FILO009 - ECTS - To allow an access to a comprehensive variety of fundamental problems of ancient philosophy (up to Plato).
- To generate the formulation of personal responses, based on the lecture of commented texts, to the main questions mentioned in the syllabus. 
- To develop scientific and methodological skills in the context of ancient philosophy.

FILO016 - ECTS

Students should have acquired an overview of contemporary epistemology and of the main authors and positions in the history of epistemology as well as a conception of the nature of epistemological problems. In a novel situation where an epistemological discussion arises students should be able to show mastery of the terminology of contemporary epistemology as well as the capacity not only to identify epistemological problems but also the relations bewteen such problems and metaphysical issues and issues in the theories of mind and language.

FILO018 - ECTS Understand the problem of philosophical research in the political and social fields. Analysis and interpretation of texts by philosophers under study. Recognise the importance and timeliness of the topics considered.

FILO021 - ECTS Understanding the broader context of Portuguese history and culture the importance of philosophical thought of the twentieth century; Identify the position of the study authors; Discuss global visions of philosophical thought in Portugal, in relation with our culture and history.

FILO027 - ECTS

The aim of this subject is to encourage students to develop skills in reasoning (deductive, essentially) and master some of the key concepts of logic in order to apply them
- in the analysis of philosophical theses based on arguments, and 
- in understanding some philosophical positions for which the results of logical research are considered important (or, alternatively, irrelevant).

FILO010 - ECTS To acquire an introductory and basical preparation in Ancient Philosophy (concerning the period indicated in the program). To analize representative source texts referred to fundamental ancient philosophers and schools of philosophy. To acquire tools permitting the articulation of the knowledge on ancient philosophy with that of other periods in the history of philosophy. To show the importance to contemporary philosophy of ancient philosophy problems, concepts and arguments, as well as of its texts, urging reflection on them.

FILO017 - ECTS To develop basic epistemology content acquired in Philosophy of Knowledge I, discussing specific topics that intersect epistemology, metaphysics and history of philosophy. The central topics are (a) the sources of knowledge (in particular, perception, memory and testimony); (b) self-knowledge and the problem of the other minds. A dual approach is proposed: through classics and contemporary texts.

FILO019 - ECTS Understand the problem of philosophical research in the political and social fields. Analysis and interpretation of texts by philosophers under study. Recognise the importance and timeliness of the topics considered.

FILO028 - ECTS

The aim of this subject is to encourage students to develop skills in deductive reasoning and master the formal methods of modern logic in order to apply them
- in the analysis of philosophical theses based on arguments, and
- in understanding some philosophical positions for which the results of logical investigations are considered important (or, alternatively, irrelevant).

FILO029 - ECTS The UC aims to deepen the practical work with instruments of study and research, preparing the materials investigated for their oral and written presentation (assignments, articles, essays, book reviews, monographs, etc.).

FILO001 - ECTS

- To understand the specificity of philosophical anthropology within the field of Philosophy and in relation to positive anthropologies.
- To recognize issues and problems of philosophical anthropology in articulation both with philosophical tradition and contemporary discussion on this subject

FILO005 - ECTS

To promote some of the most important texts produced in the field of Aesthetics.
Provide students with issues, concepts and conceptual relations to understand and interpret artistic and aesthetic objects.
Motivate and develop in students an appreciation and sensibility for artistic objects. Encourage the students’ visual and conceptual imagination.

FILO034 - ECTS

1. To acquire an introductory preparation in Philosophy of Sciences. 2. To analise historical and contemporary texts concerning Philosophy of Sciences. 3. To understand the historical genesis of Philosophy of Sciences as a branch of Philosophy. 4. To study specifical themes and problems of Philosophy of Sciences.

FILO021 - ECTS Understanding the broader context of Portuguese history and culture the importance of philosophical thought of the twentieth century; Identify the position of the study authors; Discuss global visions of philosophical thought in Portugal, in relation with our culture and history.

FILO022 - ECTS To know the main subjects and authors of the medieval period. To read and to analyze texts representative of the medieval philosophical discussions. To identify and discuss the philosophical arguments of the authors studied.

FILO002 - ECTS

General objective:Following on from PA I and considering that the logos of Philosophical Anthropology can only be understood close to human conditions , the objective of this subject will be to reflect philosophically upon some of the great contemporary anthropological questions. Specific objectives: -To develop a critical vision of the human condition -To understand the human being and the new challenges of the contemporary world. -To provide for the acquisition of reflexive competencies in the domain of anthropological issues -To promote research on the themes, problems and authors discussed.

FILO006 - ECTS

To promote some of the most important texts produced in the field of Aesthetics. Provide students with issues, concepts and conceptual relations to understand and interpret artistic and aesthetic objects.
Motivate and develop in students an appreciation and sensibility for artistic objects, especially those produced in current times. Encourage the students’ visual and conceptual imagination.

