Political Philosophy

Code:

MD119

Acronym:

MD119

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Philosophy Law

Instance: 2012/2013 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Law

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MD	11	Plano Oficial de MD	1	-	10	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Overview of Policy Issues and the History of Political Philosophy, and deeper analysis of the thought of Montesquieu and Rousseau. Master's students must master these matters and have successfully done the research.

Program

program

I. What is the Politics and its major problems
II. Overview of the History of Political Philosophy
III. The Political Thought of Montesquieu and Rousseau.

Mandatory literature

Paulo Ferreira da Cunha; Repensar a Política, Almedina, 2007. ISBN: 9789724030333
Paulo Ferreira da Cunha; Filosofia Política - da Antiguidade ao Século XXI, Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda, 2010. ISBN: 978-972-27-1883-7
Paulo Ferreira da Cunha; Política Mínima, Almedina, 2005. ISBN: 9789724025667

Teaching methods and learning activities

all the canonic ones in this level of teaching

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	28,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

according to regulations

Calculation formula of final grade

according to regulations

Examinations or Special Assignments

according to regulations

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

according to regulations

Classification improvement

according to regulations

Observations

Holistic evaluation of all the elements of participation.