis of Meat as a Structuring Element of Multiple Systems of Oppression.
Authorship
Y.B.C.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Y.B.C.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
06.26.2025 17:00
06.26.2025 17:00
Summary
This thesis offers a critical analysis of the concept of flesh from an ecofeminist perspective, understanding it not only as biological matter, but as a critical tool that reveals multiple logics of domination. Flesh operates as both an ontological and political boundary that determines who can be recognized as a subject, who is excluded from the political sphere, and who is reduced to a consumable object. Through the analysis of works by authors such as Val Plumwood, Alicia Puleo, and Isabel Balza, the thesis explores the mechanisms that sustain so-called oppressive dualisms (body/mind, nature/culture, human/animal) as hierarchical structures that obscure dependency and legitimize inequality.Within this framework, flesh is approached as a critical category that exposes how exclusion is constructed, while also opening pathways to rethink our relationship with the world and with otherness through the lenses of vulnerability and interdependence. To recognize ourselves as flesh opens the possibility of a new understanding of humanity not as the center of the world, but as part of a living, shared, and interdependent whole.
This thesis offers a critical analysis of the concept of flesh from an ecofeminist perspective, understanding it not only as biological matter, but as a critical tool that reveals multiple logics of domination. Flesh operates as both an ontological and political boundary that determines who can be recognized as a subject, who is excluded from the political sphere, and who is reduced to a consumable object. Through the analysis of works by authors such as Val Plumwood, Alicia Puleo, and Isabel Balza, the thesis explores the mechanisms that sustain so-called oppressive dualisms (body/mind, nature/culture, human/animal) as hierarchical structures that obscure dependency and legitimize inequality.Within this framework, flesh is approached as a critical category that exposes how exclusion is constructed, while also opening pathways to rethink our relationship with the world and with otherness through the lenses of vulnerability and interdependence. To recognize ourselves as flesh opens the possibility of a new understanding of humanity not as the center of the world, but as part of a living, shared, and interdependent whole.
Direction
MARTINEZ SUAREZ, YOLANDA (Tutorships)
MARTINEZ SUAREZ, YOLANDA (Tutorships)
Court
GARCIA SOTO, LUIS MODESTO (Chairman)
FRANCO BARRERA, ALBERTO JOSE (Secretary)
PASTORIZA ROZAS, JOSE LUIS (Member)
GARCIA SOTO, LUIS MODESTO (Chairman)
FRANCO BARRERA, ALBERTO JOSE (Secretary)
PASTORIZA ROZAS, JOSE LUIS (Member)
Philosophical Questions on the Origin and Nature of Language.
Authorship
J.B.B.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
J.B.B.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.17.2025 10:00
07.17.2025 10:00
Summary
Throughout this essay we will try to expose the key philosophical issues embedded in the biolinguistic paradigm in a discussion of the origin and evolution of language. Inquiry into the origin and evolution of language involves a key assumption: the nature of language is fundamentally biological. However, this assertion should not be made in vain, and so we will give an account of it on three pillars: linguistic innatism, the internal dimension of language , and its cognitive character. At most, this characterization will allow us to discern between types of theories and conjectures concerning the origin of language. Specifically, those related to the debates about its continuity or discontinuity with different animal communication systems, its abrupt or gradual appearance and the recent debate about whether language is the result of natural selection or of stochastic factors. The exploration of these questions will have profound philosophical implications, which will be addressed by considering how the characterization of language that we have carried out modifies the ideas of the subject and, consequently, of knowledge and of the world.
Throughout this essay we will try to expose the key philosophical issues embedded in the biolinguistic paradigm in a discussion of the origin and evolution of language. Inquiry into the origin and evolution of language involves a key assumption: the nature of language is fundamentally biological. However, this assertion should not be made in vain, and so we will give an account of it on three pillars: linguistic innatism, the internal dimension of language , and its cognitive character. At most, this characterization will allow us to discern between types of theories and conjectures concerning the origin of language. Specifically, those related to the debates about its continuity or discontinuity with different animal communication systems, its abrupt or gradual appearance and the recent debate about whether language is the result of natural selection or of stochastic factors. The exploration of these questions will have profound philosophical implications, which will be addressed by considering how the characterization of language that we have carried out modifies the ideas of the subject and, consequently, of knowledge and of the world.
Direction
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Tutorships)
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Tutorships)
Court
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Student’s tutor)
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Student’s tutor)
The paradox of loneliness in a hyperconnected society: reflections on the FOMO phenomenon
Authorship
N.B.M.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
N.B.M.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.16.2025 10:00
07.16.2025 10:00
Summary
In recent years, various surveys have indicated a steady increase in unwanted loneliness, recognized as one of the major global challenges. This paper analyzes the contemporary paradox of living in hyperconnected societies that, nevertheless, report rising levels of loneliness. The aim is to reflect on this phenomenon from a critical perspective, using the analysis of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) as a starting point to explore the identity, social, and existential crisis of the contemporary subject. In contrast to hegemonic approaches that frame loneliness as an individual psychological issue, this work highlights its structural dimension, linked to social and cultural logics that prioritize digital connection over meaningful bonds, and visibility over intimacy. In this context, loneliness should not be understood merely as isolation, but as an experience shaped by constant comparison and a loss of meaning. The text proposes to reframe loneliness from an ethical and existential perspective, understanding it as a potential space for silence, introspection and responsibility, capable of challenging the dominant logics of the present.
In recent years, various surveys have indicated a steady increase in unwanted loneliness, recognized as one of the major global challenges. This paper analyzes the contemporary paradox of living in hyperconnected societies that, nevertheless, report rising levels of loneliness. The aim is to reflect on this phenomenon from a critical perspective, using the analysis of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) as a starting point to explore the identity, social, and existential crisis of the contemporary subject. In contrast to hegemonic approaches that frame loneliness as an individual psychological issue, this work highlights its structural dimension, linked to social and cultural logics that prioritize digital connection over meaningful bonds, and visibility over intimacy. In this context, loneliness should not be understood merely as isolation, but as an experience shaped by constant comparison and a loss of meaning. The text proposes to reframe loneliness from an ethical and existential perspective, understanding it as a potential space for silence, introspection and responsibility, capable of challenging the dominant logics of the present.
Direction
RIVERO JIMENEZ, BORJA (Tutorships)
RIVERO JIMENEZ, BORJA (Tutorships)
Court
RIVERO JIMENEZ, BORJA (Student’s tutor)
RIVERO JIMENEZ, BORJA (Student’s tutor)
Cyborg epistemology: re-defining subject and object in Donna Haraway’s work
Authorship
N.B.M.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
N.B.M.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.16.2025 12:00
07.16.2025 12:00
Summary
Donna Haraway, a materialist author and postmodern feminist, works with an ontology that re-examines dualisms in Western thought since its beginning, and that brings irremediable consequences to her epistemology. In this work we dive into these consequences: the subject of epistemological cognition is an ontologically ambiguous being, the object of cognition is not a passive nature no more, and the relationship between both of them is an open problem upon us that brings new challenges for our future as a society and as a species. This work contrasts Donna Haraway not only with traditional epistemological conceptions but also with materialist and feminist proposals, contemporary to the author, showing how Haraway's peculiar ontology leads us to some unique-in-her-time conclusions with current relevance.
Donna Haraway, a materialist author and postmodern feminist, works with an ontology that re-examines dualisms in Western thought since its beginning, and that brings irremediable consequences to her epistemology. In this work we dive into these consequences: the subject of epistemological cognition is an ontologically ambiguous being, the object of cognition is not a passive nature no more, and the relationship between both of them is an open problem upon us that brings new challenges for our future as a society and as a species. This work contrasts Donna Haraway not only with traditional epistemological conceptions but also with materialist and feminist proposals, contemporary to the author, showing how Haraway's peculiar ontology leads us to some unique-in-her-time conclusions with current relevance.
Direction
LATORRE RUIZ, ENRIQUE (Tutorships)
LATORRE RUIZ, ENRIQUE (Tutorships)
Court
LATORRE RUIZ, ENRIQUE (Student’s tutor)
LATORRE RUIZ, ENRIQUE (Student’s tutor)
Existence, sacrifice and love in Kierkegaard
Authorship
S.B.M.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
S.B.M.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.16.2025 10:00
07.16.2025 10:00
Summary
This thesis explores the relationship between existence, sacrifice, and love in the thought of Søren Kierkegaard, through an analysis of Fear and Trembling and Works of Love. Starting from the notion of the singular individual (Den Enkelte), it examines the ethical implications of taking responsibility for one’s own existence: in relation to oneself through sacrifice, and in relation to the other through love. The first chapter presents Kierkegaard’s understanding of existence by analyzing his critique of speculative philosophy, the category of the singular individual, and his conception of truth as subjectivity. The second chapter addresses the theme of sacrifice in Fear and Trembling as a vindication of singularity, engaging with questions such as the limits of reason, the teleological suspension of the ethical, and Abraham’s silence. The third chapter focuses on love as an ethical duty grounded in the category of the neighbor, and examines Kierkegaard’s understanding of love as abnegation and as a triadic relation. Ultimately, the continuity established between sacrifice and love reveals an ethical meaning rooted in the silence of interiority, from which the individual assumes full responsibility simultaneously before oneself and before the other as singularity.
This thesis explores the relationship between existence, sacrifice, and love in the thought of Søren Kierkegaard, through an analysis of Fear and Trembling and Works of Love. Starting from the notion of the singular individual (Den Enkelte), it examines the ethical implications of taking responsibility for one’s own existence: in relation to oneself through sacrifice, and in relation to the other through love. The first chapter presents Kierkegaard’s understanding of existence by analyzing his critique of speculative philosophy, the category of the singular individual, and his conception of truth as subjectivity. The second chapter addresses the theme of sacrifice in Fear and Trembling as a vindication of singularity, engaging with questions such as the limits of reason, the teleological suspension of the ethical, and Abraham’s silence. The third chapter focuses on love as an ethical duty grounded in the category of the neighbor, and examines Kierkegaard’s understanding of love as abnegation and as a triadic relation. Ultimately, the continuity established between sacrifice and love reveals an ethical meaning rooted in the silence of interiority, from which the individual assumes full responsibility simultaneously before oneself and before the other as singularity.
Direction
PARCERO OUBIÑA, OSCAR (Tutorships)
PARCERO OUBIÑA, OSCAR (Tutorships)
Court
CONDE SOTO, FRANCISCO (Chairman)
RABE , ANA MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Secretary)
ALLEN-PERKINS AVENDAÑO, DIEGO (Member)
CONDE SOTO, FRANCISCO (Chairman)
RABE , ANA MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Secretary)
ALLEN-PERKINS AVENDAÑO, DIEGO (Member)
The limits of my language are the limits of my world: Does Wittgenstein defend an epistemological solipsism in the Tractatus logico-philosophicus?