FILO035 - ECTS

 

 

1. To be able to deal in depth main issues, currents of thought and arguments of contemporary philosophy of sciences, incluindo áreas específicas. 2. To be able to discuss orally as well as in written form the studied themes of contemporary thought on specific fields. 3. To be able to discuss main problems and currents of contemporary philosophy of sciences, relating them toknowledge previously acquired.

 

 

FILO023 - ECTS

This course aims to strengthen the study the authors previously taught in the first semester, through the full (or partial) reading of selected philosophical works, focusing on the issue of will and its ramifications (knowledge and sensuality, choice, freedom, determinism, happiness, responsibility, evil, intemperance, action). Texts will be analysed taking into consideration the thought of the related authors and the period in which they were produced, with particular emphasis on the philosophical discussions they perpetuated or caused. Assuming that students read the texts beforehand, 3 to 6 classes will be assigned to each work/theme under study, depending on their length and difficulty. Reading the full texts on the core issues of medieval philosophical discussions is one way to further the general issues studied in the 1st semester. These readings will seek to integrate each work in the dynamics of the philosophical ideas the writer formulates or discusses, comparing it with those of other peer authors, in order to discuss the key moments and positions in the formulation of theories of will during the Middle Ages. We will seek to establish why these issues have persisted in modern and contemporary philosophy. Note: The literature included in this part of the programme is compulsory reading.

FILO029 - ECTS The UC aims to deepen the practical work with instruments of study and research, preparing the materials investigated for their oral and written presentation (assignments, articles, essays, book reviews, monographs, etc.).

FILO007 - ECTS a) Develop the capacity to analyze concepts and fundamental notions of human action.

 b) Understand the specificity of Ethics in the set of philosophical disciplines.

 c) To know the main ethical theories and their most relevant authors.

d) Development and consolidation of a critical position in the face of different ethical theories

FILO011 - ECTS

1. To acquire an introductory and basical preparation in Contemporary Philosophy (concerning the period indicated in the program).
2. To analyze representative source texts referred to fundamental ancient philosophers and schools of philosophy.
3. To acquire tools permitting the articulation of the knowledge on 19th Century philosophy with that of other periods in the history of philosophy.
4. To show the importance of contemporary philosophy problems, concepts and arguments, as well as of its texts, urging reflection on them.

 

FILO014 - ECTS The main purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to the themes of sense and reference and, more generally, of the relations between language, thought and the world as dealt with within the philosophy of language. In order to pursue such goal a close reading of the works of some main authors in the history of philosophy of language since late 19th century to mid 20th century is undertaken (namely Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell and Ludwig Wittgenstein). A further goal is to understand the relations between current philosophy of language on the one hand and the history of analytic philosophy and the sciences of language on the other.

FILO024 - ECTS

- To allow the students an access to a comprehensive variety of fundamental problems of modern philosophy (up to Malebranche).

- To generate, from the part of the students, the formulation of personal responses, based on the lecture of commented texts, to the main questions mentioned in the syllabus.

- To develop scientific and methodological skills in the context of modern philosophy (up to Malebranche).    

FILO030 - ECTS

1. To identify the main issues and questions discussed on ontology.
2. To understand the philosophical problems concerned with the historical foundation of metaphysics as the science of being qua being, in the history of wetern philosophy. 
3. To grasp and to identify the main concepts of the specific lexicon of Ontology and its specific use within the work of each author studied.  
4. To develop analytical skills and criticism regarding the texts of the philosophical tradition and the metaphysical issues discussed.
5. To develop critical skills concerning the different solutions presented in the history of western philosophy regarding the main issue analysed in the program about the possibility of metaphysic as a science of being qua being

FILO008 - ECTS 1. . To deepen the analysis of some of the great milestones of the philosophical tradition of modern ethics.
2. Discern the contemporary positioning of essential ethical issues.
3. To relate the problems of philosophical ethics to problems of contemporary society.

4. Debate  essential issues in the field of practical ethics

FILO012 - ECTS The central goal of the course is to reach a global map of trends and positions in Contemporary Philosophy in the 20th and 21st Centuries. The goal such be made concrete by chosing specific figues and carrying out a close reading of fundamental works. An understanding of philosophical projects, positions and argumentation should result from this. 

 

FILO020 - ECTS

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

FILO025 - ECTS

- To allow the students an access to a comprehensive variety of fundamental problems of contemporary philosophy.

- To generate, from the part of the students, the formulation of personal responses, based on the lecture of commented texts, to the main questions mentioned in the syllabus.

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

- To develop research skills which will conduce to the the acquisition of technical capacities which are necessary to the making of the dissertation.

FILO031 - ECTS 1. To acquire the basic conceptual tools for the study of Ontology and for the study of each author analysed; to consolidate the skills already acquired in the previous semester;
2. To develop analytical and critical skills regarding  the texts of the philosophical tradition and the issues ontology is concerned with.
3. To understand the modern and contemporary developments of metaphysics as science (from XVII century to the present)
4. To identify and to characterize both the main paradigms of ontology from XVII century until the present and the philosophical issues they are concerned with.