Early Modern Philosophy I

Code:

FILO024

Acronym:

FMOD1

Instance: 2014/2015 - 1S

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

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
FILO	35	FILO - Study Plan	3	-	6	4

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Students are expected to acquire knowledge of the key works of modern philosophy, analysing, at different levels, the authors and their most representative works. Emphasis will be given to conceptual intersections, repetition and innovation, rather than linking the various moments into an evolutionary characterization

Learning outcomes and competences

Deep knowledge of the crucial works of modern philosophy. Intimacy with the details of its main arguments. Real ability to understand conceptual relations-

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. The individual and action. 2. Knowledge as an operation and as contemplation. 3. The split between meaning and truth. 4. Foundation and fundament. 5. The project of a political science. 6. Belief and knowledge. 7. Knowledge and ontology.

Mandatory literature

Bacon, Francis ; Novum Organum (1620), trad. francesa Michel Malherbe e Jean-Marie Pousseur, PUF, Paris, 1986
Descartes, René ; Meditações Metafísicas (1641), Garnier-Flammarion, Paris, 1979
Espinosa, Bento ; Ética (1677, póstumo), trad. portuguesa Joaquim de Carvalho et alii, Atlântida, Coimbra, 1960 sgts
Galileu; Diálogo dos grandes sistemas (1632), trad. portuguesa parcial José Trindade Santos, Gradiva, Lisboa, 1987
Hobbes, Thomas ; Leviatã (1650), trad. portuguesa João Paulo Monteiro e Maria Beatriz Nizza da Silva, , Imprensa Nacional /Casa da Moeda, Lisboa, s/d
Pascal, Blaise ; Pensamentos (1670, póstumo), in Oeuvres complètes, Seuil, Paris, 1963
Malebranche, Nicolas ; A busca da verdade (1674-1675), ), Gallimard, Paris, 1979
Pico Della Mirandola, Giovanni – (1496) ; Discurso sobre a dignidade do homem, trad. portuguesa Maria de Lourdes Ganho, Edições 70, Lisboa, 2006
Maquiavel, Nicolo ; O príncipe (1532, póstumo), trad. portuguesa Diogo Pires Aurélio, Círculo de Leitores/Temas e Debates, Lisboa, 2008
Montaigne, Michel de; Ensaios (1580 sgts.), trad. portuguesa parcial Rui Bertrand Romão, Relógio D’Água, Lisboa, 1998

Comments from the literature

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theory-practical classes, with lectures on the contents and commentaries of excerpts from the main works mentioned in the reading list.

keywords

Humanities > History > History of philosophy > Modern philosophy

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	110,00
Frequência das aulas	52,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

In accordance with the Regulation in force.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final exam: Final exam: a 2-hour written exam, and an oral exam, whenever necessary or required. The final exam mark will be rounded to the nearest whole mark.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

In accordance with the Regulations in force.

Observations

Teaching language: Portuguese