Authorship
D.B.B.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
D.B.B.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.16.2025 17:30
07.16.2025 17:30
Summary
This paper analyzes the question of the limits of language based on the ideas presented in Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. Drawing on the author's study of the world and language, it will be shown how both share a common logical structure. Within this structure is contained everything that can be meaningfully said, and anything beyond it is simply absurd. This is what we refer to as an epistemological solipsism, according to which the limits of language coincide with the limits of the world.
This paper analyzes the question of the limits of language based on the ideas presented in Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. Drawing on the author's study of the world and language, it will be shown how both share a common logical structure. Within this structure is contained everything that can be meaningfully said, and anything beyond it is simply absurd. This is what we refer to as an epistemological solipsism, according to which the limits of language coincide with the limits of the world.
Direction
RABE , ANA MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Tutorships)
RABE , ANA MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Tutorships)
Court
VAZQUEZ LOBEIRAS, MARIA XESUS (Chairman)
ALCALA RODRIGUEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Secretary)
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Member)
VAZQUEZ LOBEIRAS, MARIA XESUS (Chairman)
ALCALA RODRIGUEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Secretary)
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Member)
Byung-Chul Han and the marxist critique to the contemporary capitalist society
Authorship
H.B.C.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
H.B.C.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
02.14.2025 10:00
02.14.2025 10:00
Summary
Byung-Chul Han is one of the most famous philosophers of the beginning of the 21st century, a living and still active author of deep originality and contemporaneity. His philosophy mainly focuses on the analysis of the individual and society in the context of society in today's capitalism. In this essay, Byung-Chul Han's thinking will be examined, seeing if his concepts and analyzes show and extend Karl Marx's concerns about exploitation and alienation in the neoliberal era. Byung-Chul Han, through his exploration of psychopolitics, the society of weariness and self-exploitation, offers a comprehensive view of the new modalities of control and domination that characterize 21st century capitalism. Thus, while for his part Marx focused on class exploitation and the alienation of the worker, Han highlights the way neoliberal capitalism assumes these mechanisms, transforming individuals into self-exploiters as an illusion of individual freedom. Analyzing the evolution of power from the most disciplinary techniques towards psychological and emotional manipulation, we will see with this essay whether Han's critique complements and modernizes the Marxist proposal and whether this critique of contemporary capitalism can be understood as Marxist or not.
Byung-Chul Han is one of the most famous philosophers of the beginning of the 21st century, a living and still active author of deep originality and contemporaneity. His philosophy mainly focuses on the analysis of the individual and society in the context of society in today's capitalism. In this essay, Byung-Chul Han's thinking will be examined, seeing if his concepts and analyzes show and extend Karl Marx's concerns about exploitation and alienation in the neoliberal era. Byung-Chul Han, through his exploration of psychopolitics, the society of weariness and self-exploitation, offers a comprehensive view of the new modalities of control and domination that characterize 21st century capitalism. Thus, while for his part Marx focused on class exploitation and the alienation of the worker, Han highlights the way neoliberal capitalism assumes these mechanisms, transforming individuals into self-exploiters as an illusion of individual freedom. Analyzing the evolution of power from the most disciplinary techniques towards psychological and emotional manipulation, we will see with this essay whether Han's critique complements and modernizes the Marxist proposal and whether this critique of contemporary capitalism can be understood as Marxist or not.
Direction
POSE VARELA, CARLOS ALBERTO (Tutorships)
POSE VARELA, CARLOS ALBERTO (Tutorships)
Court
CONDE SOTO, FRANCISCO (Chairman)
RABE , ANA MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Secretary)
ALLEN-PERKINS AVENDAÑO, DIEGO (Member)
CONDE SOTO, FRANCISCO (Chairman)
RABE , ANA MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Secretary)
ALLEN-PERKINS AVENDAÑO, DIEGO (Member)
Data Processing, Privacy, and Philosophical Implications
Authorship
C.B.P.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
C.B.P.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
06.26.2025 12:00
06.26.2025 12:00
Summary
This paper analyzes how power operates in the digital age, focusing on the mechanisms of control, surveillance, and data extraction that shape contemporary life. Through a conceptual trajectory, that begins with classical disciplinary models and extends to current forms of algorithmic surveillance, it examines how power structures have evolved to function in more diffuse, personalized, and continuous ways. This work aims to problematize the conditions imposed by the technological age and question the promises of freedom in an environment where autonomy becomes increasingly fragile.
This paper analyzes how power operates in the digital age, focusing on the mechanisms of control, surveillance, and data extraction that shape contemporary life. Through a conceptual trajectory, that begins with classical disciplinary models and extends to current forms of algorithmic surveillance, it examines how power structures have evolved to function in more diffuse, personalized, and continuous ways. This work aims to problematize the conditions imposed by the technological age and question the promises of freedom in an environment where autonomy becomes increasingly fragile.
Direction
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Tutorships)
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Tutorships)
Court
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Student’s tutor)
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Student’s tutor)
Insurgent Beauty: An analysis of erotic capital from relational anarchy
Authorship
O.C.L.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
O.C.L.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.16.2025 11:00
07.16.2025 11:00
Summary
This text aims to analyse erotic capital from a relational anarchist perspective, incorporating a critical reading of the logics of power that articulate desire and beauty in societies traversed by cisheteropatriarchy and neoliberalism. Erotic capital, in this political framework, is understood neither as an individual resource nor as an emancipatory possibility, but as a symbolic mechanism of hierarchisation and exclusion that operates on bodies and affects. Relational anarchy, beyond its critique of normative monogamy, is approached as a political proposal that makes it possible to denaturalise the structures that regulate desire, promoting horizontal, non-hierarchical and care-based links. Based on an interdisciplinary theoretical review, it is interpreted that both desire and eroticism are constructed, and therefore conditioned, by socio-cultural hegemonies and that they can also be the object of political transformation. The analysis is situated within this framework with the aim of transversalising erotic capital and proposing a critical reconfiguration of the criteria of bodily recognition and value.
This text aims to analyse erotic capital from a relational anarchist perspective, incorporating a critical reading of the logics of power that articulate desire and beauty in societies traversed by cisheteropatriarchy and neoliberalism. Erotic capital, in this political framework, is understood neither as an individual resource nor as an emancipatory possibility, but as a symbolic mechanism of hierarchisation and exclusion that operates on bodies and affects. Relational anarchy, beyond its critique of normative monogamy, is approached as a political proposal that makes it possible to denaturalise the structures that regulate desire, promoting horizontal, non-hierarchical and care-based links. Based on an interdisciplinary theoretical review, it is interpreted that both desire and eroticism are constructed, and therefore conditioned, by socio-cultural hegemonies and that they can also be the object of political transformation. The analysis is situated within this framework with the aim of transversalising erotic capital and proposing a critical reconfiguration of the criteria of bodily recognition and value.
Direction
RIVERO JIMENEZ, BORJA (Tutorships)
RIVERO JIMENEZ, BORJA (Tutorships)
Court
RIVERO JIMENEZ, BORJA (Student’s tutor)
RIVERO JIMENEZ, BORJA (Student’s tutor)
The role of ecology in the Marxist critique of capitalism: from authors such as Manuel Sacristán or John Bellamy Foster.
Authorship
S.C.S.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
S.C.S.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.16.2025 18:30
07.16.2025 18:30
Summary
Through the analysis of Works such as Nature Against Capital: Karl Marx’s Ecosocialism by Kohei Saito, Marx’s Ecology by John Bellamy Foster, and Capitalism in the Web of Life: Ecology and the Accumulation of Capital by Jason Moore, it will be demonstrated how the thought and work of Karl Marx, traditionally interpreted as anti-ecological, actually contain fundamental elements that allow for an ecological critique of capitalism. By reexamining Marx’s texts throuh a contemporary lens, it is argued that the global ecological crisis is a direct consequence of the expansive dynamics of capitalism, and the Marxism offers a crucial theoritical framework for developing an ecosocialist perspective that can address the environmental challenges of the 21st century.
Through the analysis of Works such as Nature Against Capital: Karl Marx’s Ecosocialism by Kohei Saito, Marx’s Ecology by John Bellamy Foster, and Capitalism in the Web of Life: Ecology and the Accumulation of Capital by Jason Moore, it will be demonstrated how the thought and work of Karl Marx, traditionally interpreted as anti-ecological, actually contain fundamental elements that allow for an ecological critique of capitalism. By reexamining Marx’s texts throuh a contemporary lens, it is argued that the global ecological crisis is a direct consequence of the expansive dynamics of capitalism, and the Marxism offers a crucial theoritical framework for developing an ecosocialist perspective that can address the environmental challenges of the 21st century.
Direction
CONDE SOTO, FRANCISCO (Tutorships)
CONDE SOTO, FRANCISCO (Tutorships)
Court
VAZQUEZ LOBEIRAS, MARIA XESUS (Chairman)
ALCALA RODRIGUEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Secretary)
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Member)
VAZQUEZ LOBEIRAS, MARIA XESUS (Chairman)
ALCALA RODRIGUEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Secretary)
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Member)
Philosophy of love in The Ring of the dove by Ibn Hazm of Cordoba
Authorship
A.C.C.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
A.C.C.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
02.14.2025 10:00
02.14.2025 10:00
Summary
This work is the result of reading and studying the book The Ring of the Dove by Ibn Hazm. Firstly, it will review the philosophical and historical circumstances that led to the birth of Western Arab philosophy and the particularities of a differentiated branch of it, Andalusian philosophy. Subsequently, it will point out the phenomena surrounding the complex figure of the Cordoban author, which will shed light on the significance of this specific work of his. Next, the particularities of Udhri love will be explained, along with the effects of its transmission in al-Andalus and its literary culmination through the writing that concerns us here. Finally, the methodology followed by Ibn Hazm to achieve his main aim - explaining the very essence of love - will be highlighted and explained.
This work is the result of reading and studying the book The Ring of the Dove by Ibn Hazm. Firstly, it will review the philosophical and historical circumstances that led to the birth of Western Arab philosophy and the particularities of a differentiated branch of it, Andalusian philosophy. Subsequently, it will point out the phenomena surrounding the complex figure of the Cordoban author, which will shed light on the significance of this specific work of his. Next, the particularities of Udhri love will be explained, along with the effects of its transmission in al-Andalus and its literary culmination through the writing that concerns us here. Finally, the methodology followed by Ibn Hazm to achieve his main aim - explaining the very essence of love - will be highlighted and explained.
Direction
AGIS VILLAVERDE, MARCELINO (Tutorships)
AGIS VILLAVERDE, MARCELINO (Tutorships)
Court
VAZQUEZ LOBEIRAS, MARIA XESUS (Chairman)
ALCALA RODRIGUEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Secretary)
BARCIA GONZALEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Member)
VAZQUEZ LOBEIRAS, MARIA XESUS (Chairman)
ALCALA RODRIGUEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Secretary)
BARCIA GONZALEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Member)
The machine and thought: the controversy between Turing and Searle
Authorship
I.D.M.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
I.D.M.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.17.2025 11:00
07.17.2025 11:00
Summary
Through the analysis and comparison of the two most relevant positions on whether a machine can think, we encounter the following conflicting views. First, Behaviorism, which responds optimistically to this question and is embraced by Alan Turing. On the other hand, the opposing position, which maintains a negative stance on this question, is known as Biological Naturalism, addressed by John Searle. While this issue gives rise to an endless array of doubts and questions without a definitive answer, throughout this work, we will seek to compare both positions and examine each of the objections they must address. Thus, by presenting and comparing these positions and through the perspective of critical and personal thinking, we will attempt to construct a clarifying path that shows us the controversy between both views and the tension that arises when asking whether a machine can, in fact, think.
