Philosophy in Portugal II

Code:

FLUP0867

Acronym:

FP2

Instance: 2004/2005 - 2S

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

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
FIL	54	Official Study Plan - LFIL	4	2,5	5	-

Objectives

Within a wider context of Portuguese history and culture, this subject aims at providing the students with a broader view of the philosophical thought in Portugal from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.

Program

A. Introduction
1. Philosophical thought in Portugal in the 19th and 20th centuries: Ethics, Philosophy and Religion.

B. Philosophy in Portugal in the 19th century
1. Silvestre Pinheiro Ferreira: onto-gnoseology and political theory
2. Pedro Amorim Viana: Philosophy and Theology.
3. Introduction to the philosophical thought of Antero de Quental
5. Positivism of Teófilo Braga.
6. The idea of God in Sampaio Bruno

C. Philosophy in the 20th century
1. Leonardo Coimbra and Creationism: Critical Philosophy of knowledge
2. Teixeira de Pascoaes: the poet-philosopher of ‘saudade’
3. Ethics at the basis of the philosophical thought of Raul Proença
4. José Marinho: an ethical-metaphysical thought.
5. The existential philosophy of Vergílio Ferreira
6. Agostinho da Silva: a Philosophy of action

Note: the authors mentioned above will obviously be broached in terms of a general approach to their thought.

Main Bibliography

19th and 20th Century:
José Marinho, Verdade, Condição e Destino no Pensamento Português Contemporâneo, Porto, 1976
Studies on Contemporary Portuguese Thought:
CALAFATE, Pedro (dir.), História do Pensamento Filosófico Português, 5 vols., ed. Caminho, Lisboa, 2001
SOVERAL, Eduardo, Pensamento Luso-Brasileiro, Lisboa, 1996
PIMENTEL, Manuel Cândido, Odisseias do Espírito, Lisboa, 1996
FERREIRA, Silvestre Pinheiro, Prelecções Filosóficas, Lisboa, 1996
VIANA, Pedro Amorim, Defesa do Racionalismo ou Análise da Fé, I.N.C.M., Lisboa, 1982
CUNHA, Seixas, J. M., Princípios Gerais de Filosofia e outros textos filosóficos, Lisboa, 1955
QUENTAL, Antero, Filosofia, Ed. Univ. Açores, 1991
BRUNO, Sampaio, O Brasil Mental, 2ª Ed., Porto, 1997
— A Ideia de Deus, 3ª Ed. Porto, 1998
COIMBRA, Leonardo, Obras, 2 vols., Lello & Irmão, Porto, 1983
SARTRE, Jean Paul, O existencialismo é um humanismo, prefácio de Vergílio Ferrreira, ed. Presença
SERRÃO, Joel, Sampaio Bruno, o Homem e o Pensamento, 2ª Ed. Lisboa
SILVA, Agostinho da, Textos e Ensaios Filosóficos, vol. I e vol. II, Âncora Editora, Lisboa, 1999
— Reflexões, Guimarães editores, Lisboa, ……..
FERREIRA, Vergílio, Um escritor apresenta-se, organização de Maria da Glória Padrão, Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda
— Aparição, Bertrand, Lisboa, 1988
NATÁRIO, Maria Celeste, O Pensamento Filosófico de Raul Proença, tese de doutoramento (2 tomos), 2002
— O Pensamento Dialéctico de Leonardo Coimbra. Reflexão sobre o seu valor antropológico, 1997.
TEIXEIRA, Braz, Deus, mal e a saudade, Fundação Lusíada, Lisboa, 1993
PASCOAES, Teixeira, Regresso ao Paraíso, Assírio e Alvim, Lisboa, 1990

Complementary Bibliography

To be indicated in the course of the semester, when necessary.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Explanatory theoretical lessons and practical lessons in which acquired knowledge will be applied.

Software

No specific software required.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Eligibility for exams

Positive mark in the final exam.

Calculation formula of final grade

Mark obtained in the final exam.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to the Assessment Regulations in force.

Classification improvement

Final exam in the re-sit exam period.

Observations

Language of instruction: Portuguese.