Philosophy History of Philosophy

Code:

MFIL068

Acronym:

FHF

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Philosophy

Instance: 2025/2026 - 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	6	study plan	1	-	6	41	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

This course is dedicated to the discipline “Philosophy of the History of Philosophy”. Its main objective is to offer an understanding of the concepts of “systematic philosophy” and “philosophical system” by analysing the perspectives developed by Martial Gueroult and Dieter Henrich.

Learning outcomes and competences

In-depth knowledge of a set of general schemes of the history of philosophy.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Introduction to systematic philosophy: what is a “philosophical system”? - Martial Gueroult’s structuralist view.


2. On systematic philosophy: the differences between M. Gueroult’s proposal and Hegel’s view of the history of philosophy.


3. The example of Cartesianism: the French dispute over Descartes. M. Gueroult vs. F. Alquié.


4. The perfect cases of Spinoza’s and Leibniz’s systems: the integral reason and the total intelligibility of Being; the metaphysical principles of continuity and plenitude.


5. The special case of Kant's philosophy. The architectonic of reason. How to reconcile ‘criticism’ and ‘system’ within Kant’s philosophy? Analysis of Dieter Henrich’s view.

Mandatory literature

Gueroult , Martial; Descartes selon l.ordre des raisons
Gueroult, Martial; Dianoématique Tome 2 - Philosophie de l'histoire de la philosophie, Éditions Aubier Montaigne, 1979
Hegel , Friedrich; Introdução à história da filosofia. ISBN: 972-44-0792-6
Henrich , Dieter; Between Kant and Hegel : lectures on german idealism. ISBN: 978-0-674-02737-4

Comments from the literature

In addition to the bibliographical references indicated, other bibliographical references will be provided during the course.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Analysis and critical discussion (with the students) of parts of the mandatory bibliography,

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	85,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	5,00
Participação presencial	10,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	66,00
Frequência das aulas	41,00
Trabalho de investigação	55,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

According to FLUP's evaluation standards.

Calculation formula of final grade

Paper 85% + participation in classes 10% + presentation/discussion of the paper 5%.

Classification improvement

Submissão of a new paper.