Through the analysis and comparison of the two most relevant positions on whether a machine can think, we encounter the following conflicting views. First, Behaviorism, which responds optimistically to this question and is embraced by Alan Turing. On the other hand, the opposing position, which maintains a negative stance on this question, is known as Biological Naturalism, addressed by John Searle. While this issue gives rise to an endless array of doubts and questions without a definitive answer, throughout this work, we will seek to compare both positions and examine each of the objections they must address. Thus, by presenting and comparing these positions and through the perspective of critical and personal thinking, we will attempt to construct a clarifying path that shows us the controversy between both views and the tension that arises when asking whether a machine can, in fact, think.
Direction
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Tutorships)
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Tutorships)
Court
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Student’s tutor)
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Student’s tutor)
From Freud to Marcuse: A Reading of the Dissatisfaction of the Contemporary Subject in Capitalism.
Authorship
U.F.D.S.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
U.F.D.S.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
06.26.2025 17:00
06.26.2025 17:00
Summary
The present research intends to offer a reading of the dissatisfaction of the contemporary human individual in the advanced capitalism. Deporting from the dialogue between the psychoanalyst theory of Sigmund Freud, and its critical reinterpretation lead by Herbert Marcuse. The main hypothesis states that discomfort can’t be understood as an unavoidable fate of life in society, but as a historical effect of the repressive organization of desire, particularly un its excessive and normalized from in the advanced industrial societies.
The present research intends to offer a reading of the dissatisfaction of the contemporary human individual in the advanced capitalism. Deporting from the dialogue between the psychoanalyst theory of Sigmund Freud, and its critical reinterpretation lead by Herbert Marcuse. The main hypothesis states that discomfort can’t be understood as an unavoidable fate of life in society, but as a historical effect of the repressive organization of desire, particularly un its excessive and normalized from in the advanced industrial societies.
Direction
CONDE SOTO, FRANCISCO (Tutorships)
CONDE SOTO, FRANCISCO (Tutorships)
Court
VAZQUEZ LOBEIRAS, MARIA XESUS (Chairman)
ALCALA RODRIGUEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Secretary)
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Member)
VAZQUEZ LOBEIRAS, MARIA XESUS (Chairman)
ALCALA RODRIGUEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Secretary)
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Member)
A thoght about absurd and suicide in the cultural context of 21st century
Authorship
P.F.F.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
P.F.F.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.16.2025 11:00
07.16.2025 11:00
Summary
In the present work, the current problem related to suicide will be brought to light, as it remains one of the leading causes of death in today’s world, and specifically in Spain. This issue will be approached primarily through the existentialist philosophy of Albert Camus, while also drawing on more contemporary authors to provide a more updated perspective. Using the existential-contextual model, we will aim to offer a comprehensive definition of suicide, avoiding the oversimplification of the medical approach that reduces it to death by self-harm. Following these contextual explanations, we will attempt to understand the current state of the world, mainly from a philosophical point of view. Through this work, we will see how Camusian absurdism may offer a meaningful response to this problem.
In the present work, the current problem related to suicide will be brought to light, as it remains one of the leading causes of death in today’s world, and specifically in Spain. This issue will be approached primarily through the existentialist philosophy of Albert Camus, while also drawing on more contemporary authors to provide a more updated perspective. Using the existential-contextual model, we will aim to offer a comprehensive definition of suicide, avoiding the oversimplification of the medical approach that reduces it to death by self-harm. Following these contextual explanations, we will attempt to understand the current state of the world, mainly from a philosophical point of view. Through this work, we will see how Camusian absurdism may offer a meaningful response to this problem.
Direction
POSE VARELA, CARLOS ALBERTO (Tutorships)
POSE VARELA, CARLOS ALBERTO (Tutorships)
Court
POSE VARELA, CARLOS ALBERTO (Student’s tutor)
POSE VARELA, CARLOS ALBERTO (Student’s tutor)
The silence of the abyss: Tragedy, existence and nihilism in contemporary philosophy.
Authorship
R.F.V.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
R.F.V.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.16.2025 10:00
07.16.2025 10:00
Summary
The purpose of this paper is to analyze how tragedy acts as a means to understand the fundamental tensions of human existence. In order to develop this reflection, I will draw on the philosophical proposals of authors such as Heidegger, Nietzsche, Luis Sáez and Remedios Ávila with the purpose of unraveling the fundamental question: how tragedy functions as a philosophical tool to address the existential crisis and nihilism. The analysis will be divided into three interrelated sections. First, the Romantic vision of tragedy will be addressed, since it is here that the unity between Being and tragedy is reflected. Next, the question of the abysmal character of Being will be discussed, and how this influences existence, since tragedy is conceived in this sense as a tension of the dynamics of opposites, without which there would be no search for meaning. Finally, contemporary nihilism will be analyzed and how tragedy can be interpreted as a response to the crisis of meaning faced by contemporary philosophy.
The purpose of this paper is to analyze how tragedy acts as a means to understand the fundamental tensions of human existence. In order to develop this reflection, I will draw on the philosophical proposals of authors such as Heidegger, Nietzsche, Luis Sáez and Remedios Ávila with the purpose of unraveling the fundamental question: how tragedy functions as a philosophical tool to address the existential crisis and nihilism. The analysis will be divided into three interrelated sections. First, the Romantic vision of tragedy will be addressed, since it is here that the unity between Being and tragedy is reflected. Next, the question of the abysmal character of Being will be discussed, and how this influences existence, since tragedy is conceived in this sense as a tension of the dynamics of opposites, without which there would be no search for meaning. Finally, contemporary nihilism will be analyzed and how tragedy can be interpreted as a response to the crisis of meaning faced by contemporary philosophy.
Direction
ALCALA RODRIGUEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Tutorships)
ALCALA RODRIGUEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Tutorships)
Court
ALCALA RODRIGUEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Student’s tutor)
ALCALA RODRIGUEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Student’s tutor)
Knowing how to love. The relationship between love and knowledge in Plato and Fromm
Authorship
Y.F.R.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Y.F.R.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.17.2025 11:00
07.17.2025 11:00
Summary
This work is based on the idea that loving is something simple that does not require learning. It is believed that love and knowledge are different things. Love is associated with feelings, while knowledge is associated with reason. However, this separation proves problematic. Love could accept some form of learning, as there exists the possibility of not knowing how to love. Is it possible that we can also learn to love, just as we learn other things? To tackle this question, in this paper, we will analyze two different approaches: that of Plato in the dialogue of Phaedrus, and that of Erich Fromm in The Art of Loving. Plato connects love with the pursuit of knowledge and truth, while Fromm understands it as a skill that can be developed with practice and reflection. Although both authors belong to different eras, their ideas allow us to reflect on whether love is related to knowledge and whether it is something that can be taught and perfected. It is not possible to give a definitive answer, as the way we understand love varies according to historical, cultural, and personal context. The goal is to compare both perspectives to identify both similarities and differences regarding the link between loving and knowing.
This work is based on the idea that loving is something simple that does not require learning. It is believed that love and knowledge are different things. Love is associated with feelings, while knowledge is associated with reason. However, this separation proves problematic. Love could accept some form of learning, as there exists the possibility of not knowing how to love. Is it possible that we can also learn to love, just as we learn other things? To tackle this question, in this paper, we will analyze two different approaches: that of Plato in the dialogue of Phaedrus, and that of Erich Fromm in The Art of Loving. Plato connects love with the pursuit of knowledge and truth, while Fromm understands it as a skill that can be developed with practice and reflection. Although both authors belong to different eras, their ideas allow us to reflect on whether love is related to knowledge and whether it is something that can be taught and perfected. It is not possible to give a definitive answer, as the way we understand love varies according to historical, cultural, and personal context. The goal is to compare both perspectives to identify both similarities and differences regarding the link between loving and knowing.
Direction
RABE , ANA MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Tutorships)
RABE , ANA MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Tutorships)
Court
RABE , ANA MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Student’s tutor)
RABE , ANA MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Student’s tutor)
Migrations: a political view from Marxism
Authorship
S.G.R.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
S.G.R.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.16.2025 11:00
07.16.2025 11:00
Summary
This paper examines the migration phenomenon from a Marxist-historical perspective, situating it as a structural element of global capitalism, both as an anomaly and as a fortuitous consequence. The research will focus on an analysis of the contradictions inherent to the capitalist system as well as the concept of contradiction itself, seeking to determine its consistency. The methodology employed is based on a fundamentally classical Marxist analysis, complemented by more current theoretical perspectives, including push-pull theories and Wallerstein's world-systems theory. The study seeks to show that the current economic system does not typically expel populations through war, plunder, or territorial destruction, but rather requires this migrant labor force to keep production costs low and discipline the working class. Simultaneously, structural racism is used as an ideological tool that prevents the joint organization of the global working class. This is how capitalism thrives on its own contradictions, although these contradictions are not contradictory to itself, however, in their usefulness as a revolutionary containment. Beyond this, we cannot ignore the entire ideological framework that underpins this, the use of the immigrant as a scapegoat, and the ideological and symbolic tools of stigmatization and marginalization of the immigrant figure. We emphasize the need for a radically critical politics, based on a structural class analysis, recovering international solidarity, and articulating collective responses that fundamentally question the capitalist system, since any policy that fails to do so will contribute to its reproduction.
This paper examines the migration phenomenon from a Marxist-historical perspective, situating it as a structural element of global capitalism, both as an anomaly and as a fortuitous consequence. The research will focus on an analysis of the contradictions inherent to the capitalist system as well as the concept of contradiction itself, seeking to determine its consistency. The methodology employed is based on a fundamentally classical Marxist analysis, complemented by more current theoretical perspectives, including push-pull theories and Wallerstein's world-systems theory. The study seeks to show that the current economic system does not typically expel populations through war, plunder, or territorial destruction, but rather requires this migrant labor force to keep production costs low and discipline the working class. Simultaneously, structural racism is used as an ideological tool that prevents the joint organization of the global working class. This is how capitalism thrives on its own contradictions, although these contradictions are not contradictory to itself, however, in their usefulness as a revolutionary containment. Beyond this, we cannot ignore the entire ideological framework that underpins this, the use of the immigrant as a scapegoat, and the ideological and symbolic tools of stigmatization and marginalization of the immigrant figure. We emphasize the need for a radically critical politics, based on a structural class analysis, recovering international solidarity, and articulating collective responses that fundamentally question the capitalist system, since any policy that fails to do so will contribute to its reproduction.
