Heuristics and the Study of Medieval Philosophy

Code:

MFIL040

Acronym:

HEFM

Instance: 2011/2012 - 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	4	MFIL - Study Plan	1	-	10	3

Teaching language

Portuguese

Program

1. For a definition of "field" of medieval philosophy
The challenge of history: what and how to look at medieval philosophical
The challenge of reading: the diversity of literary genres
The philosophical challenge: the plurality of orientations

2. The study of textual sources
Manuscripts and editions
The importance and nature of critical editions

3. The research tools
Reference works, handbooks, encyclopedias and bibliographies
Large collections of texts
Large collections of studies
Journals
Electronic resources

4. Preparation and presentation of research
Research methodologies
How to present the results of an investigation?

Bibliography
D’ONOFRIO, Giulio (dir.), Storia della teologia nel medioevo, 3 vol., Piemme, Casale Monferrato 1996.
FLASH, Kurt, Introduction à la philosophie médiévale, trad. J. Bourgknecht (Vestigia, 8) Ed. Universitaires -Ed. du Cerf, Fribourg-Paris 2010 [Tít. orig.: Einführung in die Philosophie des Mittelalters, Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt 1987].
GILSON, Etienne, History of Christian Philosophy in the Middle Ages, Sheed and Ward, London 1955.
JOLIVET, Jean, La philosophie Médiévale en Occident, in PARAIN, B. (dir.), Histoire de la philosophie, vol. 1 (Encyclopédie de la Pléiade) Ed. Gallimard, Paris 1969, pp. 1198-1563, 1717-1726.
KRETZMANN, N. — Kenny, A. — Pinborg, J. (Ed.) The Cambridge History of Later Medieval Philosophy, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1982.
LIBERA, Alain de, La philosophie médiévale (Premier Cycle) P.U.F., Paris 1993.
MCGRADE, A.S. (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Philosophy, (Cambridge Companions) Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2003.
DE RIJK, L.M., La philosophie au Moyen Age, trad. P. Swieggers, E.J.Brill, Leiden 1985.
ROSSI, P. — VIANO, C.A., Storia della filosofia, 1. L’Antichità, 2. Il Medioevo (Coll. Enciclopedie del sapere) Ed. Laterza, Roma - Bari 1994.
SCHULTHESS, Peter — IMBACH, Ruedi: Die Philosophie im Mittelalter. Ein Handbuch mit einem bibo-bliographischen Repertorium, Artemis und Winckler, Zürich—Düsseldorf 1996 [pp. 16-349: History of medieval philosophy, with bibliography; pp. 354-605: about 600 bio-bibliographical files from Alcuin to Nicholas of Cusa].
VIGNAUX, Paul, A Filosofia na Idade Média, trad. Maria J.V. Figueiredo, (Biblioteca de textos universitários, 1) Ed. Presença, Lisboa 1994; ed. orig.: Philosophie au Moyen Âge, précédé d’une Introduction nouvelle et suivi de Lire Duns Scot aujourd’hui [2ª ed.], Les Éd. Castella, Albeuve 1987.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Exposure of theoretical principles on research in medieval philosophy. Direct contact with sources (typology of literary genres). Learning how to recognize medieval manuscripts and writing. Practical work with research tools. Training text writing and compiling bibliographies. Discussion and resolution of practical problems of research. Work on files in the library, and with computing resources.

keywords

Humanities > Philosophy

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	45,00
Resarch	Teste	100,00		2012-02-11
Assement	Exame	2,00		2012-02-11
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Research	Estudo autónomo	123	2012-02-11
	Total:	123,00

Eligibility for exams

The established by Regulations.

Calculation formula of final grade

Average score given to the work and participation, transferred to a quantitative scale.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Two written assignments: a recension and a literature search on a topic. Presentation of problems in the seminar. Participation in the seminars.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not planned, but each student may propose extra work that will be considered, if integrated into work for the seminar.