Ethics and Political Philosophy II

Code:

MFIL037

Acronym:

EFP_II

Instance: 2012/2013 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Philosophy
Course/CS Responsible:	Masters in Philosophy

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MFIL	13	MFIL - Study Plan	1	-	10	58	270

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To combine informative and formative elements, leading to the acquiring of skills which will grant the students research autonomy.

Program

1. Ethics and Politics in Contemporary Thinking. Amalysis of the views put forward by Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sartre, Norberto Bobbio, José Luis Aranguren, Jürgen Habermas and Edgar Morin.
2. Ethical and political meaning and historical reading of 'Human Rights'.

Mandatory literature

ARANGUREN, José Luis; Ética y Politica, Guadarrama, 1968
ARAÚJO, Luís de; ÉTICA, Imprensa Nacional - Casa da Moeda, 2010
ARAÚJO, Luís de; Sob o Signo da Ética, Granito, 2000
RAYNAUD, Philippe e RIALS, Stéphane (Dir.); Dictionnaire de Philosophie Politique, PUF, 1990

Teaching methods and learning activities

Learner-centred approach. The student will create his/her own project through research and analysis. This learner-centred approach does not exclude the teacher's role in assisting the developing of the skills required in students.

keywords

Humanities > Philosophy > Ethics

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	45,00
	Trabalho escrito	120,00		2013-07-17
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	105	2013-07-17
	Total:	105,00

Eligibility for exams

Each student must attend 75% of the seminar sessions, except for those in circumstances stated by law or regulations.

Calculation formula of final grade

Involvement in debates - 30%
Final research paper - 70%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Non applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to present regulations.

Classification improvement

According to present regulations.