Direction
FRANCO BARRERA, ALBERTO JOSE (Tutorships)
FRANCO BARRERA, ALBERTO JOSE (Tutorships)
Court
FRANCO BARRERA, ALBERTO JOSE (Student’s tutor)
FRANCO BARRERA, ALBERTO JOSE (Student’s tutor)
The meanning of slurs
Authorship
M.G.D.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
M.G.D.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.16.2025 13:00
07.16.2025 13:00
Summary
This work is based on the thesis that slurs are terms that denigrate group identities. Unlike mere insults, slurs have a structural character that connects their use with dynamics of discrimination and oppression. I address two fundamental questions: where does the derogatory content originate, and how does the phenomenon of reappropriation occur for these terms? To answer the first question, we review the approaches offered by semantic theory, pragmatic theory and deflationary theory. To resolve the second question, we use the theoretical framework proposed by Jeshion, combining this proposal on the stages of reappropriation with the theory of echoic uses proposed by Bianchi. To illustrate the stages of reappropriation, I address a case study within the Spanish music scene, from the 1980s with Vulpess to the present day with artists such as Bad Gyal and Rigoberta Bandini, among others. It is concluded that the processes of reappropriation constitute legitimate manifestations of cultural and linguistic resistance, and that their success requires specific contextual conditions. In contrast to silencing proposals such as those of Anderson Lepore, it is proposed to reject them to take an active attitude towards reappropriated uses from out groups, always respecting the limits established by in groups.
This work is based on the thesis that slurs are terms that denigrate group identities. Unlike mere insults, slurs have a structural character that connects their use with dynamics of discrimination and oppression. I address two fundamental questions: where does the derogatory content originate, and how does the phenomenon of reappropriation occur for these terms? To answer the first question, we review the approaches offered by semantic theory, pragmatic theory and deflationary theory. To resolve the second question, we use the theoretical framework proposed by Jeshion, combining this proposal on the stages of reappropriation with the theory of echoic uses proposed by Bianchi. To illustrate the stages of reappropriation, I address a case study within the Spanish music scene, from the 1980s with Vulpess to the present day with artists such as Bad Gyal and Rigoberta Bandini, among others. It is concluded that the processes of reappropriation constitute legitimate manifestations of cultural and linguistic resistance, and that their success requires specific contextual conditions. In contrast to silencing proposals such as those of Anderson Lepore, it is proposed to reject them to take an active attitude towards reappropriated uses from out groups, always respecting the limits established by in groups.
Direction
PEREZ NAVARRO, EDUARDO (Tutorships)
MORENO ZURITA, ALBA (Co-tutorships)
PEREZ NAVARRO, EDUARDO (Tutorships)
MORENO ZURITA, ALBA (Co-tutorships)
Court
Donato Rodríguez, Javier de (Chairman)
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Secretary)
HORTA ALVAREZ, Óscar (Member)
Donato Rodríguez, Javier de (Chairman)
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Secretary)
HORTA ALVAREZ, Óscar (Member)
La tecnología ocupa un lugar central en el mapa de nuestras sociedades contemporáneas, así como en nuestra existencia individual. En este trabajo se profundiza en las tempranas reflexiones de Heidegger y Ortega y Gasset al respecto de la cuestión técnica,
Authorship
G.G.H.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
G.G.H.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.16.2025 11:00
07.16.2025 11:00
Summary
Technology occupies a central place on the map of our contemporary societies, as well as in our individual existence. This essay delves into the early reflections of Heidegger and Ortega y Gasset on the technical question, analyzing the main coincidences and disagreements between them. On the one hand, Heidegger presents technique as a path of unveiling, which in the modern technique differs from the ancient one. On the other hand, Ortega identifies technology as the human capacity to create a supernature, which would allow him to achieve a certain vital project. By means of a reference to philosophies of technology closer to our times, the contributions of Heidegger and Ortega will be analyzed in order to defend the relevance of their proposals and the need to articulate them. It will be concluded that Ortega’s approach to technology is more necessary because of the possibility it offers to give an active response to the present and future technological challenges of our societies, although it is also essential to bear in mind Heidegger’s profound critique of modern technology.
Technology occupies a central place on the map of our contemporary societies, as well as in our individual existence. This essay delves into the early reflections of Heidegger and Ortega y Gasset on the technical question, analyzing the main coincidences and disagreements between them. On the one hand, Heidegger presents technique as a path of unveiling, which in the modern technique differs from the ancient one. On the other hand, Ortega identifies technology as the human capacity to create a supernature, which would allow him to achieve a certain vital project. By means of a reference to philosophies of technology closer to our times, the contributions of Heidegger and Ortega will be analyzed in order to defend the relevance of their proposals and the need to articulate them. It will be concluded that Ortega’s approach to technology is more necessary because of the possibility it offers to give an active response to the present and future technological challenges of our societies, although it is also essential to bear in mind Heidegger’s profound critique of modern technology.
Direction
ALCALA RODRIGUEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Tutorships)
ALCALA RODRIGUEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Tutorships)
Court
CONDE SOTO, FRANCISCO (Chairman)
RABE , ANA MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Secretary)
ALLEN-PERKINS AVENDAÑO, DIEGO (Member)
CONDE SOTO, FRANCISCO (Chairman)
RABE , ANA MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Secretary)
ALLEN-PERKINS AVENDAÑO, DIEGO (Member)
Modes of precarity in a touristified city: the issue of housing among university students in Santiago de Compostela.
Authorship
C.G.P.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
C.G.P.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.17.2025 13:00
07.17.2025 13:00
Summary
A touristified city is characterized by subordinating its main economic activities to the tertiary sector while simultaneously presenting various forms of precariousness in the daily lives of local citizens. For this research, the focus will be on the reality of university students in Santiago de Compostela as subjects affected by the tourist overcrowding of the capital, particularly in terms of access to housing. The premise is that residency in the city is a requirement for students. Both the proliferation of tourist rentals and the marked seasonality of demand disrupt the supply according to the season, distorting university leasing and the conditions of housing directed towards them. Based on the information gathered from the literature review, contrasted with official sources and interviews with university students, this ethnographic research aims to uncover the ways in which students coexist with tourism and its effects, adaptation mechanisms, and impact on their experience at a vital moment of contact with reality, discovery, and the creation of future expectations.
A touristified city is characterized by subordinating its main economic activities to the tertiary sector while simultaneously presenting various forms of precariousness in the daily lives of local citizens. For this research, the focus will be on the reality of university students in Santiago de Compostela as subjects affected by the tourist overcrowding of the capital, particularly in terms of access to housing. The premise is that residency in the city is a requirement for students. Both the proliferation of tourist rentals and the marked seasonality of demand disrupt the supply according to the season, distorting university leasing and the conditions of housing directed towards them. Based on the information gathered from the literature review, contrasted with official sources and interviews with university students, this ethnographic research aims to uncover the ways in which students coexist with tourism and its effects, adaptation mechanisms, and impact on their experience at a vital moment of contact with reality, discovery, and the creation of future expectations.
Direction
ALLEN-PERKINS AVENDAÑO, DIEGO (Tutorships)
ALLEN-PERKINS AVENDAÑO, DIEGO (Tutorships)
Court
Herrero Pérez, Maria Nieves (Chairman)
RIVERO JIMENEZ, BORJA (Secretary)
POSE VARELA, CARLOS ALBERTO (Member)
Herrero Pérez, Maria Nieves (Chairman)
RIVERO JIMENEZ, BORJA (Secretary)
POSE VARELA, CARLOS ALBERTO (Member)
Feminist critical approach to the problem of prostitution
Authorship
I.G.S.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
I.G.S.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.17.2025 09:30
07.17.2025 09:30
Summary
In this paper, I will analyze the issue of prostitution from a critical feminist perspective, with the aim of identifying the main arguments that support it and the critiques formulated by various strands of contemporary feminism. Drawing on the work of several authors, I will explore the major axes of the debate: whether prostitution should be considered a form of labor or a form of violence, its relationship with patriarchy and with the logics of neoliberal capitalism and neocolonialism, and the role of consent. I will also examine the discourses that naturalize this practice and the terms used to name it, emphasizing their political and symbolic value. Special attention will be paid to the confrontation between abolitionist and regulationist perspectives, highlighting their commonalities, divergences, and ethical-political questions. The purpose of this paper will be to offer a nuanced view of a complex phenomenon-shaped by multiple axes of inequality (gender, class, race, sexuality) and to contribute to a critical reflection that avoids simplifications and delves into the material and symbolic conditions that make it possible.
In this paper, I will analyze the issue of prostitution from a critical feminist perspective, with the aim of identifying the main arguments that support it and the critiques formulated by various strands of contemporary feminism. Drawing on the work of several authors, I will explore the major axes of the debate: whether prostitution should be considered a form of labor or a form of violence, its relationship with patriarchy and with the logics of neoliberal capitalism and neocolonialism, and the role of consent. I will also examine the discourses that naturalize this practice and the terms used to name it, emphasizing their political and symbolic value. Special attention will be paid to the confrontation between abolitionist and regulationist perspectives, highlighting their commonalities, divergences, and ethical-political questions. The purpose of this paper will be to offer a nuanced view of a complex phenomenon-shaped by multiple axes of inequality (gender, class, race, sexuality) and to contribute to a critical reflection that avoids simplifications and delves into the material and symbolic conditions that make it possible.
Direction
MARTINEZ SUAREZ, YOLANDA (Tutorships)
MARTINEZ SUAREZ, YOLANDA (Tutorships)
Court
GARCIA SOTO, LUIS MODESTO (Chairman)
FRANCO BARRERA, ALBERTO JOSE (Secretary)
MARTINEZ VIDAL, MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Member)
GARCIA SOTO, LUIS MODESTO (Chairman)
FRANCO BARRERA, ALBERTO JOSE (Secretary)
MARTINEZ VIDAL, MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Member)
Beauty: From Judgment to Life. The Dandy as the Completion of Aesthetic Subjectivity
Authorship
A.G.V.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
A.G.V.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.17.2025 10:00
07.17.2025 10:00
Summary
This paper analyzes the transformation of the concept of beauty from the 18th to the end of the 19th century, focusing on the shift from an Enlightenment, universalist, and nature-based aesthetic to a radically subjective, performative, and vitalist conception. The figure of the dandy appears as a synthesis of this evolution: a subject who not only contemplates beauty, but also embodies it. The dandy presents himself as a living work of art, the result of the break with the aesthetic normativity of the Enlightenment and the rise of new forms of modern subjectivity, where style, artifice, and symbolic resistance to bourgeois values resonate throughout his being. Dandyism manifests the culmination of 19th-century aesthetic subjectivity: the dandy does not seek imitation or approval, but singular affirmation. His figure marks a before and after in the modern way of conceiving beauty and art, not only as representation, but as a radically aesthetic form of existence.
