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This course offers participants a critical engagement with the philosophy of social sciences, encouraging them to question how knowledge is produced, legitimised, and sustained within academic disciplines. By examining the assumptions and unresolved debates that often remain invisible in formal research and writing, learners will explore how consensus is formed within any field, including the social sciences, and how such consensus shapes the understanding of truth and knowledge. The course also interrogates the role of power—particularly colonial, political, and economic influences—in reinforcing Eurocentric and US-centric narratives as universal standards of knowledge. Through exposure to contrasting philosophical viewpoints and seminal readings, participants will develop the ability to recognise the limitations of universally accepted frameworks, appreciate disciplinary biases, and assess how dominant paradigms marginalise alternative perspectives. The learning experience is designed to be reflective, analytical, and dialogic, allowing participants to pursue issues aligned with their interests through assignments and deeper inquiry.
