Philosophy of Action

Code:

MFIL041

Acronym:

FA

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

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	21	MFIL - Study Plan	1	-	10	58	270

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Students should be initiated to main topics of contemporary philosophy of action and also be made familiar with the classical textual references. Students should explore relations of philosophy of action with moral philosophy and philosophy of mind

Program

I Central problems in the philosophy of action:
The classics: Aristotle, Elizabeth Anscombe and Donald Davidson on nature of action, nature of intention, relation of reasons and causes.

II Specific issues regarding action, explanation of action and rationality / irrationality in action in the works of A. Mele, H. McCann, G. Ainslie, M. Bratman, D. Hausman, J. Knobe

Mandatory literature

Malle, B.; How the Mind Explains Behavior: Folk Explanations, Meaning, and Social Interaction, MIT Press, 2004
Mauro, C. & Cadilha, S. ; Racionalidade na Acção: podemos de facto explicar (racionalizar) as nossas acções?, In M. L. Couto Soares, N. Venturinha e G. C. Santos (org.), O Estatuto do Singular: Estratégias e Perspectivas, Lisboa: INCM, 2009
Mauro, C, Miguens, S, Cadilha, S; Conversations on Human Action, Forthcoming
Mauro, C, Sousa, P; Strength and Weakness of Will, Forthcoming
Mele, A; The Philosophy of Action, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997
Miguens, S, Cadilha, S; Acção e Ética, Colibri, 2011
Carlos Moya; The philosophy of Action - an introduction, Oxford, Blackwell, 1990. ISBN: 0745607462

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	45,00
	Trabalho escrito	123,00
	Trabalho escrito	2,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	100
	Total:	100,00