This paper analyzes the transformation of the concept of beauty from the 18th to the end of the 19th century, focusing on the shift from an Enlightenment, universalist, and nature-based aesthetic to a radically subjective, performative, and vitalist conception. The figure of the dandy appears as a synthesis of this evolution: a subject who not only contemplates beauty, but also embodies it. The dandy presents himself as a living work of art, the result of the break with the aesthetic normativity of the Enlightenment and the rise of new forms of modern subjectivity, where style, artifice, and symbolic resistance to bourgeois values resonate throughout his being. Dandyism manifests the culmination of 19th-century aesthetic subjectivity: the dandy does not seek imitation or approval, but singular affirmation. His figure marks a before and after in the modern way of conceiving beauty and art, not only as representation, but as a radically aesthetic form of existence.
Direction
BARCIA GONZALEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Tutorships)
BARCIA GONZALEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Tutorships)
Court
BARCIA GONZALEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Student’s tutor)
BARCIA GONZALEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Student’s tutor)
Living the tragedy. An ethical approach to the
Authorship
A.X.G.G.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
A.X.G.G.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
06.26.2025 17:30
06.26.2025 17:30
Summary
n the present work, the aim is, based on Georg Simmel’s notion of the “tragedy of culture”, to develop: firstly, an investigation into the philosophical scope of this concept, with the aid of Ortega y Gasset’s thesis on the “age of technology” and Foucault’s notion of the “care of the self” as proposed in The Hermeneutics fo the Subject; and second, to explore its relevance and implications for contemporary culture, primarly through the perspectives of Paul B. Preciado and Foucault. From this exposition, a relationship will be established between the “tragedy of culture” and contemporary society, aling with a posible response of the issues that arise, grounded in Simmel’s ethical proposal for the individual. The central concern guiding this research will thus be the relationship the individual establishes with culture and the position they occupy in today’s world.
n the present work, the aim is, based on Georg Simmel’s notion of the “tragedy of culture”, to develop: firstly, an investigation into the philosophical scope of this concept, with the aid of Ortega y Gasset’s thesis on the “age of technology” and Foucault’s notion of the “care of the self” as proposed in The Hermeneutics fo the Subject; and second, to explore its relevance and implications for contemporary culture, primarly through the perspectives of Paul B. Preciado and Foucault. From this exposition, a relationship will be established between the “tragedy of culture” and contemporary society, aling with a posible response of the issues that arise, grounded in Simmel’s ethical proposal for the individual. The central concern guiding this research will thus be the relationship the individual establishes with culture and the position they occupy in today’s world.
Direction
ALCALA RODRIGUEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Tutorships)
ALCALA RODRIGUEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Tutorships)
Court
CONDE SOTO, FRANCISCO (Chairman)
RABE , ANA MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Secretary)
ALLEN-PERKINS AVENDAÑO, DIEGO (Member)
CONDE SOTO, FRANCISCO (Chairman)
RABE , ANA MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Secretary)
ALLEN-PERKINS AVENDAÑO, DIEGO (Member)
The role of Odysseus cunning in Dialectic of Enlightenment by Adorno and Horkheimer
Authorship
P.L.B.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
P.L.B.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
06.26.2025 12:00
06.26.2025 12:00
Summary
In Dialectic of Enlightenment, Adorno and Horkheimer highlight the internal contradictions of Western rationality. Reason has always been conceived as a tool for knowledge and for human emancipation. However, its use as instrumental reason has given rise to a logic of domination that controls nature and subordinates it to human interests. Paradoxically, in order to dominate nature, human beings must also dominate their own nature. Adorno and Horkheimer find in Homer's The Odyssey a paradigmatic representation of this dialectical tension between emancipation and domination: The protagonist, Odysseus, confronts unpredictable nature through his cunning, but in doing so must sacrifice and master himself. In this paper, we will first analyze the evolution, central elements, and paradoxical foundation of the Enlightenment as understood by Adorno and Horkheimer. Based on this, we will analyze how Odysseus's cunning illustrates the concept of instrumental reason and paradigmatically demonstrates the dialectic of the Enlightenment.
In Dialectic of Enlightenment, Adorno and Horkheimer highlight the internal contradictions of Western rationality. Reason has always been conceived as a tool for knowledge and for human emancipation. However, its use as instrumental reason has given rise to a logic of domination that controls nature and subordinates it to human interests. Paradoxically, in order to dominate nature, human beings must also dominate their own nature. Adorno and Horkheimer find in Homer's The Odyssey a paradigmatic representation of this dialectical tension between emancipation and domination: The protagonist, Odysseus, confronts unpredictable nature through his cunning, but in doing so must sacrifice and master himself. In this paper, we will first analyze the evolution, central elements, and paradoxical foundation of the Enlightenment as understood by Adorno and Horkheimer. Based on this, we will analyze how Odysseus's cunning illustrates the concept of instrumental reason and paradigmatically demonstrates the dialectic of the Enlightenment.
Direction
RABE , ANA MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Tutorships)
RABE , ANA MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Tutorships)
Court
VAZQUEZ LOBEIRAS, MARIA XESUS (Chairman)
ALCALA RODRIGUEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Secretary)
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Member)
VAZQUEZ LOBEIRAS, MARIA XESUS (Chairman)
ALCALA RODRIGUEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER (Secretary)
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Member)
The crisis of Social Reproduction within the capitalist mode of production
Authorship
M.M.D.P.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
M.M.D.P.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
06.26.2025 18:00
06.26.2025 18:00
Summary
Social reproduction is the set of activities that contribute to growth, learning, creation and maintenance of social relationships and communitary ties. In this text we will start from the thesis that the capitalist mode of production provokes a recurrent crisis of social reproduction. To demonstrate this, we will first expose those features of capitalism that conflict with reproduction and care. Then, from the work of Nancy Fraser, among other authors, we will propose a timeline of the different concrete forms that capital has taken in its history, in order to look at the specificities in each moment in relation to social reproduction. We will place a special emphasis on the current crisis of care, the contemporary problem that neoliberalism provokes on social reproduction. Finally, we will explore feminist proposals that confront that crisis, highlighting feminist strikes and collective action as potentialities to be taken into account when developing theory and praxis that truly aims to have a real impact on people’s living conditions.
Social reproduction is the set of activities that contribute to growth, learning, creation and maintenance of social relationships and communitary ties. In this text we will start from the thesis that the capitalist mode of production provokes a recurrent crisis of social reproduction. To demonstrate this, we will first expose those features of capitalism that conflict with reproduction and care. Then, from the work of Nancy Fraser, among other authors, we will propose a timeline of the different concrete forms that capital has taken in its history, in order to look at the specificities in each moment in relation to social reproduction. We will place a special emphasis on the current crisis of care, the contemporary problem that neoliberalism provokes on social reproduction. Finally, we will explore feminist proposals that confront that crisis, highlighting feminist strikes and collective action as potentialities to be taken into account when developing theory and praxis that truly aims to have a real impact on people’s living conditions.
Direction
MARTINEZ SUAREZ, YOLANDA (Tutorships)
MARTINEZ SUAREZ, YOLANDA (Tutorships)
Court
GARCIA SOTO, LUIS MODESTO (Chairman)
FRANCO BARRERA, ALBERTO JOSE (Secretary)
PASTORIZA ROZAS, JOSE LUIS (Member)
GARCIA SOTO, LUIS MODESTO (Chairman)
FRANCO BARRERA, ALBERTO JOSE (Secretary)
PASTORIZA ROZAS, JOSE LUIS (Member)
The Kantian Notion of the a priori as an Expresion of the Enlightenment
Authorship
A.M.M.P.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
A.M.M.P.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.16.2025 12:00
07.16.2025 12:00
Summary
This work is dedicated to the characterization of the kantian a priori as one of the fundamental expressions of the Enlightenment philosophy. First, the notion of the a priori will be introduced within the framework of kantian theory, distinguishing it from any previous connotation. The kantian notion of the a priori is linked to the theory of the originary adquisitio of pure representations, which appears for the first time in the Dissertatio of 1770 and can be considered as the root of the copernicarn turn. The trascendental subjetc that will emerge from the Deduction of the pure concept of understanding will dissolve the Cartesian res cogitans, to present understanding and the relation with the sensibility as a condition of possibility of experience. The a priori principles of sensibility, understanding and reason are the core of kantian criticism and a turning point in the Enlightenment philisophy, since the kantian research made possible the discover of human finitude and the rooting of the subject in the realm of experience.
This work is dedicated to the characterization of the kantian a priori as one of the fundamental expressions of the Enlightenment philosophy. First, the notion of the a priori will be introduced within the framework of kantian theory, distinguishing it from any previous connotation. The kantian notion of the a priori is linked to the theory of the originary adquisitio of pure representations, which appears for the first time in the Dissertatio of 1770 and can be considered as the root of the copernicarn turn. The trascendental subjetc that will emerge from the Deduction of the pure concept of understanding will dissolve the Cartesian res cogitans, to present understanding and the relation with the sensibility as a condition of possibility of experience. The a priori principles of sensibility, understanding and reason are the core of kantian criticism and a turning point in the Enlightenment philisophy, since the kantian research made possible the discover of human finitude and the rooting of the subject in the realm of experience.
Direction
VAZQUEZ LOBEIRAS, MARIA XESUS (Tutorships)
VAZQUEZ LOBEIRAS, MARIA XESUS (Tutorships)
Court
CONDE SOTO, FRANCISCO (Chairman)
RABE , ANA MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Secretary)
ALLEN-PERKINS AVENDAÑO, DIEGO (Member)
CONDE SOTO, FRANCISCO (Chairman)
RABE , ANA MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Secretary)
ALLEN-PERKINS AVENDAÑO, DIEGO (Member)
Sexuality thought philosophically: respect and care for the other
Authorship
A.M.P.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
A.M.P.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.16.2025 12:00
07.16.2025 12:00
Summary
This paper proposes a philosophical reflection on sexuality from the ethics of responsibility towards the other. Through a dialogue with authors such as Lévinas, Kant, Kierkegaard, Schlegel, Zambrano, Foucault and Butler, it problematizes the way in which desire, the body and consent have been conceived from rationalist, normative or commodified frameworks. It argues that sexuality cannot be reduced to a natural impulse or a contract between autonomous subjects, but must be thought of as a space traversed by relations of power, vulnerability and recognition. In the face of the logic of the instrumentalization of the body of others - visible in practices such as sexual abuse or the commodification of desire - a relational, situated and deliberative ethics is proposed. From this perspective, respect and care for the other are configured as fundamental axes to rethink responsibility in intimate bonds. The objective is to open a horizon of critical thinking that allows us to imagine fairer, more affective and humane forms of sexual relations, anchored in an ethics of care and a critical vigilance on desire.
