The course seeks to explore the connections between the processes of construction of the social world and the significance of both citizenship and its responsible exercise within the framework of today’s liberal democracy in the perspective of contemporary political and social philosophy and in the light of the ongoing process of digitalization. The examination of the main tools, languages and operating modalities that are characterize the Digital Society serves as a starting point for an existentially oriented assessment of the impact that the ongoing technological transformation are having, and will continue to have, on the perception and experience of citizenship and of the exercise of rights and duties related to the latter within the framework of liberal-democratic political culture. The learning objectives of the course are the following:
• achieving an advanced level of knowledge regarding the theories that explain the construction of the social world through the acquisition of a good understanding of its basic vocabulary
• achieving an advanced level of knowledge of the theories about the interaction between the digital transformation of the social space and the self-perception of subjects having the power to make sense of themselves and of their roles, to act accordingly and to provide recognition to others
• formulating solid hypotheses on the prospects of communicative action, which is the core of the practice of democratic citizenship, within the framework of the Digital Society and critically evaluating their possible effects