Topics of Modern and Contemporary Philosophy I

Code:

MFIL042

Acronym:

TFC_I

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Philosophy

Instance: 2021/2022 - 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	10	MFIL - Study Plan	1	-	9	75	243

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students
Obs.: Português

Objectives

- To introduce students to fundamental debates of contemporary philosophy.

- To promote students' personal responses based on the lecture of the relevant texts, in accordance with the main questions mentioned in the syllabus.

- To develop scientific and methodological skills in the context of contemporary philosophy. 

- To develop research skills leading to the acquisition of the technical capacities necessary to writing the dissertation.

Learning outcomes and competences

Intimate knowledge of a set of contemporary philosophical topics.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Part I

System and philosophy.
1. System and scepticism.
2. System and space.
3. System and Architectonic.
4. System, totality and worldviews.

Parte II








Part of the lectures may be delivered by researchers of the IF. Which part will be lectured first can change due to the teachers' schedule.

Mandatory literature

Fogelin, Robert J.; Pyrrhonian Reflections on Knowledge and Justification, Oxford University Press, 1994. ISBN: 0195089871
Oakeshott, Michael; The Politics of Faith and the Politics of Skepticism, Yale University Press , 1996. ISBN: 0300105339
Tunhas, Paulo; O pensamento e os seus objectos, Edições Universidade do Porto, 2012
Kant, Immanuel; Crítica da razão pura, Fundação Gulbenkian, 1985

Comments from the literature

Additional references will be provided during the seminar.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Exposition and, in particular, textual discussion. Students must read in advance the texts to be discussed in each session.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	30,00
Trabalho escrito	70,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	73,00
Frequência das aulas	45,00
Trabalho de investigação	125,00
Total:	243,00

Eligibility for exams

75% of classes attendance.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final grade is based (mean average) on the written assigments and/or presentations to be realized for each part of the program.

Examinations or Special Assignments

n/a

Internship work/project

n/a

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

n/a

Classification improvement

According to the official rules.

Observations

Teaching language: portuguese.