This paper proposes a philosophical reflection on sexuality from the ethics of responsibility towards the other. Through a dialogue with authors such as Lévinas, Kant, Kierkegaard, Schlegel, Zambrano, Foucault and Butler, it problematizes the way in which desire, the body and consent have been conceived from rationalist, normative or commodified frameworks. It argues that sexuality cannot be reduced to a natural impulse or a contract between autonomous subjects, but must be thought of as a space traversed by relations of power, vulnerability and recognition. In the face of the logic of the instrumentalization of the body of others - visible in practices such as sexual abuse or the commodification of desire - a relational, situated and deliberative ethics is proposed. From this perspective, respect and care for the other are configured as fundamental axes to rethink responsibility in intimate bonds. The objective is to open a horizon of critical thinking that allows us to imagine fairer, more affective and humane forms of sexual relations, anchored in an ethics of care and a critical vigilance on desire.
Direction
POSE VARELA, CARLOS ALBERTO (Tutorships)
POSE VARELA, CARLOS ALBERTO (Tutorships)
Court
POSE VARELA, CARLOS ALBERTO (Student’s tutor)
POSE VARELA, CARLOS ALBERTO (Student’s tutor)
Zen Buddhism in Japanese culture
Authorship
N.M.P.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
N.M.P.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
06.26.2025 10:00
06.26.2025 10:00
Summary
This work aims to disclose how Zen Buddhism manifests itself in the culture and thought of Japan. To do this, first of all, what Zen Buddhism is will be explained, considering its origin, history and content, and, in addition, it will be seen how it arrived in Japan and settled. Next, the influence of Zen in the conformation of Japanese culture and carácter will be analyzed, focusing on two areas, namely: art, understood as a spiritual path, and the daily life of Japanese society.
This work aims to disclose how Zen Buddhism manifests itself in the culture and thought of Japan. To do this, first of all, what Zen Buddhism is will be explained, considering its origin, history and content, and, in addition, it will be seen how it arrived in Japan and settled. Next, the influence of Zen in the conformation of Japanese culture and carácter will be analyzed, focusing on two areas, namely: art, understood as a spiritual path, and the daily life of Japanese society.
Direction
AGIS VILLAVERDE, MARCELINO (Tutorships)
AGIS VILLAVERDE, MARCELINO (Tutorships)
Court
AGIS VILLAVERDE, MARCELINO (Student’s tutor)
AGIS VILLAVERDE, MARCELINO (Student’s tutor)
To love love, but in other ways: a critical analysis of contemporary love
Authorship
L.M.V.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
L.M.V.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
06.26.2025 11:30
06.26.2025 11:30
Summary
Love has been a neglected object of study in the political sphere until a few decades ago. Feminist studies have highlighted the problems of the imaginary of romantic love as a strategy of domination and subjugation of women. However, emotional capitalism has given rise to another cultural framework from which to understand love, based on the consumption of emotions and bodies, reification and the search for personal gain: negative relationships. In the face of the hyperindividualistic relational drifts of late capitalist societies, we claim the subversive potential of love and bonds to weave new relational networks centred on interdependence, care and solidarity.
Love has been a neglected object of study in the political sphere until a few decades ago. Feminist studies have highlighted the problems of the imaginary of romantic love as a strategy of domination and subjugation of women. However, emotional capitalism has given rise to another cultural framework from which to understand love, based on the consumption of emotions and bodies, reification and the search for personal gain: negative relationships. In the face of the hyperindividualistic relational drifts of late capitalist societies, we claim the subversive potential of love and bonds to weave new relational networks centred on interdependence, care and solidarity.
Direction
GARCIA SOTO, LUIS MODESTO (Tutorships)
GARCIA SOTO, LUIS MODESTO (Tutorships)
Court
PASTORIZA ROZAS, JOSE LUIS (Chairman)
FRANCO BARRERA, ALBERTO JOSE (Secretary)
MARTINEZ VIDAL, MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Member)
PASTORIZA ROZAS, JOSE LUIS (Chairman)
FRANCO BARRERA, ALBERTO JOSE (Secretary)
MARTINEZ VIDAL, MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Member)
Universality versus difference: a critique of the rationality and individualism of liberal political philosophy
Authorship
S.N.S.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
S.N.S.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
06.26.2025 12:30
06.26.2025 12:30
Summary
The concept universal is a fundamental category in contemporary political philosophy. In recent decades, various social movements (such as feminism and postcolonialism) have pointed out the limitations of liberalism, thus calling into question the presumed universality of its assumptions. The objective of this paper is to reveal how universality has been ideologically used to favor the status quo. Firstly, the problem of universality will be briefly explained, that is, its genealogy and fundamental features. The second section addresses the question of difference to unmask the cultural specificity of the universal. To this end, the ideals of impartiality and neutrality will be examined. The third section will problematize the individualistic dimension of the universal. Against contractualist inheritance, I will defend the importance of social groups at understanding structural injustices. Likewise, the relational dimension of the human being will be vindicated as an alternative to atomistic ontologies. In the fourth section, I will question the hierarchization of rationality over emotion and corporality showing how it has been used to devalue certain types of discourse. Finally, I will present the conclusions, which will raise some questions about the possibility of reconciling universality with difference.
The concept universal is a fundamental category in contemporary political philosophy. In recent decades, various social movements (such as feminism and postcolonialism) have pointed out the limitations of liberalism, thus calling into question the presumed universality of its assumptions. The objective of this paper is to reveal how universality has been ideologically used to favor the status quo. Firstly, the problem of universality will be briefly explained, that is, its genealogy and fundamental features. The second section addresses the question of difference to unmask the cultural specificity of the universal. To this end, the ideals of impartiality and neutrality will be examined. The third section will problematize the individualistic dimension of the universal. Against contractualist inheritance, I will defend the importance of social groups at understanding structural injustices. Likewise, the relational dimension of the human being will be vindicated as an alternative to atomistic ontologies. In the fourth section, I will question the hierarchization of rationality over emotion and corporality showing how it has been used to devalue certain types of discourse. Finally, I will present the conclusions, which will raise some questions about the possibility of reconciling universality with difference.
Direction
GARCIA SOTO, LUIS MODESTO (Tutorships)
GARCIA SOTO, LUIS MODESTO (Tutorships)
Court
PASTORIZA ROZAS, JOSE LUIS (Chairman)
FRANCO BARRERA, ALBERTO JOSE (Secretary)
MARTINEZ VIDAL, MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Member)
PASTORIZA ROZAS, JOSE LUIS (Chairman)
FRANCO BARRERA, ALBERTO JOSE (Secretary)
MARTINEZ VIDAL, MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Member)
Consciousness, Embodiment, and Technology: The Possibility of Consciousness in Technology and Its Connection to Embodiment.
Authorship
P.N.A.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
P.N.A.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.16.2025 11:00
07.16.2025 11:00
Summary
This paper aims to provide a framework that addresses the following two questions: is it possible for technology to become conscious? and, does the body bear any significance in the emergence of consciousness? To this end, the paper will begin with an introduction outlining the significance of these issues within the context of Artificial Intelligence and our relationship with machines, along with brief terminological clarifications. Subsequently, the possibility of consciousness in technology will be discussed through the presentation of various perspectives: some that reject the possibility of consciousness, and others that consider it feasible. The discussion will then deepen the analysis of the connection between consciousness and embodiment by addressing different arguments: first, those that claim the body is unrelated to consciousness, and finally, those that hold the opposite view. The paper will conclude with a set of final remarks briefly summarizing the main points discussed.
This paper aims to provide a framework that addresses the following two questions: is it possible for technology to become conscious? and, does the body bear any significance in the emergence of consciousness? To this end, the paper will begin with an introduction outlining the significance of these issues within the context of Artificial Intelligence and our relationship with machines, along with brief terminological clarifications. Subsequently, the possibility of consciousness in technology will be discussed through the presentation of various perspectives: some that reject the possibility of consciousness, and others that consider it feasible. The discussion will then deepen the analysis of the connection between consciousness and embodiment by addressing different arguments: first, those that claim the body is unrelated to consciousness, and finally, those that hold the opposite view. The paper will conclude with a set of final remarks briefly summarizing the main points discussed.
Direction
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Tutorships)
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Tutorships)
Court
Donato Rodríguez, Javier de (Chairman)
PEREZ NAVARRO, EDUARDO (Secretary)
HORTA ALVAREZ, Óscar (Member)
Donato Rodríguez, Javier de (Chairman)
PEREZ NAVARRO, EDUARDO (Secretary)
HORTA ALVAREZ, Óscar (Member)
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on our Relationship with Work
Authorship
S.A.O.R.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
S.A.O.R.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.16.2025 12:00
07.16.2025 12:00
Summary
This paper addresses the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on our relationship with work, from a philosophical and critical perspective. The analysis is structured into three temporal blocks: past, present, and future. First, it reviews key moments in automation, such as Luddism, assembly line production, and digitalization, to highlight the long-standing fear of labor replacement by machines. In the present, it examines two current manifestations: Ghost Work, which hides human labor behind supposed automation, and surveillance capitalism, based on the extraction of personal data for economic gain. At the same time, it acknowledges the positive potential of AI in fields such as medicine, education, and labor inclusion. Looking ahead, it presents three possible scenarios: a dystopian one, a just transition, and a more utopian future in which work loses its central role in life. Finally, the paper argues for the need for a collective response that combines ethical regulation, critical education, social equity, and environmental sustainability. It must be understood that technology is not neutral and that it is up to us, as a society, to ensure that its development respects human rights and promotes a fair and inclusive transformation of the world of work.
This paper addresses the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on our relationship with work, from a philosophical and critical perspective. The analysis is structured into three temporal blocks: past, present, and future. First, it reviews key moments in automation, such as Luddism, assembly line production, and digitalization, to highlight the long-standing fear of labor replacement by machines. In the present, it examines two current manifestations: Ghost Work, which hides human labor behind supposed automation, and surveillance capitalism, based on the extraction of personal data for economic gain. At the same time, it acknowledges the positive potential of AI in fields such as medicine, education, and labor inclusion. Looking ahead, it presents three possible scenarios: a dystopian one, a just transition, and a more utopian future in which work loses its central role in life. Finally, the paper argues for the need for a collective response that combines ethical regulation, critical education, social equity, and environmental sustainability. It must be understood that technology is not neutral and that it is up to us, as a society, to ensure that its development respects human rights and promotes a fair and inclusive transformation of the world of work.
Direction
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Tutorships)
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Tutorships)
Court
Donato Rodríguez, Javier de (Chairman)
PEREZ NAVARRO, EDUARDO (Secretary)
HORTA ALVAREZ, Óscar (Member)
Donato Rodríguez, Javier de (Chairman)
PEREZ NAVARRO, EDUARDO (Secretary)
HORTA ALVAREZ, Óscar (Member)
In defense of logical pluralism: paraconsistent logics
Authorship
A.P.B.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
A.P.B.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.16.2025 17:00
07.16.2025 17:00
Summary
This work defends a contextual logical pluralism as an alternative to logical monism, challenging the idea that there is a single correct logical system for modeling the reasoning underlying natural language. Based on the analysis of specific cases (Mapuche worldview and Madhyamaka Buddhist school) it is shown that certain ontological and epistemological assumptions within these traditions come into tension with fundamental principles of classical logic, such as the principle of non-contradiction and the principle of bivalence. This supports the argument that other logical systems, such as paraconsistent logic or fuzzy logic, may better model the underlying natural languages. The central thesis is that the logical system used to analyze a given piece of reasoning cannot be determined independently of the cultural context in which that reasoning occurs. Adopting a monist stance may lead to the epistemic exclusion of discourses that do not align with the dominant logic, thereby resulting, in Fricker’s terms, in a hermeneutical injustice. For this reason, a restrictive form of logical pluralism is proposed, one that does not accept any system indiscriminately, but only those that meet certain formal requirements. Finally, it is argued that logic, far from being neutral, can serve a political function, insofar as it may either enable or prevent the rational recognition of certain forms of thought.
