Medieval Portuguese Thought

Code:

MFIL034

Acronym:

PPM

Instance: 2010/2011 - 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	2	MFIL - Study Plan	1	-	10	3

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This program is based on the reading and in-depth study of texts by the authors indicated below. Their interpretation is placed on the development of institutions related to written culture (monasteries, scriptoria, libraries, schools, university) and to the processes of contact with the major cultural centers (emergence of thinkers/teachers, studies abroad, book circulation), thus underlining the contribution of these authors to the discussion of key issues in Philosophy. Emphasis is also given to the diversity of literary genres (sermon, summa, commentary, dialogue, treatise, question), their structures and purpose. In some texts, students will engage in the study of the reception of Aristotle in particular.

Program

PROGRAM
I. The Patristic period and the early Middle Ages (until 6th century)
1. Christianization in the Northwest of the Iberian Peninsula
2. Saint Martin of Braga: On the correction of the rustic (De correctione rusticorum)
3. The Monastic movement until the dawn of nationality

II. The period of the founding of nationality
1. Monastic revival in the 12th century
2. Santo Anthony of Lisbon: Sermons (Sermones dominicales)

III. The first Scholasticism
1. Universities and Aristotelianisms
2. Petrus Hispanus Portugalensis: The science of the book on the soul (Scientia libri de anima)
3. Afonso Dinis de Lisbon, translator and preface writer of An unknown treatise of Averroes against de Avicennians on the first cause (Tractatus Averrois De separatione primi principia)
4. Tomás Escoto, the heretic ghost

IV. Emergence of the State, political reflection and theological speculation
1. Law and society in the 14th and 15th centuries
2. Álvaro Pais: Collyrium of faith against heresies (Colyrium fidei aduersus haereses)
3. André do Prado: The clock of faith (Horologium fidei)
4. Diogo Lopes Rebelo: On the government of the Republic by the King (De republica gubernanda per regem)

V. Nature and the object of sciences
1. The Scholastic issue and discussion of sources
2. Gomes de Lisboa: Very useful question on the object of any science and mainly of natural philosophy (Quaestio perutilis de cuiuscumque scientie sbiecto, pricipaliter tamen naturalis)

VI. Constitution of philosophical vocabulary in Portuguese
1. Thought within the Court
2. D. Duarte: the loyal counsellor
3. D. Pedro and Frei João Verba: The book of the virtuous good-doing

VII. Analysis of the nature, diversity and dissemination of philosophy in Medieval Portugal

SOURCES: All sources will be provided in the moodle platform for this course unit.

Mandatory literature

História do pensamento filosófico português, vol. I: Idade Média; CALAFATE, Pedro (org.), Ed. Caminho, Lisboa 1999 [aconselha-se a 2ª ed.: Círculo de Leitores, Lisboa, 2002
«Cultura filosófica e científica [Período medieval]», em Damião PERES (dir.) História de Portugal, vol. IV: Segunda época (1411-1557) (continuação) [pp. 475-528, cfr. pp. 493-512]; CARVALHO, Joaquim de, Portucalense Editora, Barcelos, 1932
«Conspecto do desenvolvimento da filosofia em Portugal (séculos XIII-XV)»; CARVALHO, Mário Santiago de, Revista Española de Filosofía Medieval, 4 (1997) 131-155
História da filosofia portuguesa, 3 vol.: 1. A filosofia hebraico portuguesa; vol. 2: A patrologia lusitana; vol. 3. A filosofia arábigo-portuguesa; GOMES, J. Pinharanda: , Lello & irmão e Guimarães Ed., 1981, 1983, 1991

Teaching methods and learning activities

Seminar work developed based on direct access to sources, in addition to reading and commentary on the texts. Discussion with national and foreign guest lecturers.

keywords

Humanities > Philosophy

Evaluation Type

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	45,00
	Teste	100,00		2011-07-22
	Exame	2,00		2011-07-22
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	123	2011-07-22
	Total:	123,00

Eligibility for exams

According to FLUP Regulations.

Calculation formula of final grade

Average sum of the marks awarded to seminar work and student participation, converted to a quantitative scale.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not foreseen. Nevertheless, each student may propose extra assignment(s), which will be taken into consideration if integrated in the work carried out for the seminar.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to FLUP Regulations.

Classification improvement

According to FLUP Regulations.