This work defends a contextual logical pluralism as an alternative to logical monism, challenging the idea that there is a single correct logical system for modeling the reasoning underlying natural language. Based on the analysis of specific cases (Mapuche worldview and Madhyamaka Buddhist school) it is shown that certain ontological and epistemological assumptions within these traditions come into tension with fundamental principles of classical logic, such as the principle of non-contradiction and the principle of bivalence. This supports the argument that other logical systems, such as paraconsistent logic or fuzzy logic, may better model the underlying natural languages. The central thesis is that the logical system used to analyze a given piece of reasoning cannot be determined independently of the cultural context in which that reasoning occurs. Adopting a monist stance may lead to the epistemic exclusion of discourses that do not align with the dominant logic, thereby resulting, in Fricker’s terms, in a hermeneutical injustice. For this reason, a restrictive form of logical pluralism is proposed, one that does not accept any system indiscriminately, but only those that meet certain formal requirements. Finally, it is argued that logic, far from being neutral, can serve a political function, insofar as it may either enable or prevent the rational recognition of certain forms of thought.
Direction
MARTINEZ VIDAL, MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Tutorships)
MARTINEZ VIDAL, MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Tutorships)
Court
Donato Rodríguez, Javier de (Chairman)
PEREZ NAVARRO, EDUARDO (Secretary)
HORTA ALVAREZ, Óscar (Member)
Donato Rodríguez, Javier de (Chairman)
PEREZ NAVARRO, EDUARDO (Secretary)
HORTA ALVAREZ, Óscar (Member)
The liar paradox: a comparative analysis between Tarski's hierarchical solution and paraconsistent approaches
Authorship
P.D.P.A.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
P.D.P.A.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.16.2025 10:00
07.16.2025 10:00
Summary
This essay offers a comparative analysis of two contemporary approaches to addressing the Liar Paradox: Alfred Tarski’s hierarchical solution and Graham Priest’s dialetheist and paraconsistent proposal. While Tarski proposes a hierarchy of languages to avoid semantic self-reference, Priest defends the existence of some true contradictions, such as the Liar Paradox itself, relying on his logical systema LP to show that accepting such contradictions does not entail trivializing the system. Based on this comparison, the strengths and limitations of both approaches are explored, particularly regarding the notion of truth. Finally, it is argued that the debate reveals the insufficiency of a single, universal conception of truth, providing reasons to support alethic pluralism, the view that different conceptions of truth can coexist and be appropriate in different epistemological domains.
This essay offers a comparative analysis of two contemporary approaches to addressing the Liar Paradox: Alfred Tarski’s hierarchical solution and Graham Priest’s dialetheist and paraconsistent proposal. While Tarski proposes a hierarchy of languages to avoid semantic self-reference, Priest defends the existence of some true contradictions, such as the Liar Paradox itself, relying on his logical systema LP to show that accepting such contradictions does not entail trivializing the system. Based on this comparison, the strengths and limitations of both approaches are explored, particularly regarding the notion of truth. Finally, it is argued that the debate reveals the insufficiency of a single, universal conception of truth, providing reasons to support alethic pluralism, the view that different conceptions of truth can coexist and be appropriate in different epistemological domains.
Direction
MARTINEZ VIDAL, MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Tutorships)
MARTINEZ VIDAL, MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Tutorships)
Court
Donato Rodríguez, Javier de (Chairman)
PEREZ NAVARRO, EDUARDO (Secretary)
HORTA ALVAREZ, Óscar (Member)
Donato Rodríguez, Javier de (Chairman)
PEREZ NAVARRO, EDUARDO (Secretary)
HORTA ALVAREZ, Óscar (Member)
Prostitution, sex work and neoliberalism: some feminist approaches.
Authorship
A.R.R.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
A.R.R.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
06.25.2025 18:00
06.25.2025 18:00
Summary
Currently, according to the Ministry of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory, Spain is the country with the highest consumption of prostitution in Europe and ranks third worldwide. According to the INE, the sex industry accounts for 0.35% of GDP and an estimated 45,000 women are engaged in prostitution. However, the exchange of sex for money is not regulated in our country, and there are serious difficulties in protecting the human rights of sex workers. Since the 1960s, the analysis of prostitution/sex work in feminism has been the axis of certain consensuses, but also of dissent and confrontations until today. What should be done in the face of the figures presented? Is the existence of sex work/prostitution per se one more manifestation of the structural patriarchy in force in our country? The aim of this paper is to analyze the different positions existing within feminism regarding prostitution/sex work. Through a bibliographic analysis, I intend, firstly, to give an account of the different positions that exist within this debate and, secondly, to address other concepts such as the tension between pleasure and danger or sexual freedom. Finally, I will focus on the current neoliberal context and its consequences in the fields of subjectivation and sexuality.
Currently, according to the Ministry of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory, Spain is the country with the highest consumption of prostitution in Europe and ranks third worldwide. According to the INE, the sex industry accounts for 0.35% of GDP and an estimated 45,000 women are engaged in prostitution. However, the exchange of sex for money is not regulated in our country, and there are serious difficulties in protecting the human rights of sex workers. Since the 1960s, the analysis of prostitution/sex work in feminism has been the axis of certain consensuses, but also of dissent and confrontations until today. What should be done in the face of the figures presented? Is the existence of sex work/prostitution per se one more manifestation of the structural patriarchy in force in our country? The aim of this paper is to analyze the different positions existing within feminism regarding prostitution/sex work. Through a bibliographic analysis, I intend, firstly, to give an account of the different positions that exist within this debate and, secondly, to address other concepts such as the tension between pleasure and danger or sexual freedom. Finally, I will focus on the current neoliberal context and its consequences in the fields of subjectivation and sexuality.
Direction
Jiménez Esquinas, Guadalupe (Tutorships)
Jiménez Esquinas, Guadalupe (Tutorships)
Court
Jiménez Esquinas, Guadalupe (Student’s tutor)
Jiménez Esquinas, Guadalupe (Student’s tutor)
Philosophy on the border between East and West: Bactria's forgotten encounters.
Authorship
R.M.R.B.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
R.M.R.B.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
06.26.2025 11:00
06.26.2025 11:00
Summary
This paper focuses on the direct interactions between the Hellenic philosophical canon and Eastern thought. Specifically, it proceeds to examine in detail the preserved narratives about the gymnosophists, ascetics of Indian origin with whom Pyrrho of Elis would have had contact. In support of this thesis, the philosophical contents of the Ajñana and Buddhist traditions are juxtaposed with the ideas of Pyrrho. The threefold Pyrrhonian characterization of all pragmata is compared with the Buddhist Trilaksana; the epoché as a moment of suspension of judgment with the amarakathananilambana; the formulation of a four-step logic in both schools; or the similarities between nirvana and ataraxia as ulterior goals. As a result, striking similarities are drawn with which it becomes possible to pose a critique of the Eurocentric view of philosophy during classical antiquity. The existence in India of a rich skeptical tradition predating and influencing the one born in Greece and its corresponding ethical practice, would prove the need to pay greater attention to this link, which has somehow been forgotten or, at the very least, relegated to a marginal position in academic research.
This paper focuses on the direct interactions between the Hellenic philosophical canon and Eastern thought. Specifically, it proceeds to examine in detail the preserved narratives about the gymnosophists, ascetics of Indian origin with whom Pyrrho of Elis would have had contact. In support of this thesis, the philosophical contents of the Ajñana and Buddhist traditions are juxtaposed with the ideas of Pyrrho. The threefold Pyrrhonian characterization of all pragmata is compared with the Buddhist Trilaksana; the epoché as a moment of suspension of judgment with the amarakathananilambana; the formulation of a four-step logic in both schools; or the similarities between nirvana and ataraxia as ulterior goals. As a result, striking similarities are drawn with which it becomes possible to pose a critique of the Eurocentric view of philosophy during classical antiquity. The existence in India of a rich skeptical tradition predating and influencing the one born in Greece and its corresponding ethical practice, would prove the need to pay greater attention to this link, which has somehow been forgotten or, at the very least, relegated to a marginal position in academic research.
Direction
AGIS VILLAVERDE, MARCELINO (Tutorships)
AGIS VILLAVERDE, MARCELINO (Tutorships)
Court
AGIS VILLAVERDE, MARCELINO (Student’s tutor)
AGIS VILLAVERDE, MARCELINO (Student’s tutor)
Heteronormativity and Compulsory Sexuality: a historical approach to lesbofeminist critique
Authorship
Y.R.A.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Y.R.A.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
06.26.2025 13:00
06.26.2025 13:00
Summary
This paper explores lesbofeminism as a theoretical and political current that, since the 1960s and 1970s, has challenged heterosexuality as an imposed regime and questioned gender categories as social constructs. The analysis focuses on two central figures: Monique Wittig and Adrienne Rich, whose work has been crucial in denaturalizing heterosexuality and proposing new frameworks for understanding desire, identity, and the subordination of women. The paper also addresses how their ideas resonate today, particularly through their impact on queer theory and ongoing debates around lesbian feminism.
This paper explores lesbofeminism as a theoretical and political current that, since the 1960s and 1970s, has challenged heterosexuality as an imposed regime and questioned gender categories as social constructs. The analysis focuses on two central figures: Monique Wittig and Adrienne Rich, whose work has been crucial in denaturalizing heterosexuality and proposing new frameworks for understanding desire, identity, and the subordination of women. The paper also addresses how their ideas resonate today, particularly through their impact on queer theory and ongoing debates around lesbian feminism.
Direction
Herrero Pérez, Maria Nieves (Tutorships)
Herrero Pérez, Maria Nieves (Tutorships)
Court
PARCERO OUBIÑA, OSCAR (Chairman)
RIVERO JIMENEZ, BORJA (Secretary)
POSE VARELA, CARLOS ALBERTO (Member)
PARCERO OUBIÑA, OSCAR (Chairman)
RIVERO JIMENEZ, BORJA (Secretary)
POSE VARELA, CARLOS ALBERTO (Member)
From the nature to the city, the heart moves towards fredom
Authorship
M.R.O.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
M.R.O.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.17.2025 10:30
07.17.2025 10:30
Summary
Spinoza proposes a clearly immanent philosophy, showing expressivity as a transversal trait in all his thought. The reason for this is that he starts from the properties of things, from the efficient cause as the only cause that really exists, finding in the method of geometry the way to demonstrate his philosophy. In the Ethics we find a constant reformation of the understanding. So, in De Deo he considers the nature of substance as absolutely infinite, expressing its essence in an infinity of attributes. From these we conceive of extension and thought in such a way that every existing thing will have an expression in extension and thought. To this extent, we are body and mind, which follow the same order without one being able to impose itself on the other. On this parallelism, human conduct is incapable of being ordered by the will of the mind, but the mind will need to find the causes of things by understanding the laws of nature, which operate within the individual himself, forming his ideas and giving rise to the affect he suffers. The reform of the understanding finds the foundation of freedom in the power and impotence of the individual, followed by his nature.
Spinoza proposes a clearly immanent philosophy, showing expressivity as a transversal trait in all his thought. The reason for this is that he starts from the properties of things, from the efficient cause as the only cause that really exists, finding in the method of geometry the way to demonstrate his philosophy. In the Ethics we find a constant reformation of the understanding. So, in De Deo he considers the nature of substance as absolutely infinite, expressing its essence in an infinity of attributes. From these we conceive of extension and thought in such a way that every existing thing will have an expression in extension and thought. To this extent, we are body and mind, which follow the same order without one being able to impose itself on the other. On this parallelism, human conduct is incapable of being ordered by the will of the mind, but the mind will need to find the causes of things by understanding the laws of nature, which operate within the individual himself, forming his ideas and giving rise to the affect he suffers. The reform of the understanding finds the foundation of freedom in the power and impotence of the individual, followed by his nature.
Direction
FRANCO BARRERA, ALBERTO JOSE (Tutorships)
FRANCO BARRERA, ALBERTO JOSE (Tutorships)
Court
GARCIA SOTO, LUIS MODESTO (Chairman)
PASTORIZA ROZAS, JOSE LUIS (Secretary)
MARTINEZ VIDAL, MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Member)
GARCIA SOTO, LUIS MODESTO (Chairman)
PASTORIZA ROZAS, JOSE LUIS (Secretary)
MARTINEZ VIDAL, MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Member)
the moral consideration of sentient beings
Authorship
V.R.O.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
V.R.O.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
02.14.2025 10:00
02.14.2025 10:00
Summary
Although significant progress has been made in recent decades regarding animal ethics, the issue remains unresolved, and there is no indication that it will be settled in the near future. Philosophers who advocate for animal rights defend sentience as the sole requirement to be considered a subject of moral consideration. Sentience is the capacity of certain living beings to have experiences, feel emotions, and perceive their surroundings in a subjective manner. In this paper, I will defend the idea of sentience as a criterion for moral consideration. To do so, I will first provide a detailed explanation of this term; in the following section, I will address the issue of suffering and why human suffering is not more significant than that of non-human animals; and finally, I will present the type of discrimination that perpetuates the idea that certain species deserve more moral consideration than others speciesism and, more specifically, the belief that humans are superior to all other species, anthropocentric speciesism.
Although significant progress has been made in recent decades regarding animal ethics, the issue remains unresolved, and there is no indication that it will be settled in the near future. Philosophers who advocate for animal rights defend sentience as the sole requirement to be considered a subject of moral consideration. Sentience is the capacity of certain living beings to have experiences, feel emotions, and perceive their surroundings in a subjective manner. In this paper, I will defend the idea of sentience as a criterion for moral consideration. To do so, I will first provide a detailed explanation of this term; in the following section, I will address the issue of suffering and why human suffering is not more significant than that of non-human animals; and finally, I will present the type of discrimination that perpetuates the idea that certain species deserve more moral consideration than others speciesism and, more specifically, the belief that humans are superior to all other species, anthropocentric speciesism.
Direction
HORTA ALVAREZ, Óscar (Tutorships)
HORTA ALVAREZ, Óscar (Tutorships)
Court
GARCIA SOTO, LUIS MODESTO (Chairman)
FRANCO BARRERA, ALBERTO JOSE (Secretary)
MARTINEZ VIDAL, MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Member)
GARCIA SOTO, LUIS MODESTO (Chairman)
FRANCO BARRERA, ALBERTO JOSE (Secretary)
MARTINEZ VIDAL, MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Member)
Migration, a political perspective: the particular case of Uruguay
Authorship
M.B.S.G.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
M.B.S.G.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
06.26.2025 13:30
06.26.2025 13:30
Summary
This work explores the construction of uruguayan nationalism through its historical, social, and cultural roots, with a special focus on the role of immigration and the diverse forms of otherness present in the territory. It challenges the dominant narrative of a purely white and european Uruguay by highlighting the contributions of indigenous people, afro-descendants, and immigrant communities (such as the italians) in shaping a collective identity. By analyzing processes like education, cultural blending, and the tensions between inclusion and exclusion, this work offers a critical reading of the national narrative. Finally, it reflects on how these historical dynamics influence the country's current stance toward new migration waves and the way Uruguay continues to define itself.
This work explores the construction of uruguayan nationalism through its historical, social, and cultural roots, with a special focus on the role of immigration and the diverse forms of otherness present in the territory. It challenges the dominant narrative of a purely white and european Uruguay by highlighting the contributions of indigenous people, afro-descendants, and immigrant communities (such as the italians) in shaping a collective identity. By analyzing processes like education, cultural blending, and the tensions between inclusion and exclusion, this work offers a critical reading of the national narrative. Finally, it reflects on how these historical dynamics influence the country's current stance toward new migration waves and the way Uruguay continues to define itself.
Direction
FRANCO BARRERA, ALBERTO JOSE (Tutorships)
FRANCO BARRERA, ALBERTO JOSE (Tutorships)
Court
GARCIA SOTO, LUIS MODESTO (Chairman)
PASTORIZA ROZAS, JOSE LUIS (Secretary)
MARTINEZ VIDAL, MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Member)
GARCIA SOTO, LUIS MODESTO (Chairman)
PASTORIZA ROZAS, JOSE LUIS (Secretary)
MARTINEZ VIDAL, MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Member)
Play as a medium: understanding language and video game communication
Authorship
A.T.P.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
A.T.P.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.16.2025 18:00
07.16.2025 18:00
Summary
This paper aims to analyze the videogame as a communicative medium through a pragmatic approach to communication and the theory of language games. The central argument is that videogames do not merely transmit content, they generate meaning. The theoretical framework combines perspectives from authors such as Wittgenstein, McLuhan, Eco, Aarseth, and Martín Rodríguez to conceptualize videogames as a medium with a distinct language: the videoludic. After proposing an alternative communication model not based on information encoding, the thesis explores the communicative particularities of the videoludic médium, from its cybertextual nature to mechanisms such as gameplay, retronarration, and cybertextual labyrinths. Through case studies, it demonstrates how videogames construct a model player capable of generating meaning through active participation in the game.
This paper aims to analyze the videogame as a communicative medium through a pragmatic approach to communication and the theory of language games. The central argument is that videogames do not merely transmit content, they generate meaning. The theoretical framework combines perspectives from authors such as Wittgenstein, McLuhan, Eco, Aarseth, and Martín Rodríguez to conceptualize videogames as a medium with a distinct language: the videoludic. After proposing an alternative communication model not based on information encoding, the thesis explores the communicative particularities of the videoludic médium, from its cybertextual nature to mechanisms such as gameplay, retronarration, and cybertextual labyrinths. Through case studies, it demonstrates how videogames construct a model player capable of generating meaning through active participation in the game.
Direction
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Tutorships)
PEREIRA FARIÑA, MARTIN (Tutorships)
Court
Donato Rodríguez, Javier de (Chairman)
PEREZ NAVARRO, EDUARDO (Secretary)
HORTA ALVAREZ, Óscar (Member)
Donato Rodríguez, Javier de (Chairman)
PEREZ NAVARRO, EDUARDO (Secretary)
HORTA ALVAREZ, Óscar (Member)
Affectivity and Religion: Love as a Backbone Element of Spinoza's Ethics
Authorship
A.U.C.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
A.U.C.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
02.14.2025 11:00
02.14.2025 11:00
Summary
This essay is based on the thesis that love is the central element in Spinoza’s Ethics. It is analyzed how seek for happiness is inseparable from investigating which is the perfect love object and the way this process starts in affectivity and how the individual discovers from their singularity, through reason, the community of every being and finds its perfection on the amor Dei intellectualis. Furthermore, it is argued that his ontology, epistemology and ethics reach their true sense only on their relation with love.
This essay is based on the thesis that love is the central element in Spinoza’s Ethics. It is analyzed how seek for happiness is inseparable from investigating which is the perfect love object and the way this process starts in affectivity and how the individual discovers from their singularity, through reason, the community of every being and finds its perfection on the amor Dei intellectualis. Furthermore, it is argued that his ontology, epistemology and ethics reach their true sense only on their relation with love.
Direction
VAZQUEZ LOBEIRAS, MARIA XESUS (Tutorships)
VAZQUEZ LOBEIRAS, MARIA XESUS (Tutorships)
Court
CONDE SOTO, FRANCISCO (Chairman)
RABE , ANA MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Secretary)
ALLEN-PERKINS AVENDAÑO, DIEGO (Member)
CONDE SOTO, FRANCISCO (Chairman)
RABE , ANA MARIA DE LA CONCEPCION (Secretary)
ALLEN-PERKINS AVENDAÑO, DIEGO (Member)
The comparison between oral language and musical language through Chomsky's grammatical theories.
Authorship
A.U.D.R.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
A.U.D.R.
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Defense date
07.17.2025 12:00
07.17.2025 12:00
Summary
his paper investigates the possibility that music and language are related. However, it is not really about proving that one discipline arises from or is derived from the other to form or 'give birth' to itself; rather, what actually happens is that both complement each other. To justify this thesis, it is necessary to observe the differences and similarities that both present, as well as to pay attention to how they originated in society and in individuals, and how they evolved in both. Furthermore, this paper will use Chomskyan theories to argue that both linguistic grammar and musical grammar are similar, as both possess the property of recursion and function in the same way. Finally, sentimentalism will be used to show how language and music have the ability to convey feelings, and thus both can be combined to generate an emotion in the receiver.
his paper investigates the possibility that music and language are related. However, it is not really about proving that one discipline arises from or is derived from the other to form or 'give birth' to itself; rather, what actually happens is that both complement each other. To justify this thesis, it is necessary to observe the differences and similarities that both present, as well as to pay attention to how they originated in society and in individuals, and how they evolved in both. Furthermore, this paper will use Chomskyan theories to argue that both linguistic grammar and musical grammar are similar, as both possess the property of recursion and function in the same way. Finally, sentimentalism will be used to show how language and music have the ability to convey feelings, and thus both can be combined to generate an emotion in the receiver.
Direction
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Tutorships)
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Tutorships)
Court
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Student’s tutor)
SOBRINO CERDEIRIÑA, ALEJANDRO (Student’s tutor)