Ethics I

Code:

FILO007

Acronym:

ETI1

Instance: 2014/2015 - 1S

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

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
FILO	34	FILO - Study Plan	3	-	6	4

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Contribute to the awareness of the problems of Ethics as well as to the academic education of students.

Learning outcomes and competences

 

Students should have knowledge of the most relevant issues and thinkers in Ethics.  

Students should reach a profound level of autonomy in critical thinking

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Program

1. Philosophy and Ethics
Situation and justification of Philosophy in the contemporary world  Ethics and Philosophy. Meaning and Justification in Ethics. The ethical purpose of Philosophy. Ethical values - nature and meaning for human life.
2. Fundamental Problems of Ethics
2.1 Human behaviour.
2.1.1 Anthropological dimension:- analysis of human existence (purpose, life project and circumstance); - The problem of otherness; - the experience of freedom and the problem of its determinisms.
2.1.2 Ethical dimension - the ethical subject: autonomy of the will and moral conscience (genesis and development); - Moral action: will, values, norms, means and ends; - The experience of moral responsibility:- Fundamental perspectives: - Fundamental conditions for responsible action - Moral sanctions: guilt and remorse.
2.2 The basis for Ethics.
2.2.1 Meaning and importance of the subject.
2.2.2 Fundamental perspective: - Religious; - Sociological; - Rational (Kant) - Axiological (Max Scheler); - Transcendental-Pragmatic( Karl-Otto Apel and Jürgen Habermas);
3. The scope of ethics.
3.1. Ethics and Human Sciencs.
3.2 Ethics and Politics.
3.3 Ethics and Economics.
3.4 Ethics and Science.
CONCLUSION

Mandatory literature

ARANGUREN, José Luís; Ética, Edit. Revista de Occidente, 1958.
ARAÚJO, Luís de; ÉTICA, Imprensa Nacional - Casa da Moeda, 2010
ARAÚJO, Luís de; Sob o Signo da Ética, Edit. Granito, 2000
ARAÚJO, Luís de; Sentido Existencial da Filosofia , RES. ISBN: 1992
Canto-Sperber, Monique (Org. ); Dictionnaire d’Éthique et de Philosophie Morale, PUF, 1996
CARDIA, Mário Sottomayor; Ética. I Estrutura da Moralidade, Presença, 1992
CORTINA, Adela; Ética Mínima , Tecnos, 1996
CORTINA, Adela, NAVARRO, Emílio; Ética, Akal Ediciones, 1996
GUISÁN, Esperanza; Introducción a la Ética , Edit. Cátedra, 1995
HOFFE Otfried (Org.); Diccionário de Ética, Edit. Critica, 1994
MAGALHÃES, João Baptista; Horizontes da Ética, Ed. Afrontamento, 2010
MISRAHI, Robert; Quest-ce que lÉthique?, A.Colin, 1997
MUGUERZA, Javier, GÓMEZ, Carlos (Orgs.); La Aventura de la Moralidad, Alianza Editorial, 2007
SAVATER, Fernando; Invitasión a la Ética, Anagrama, 1982
VÁSQUEZ, Adolfo Sánchez; Ética, Civilização Brasileira, 1970
VIANO, Carlo Augusto; Ética, Labor, 1977
WUNENBURGER, Jean-Jacques; Questions d'Étique, PUF, 1993

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theory-practical classes - Lectures on the programme themes, encouraging the participation of students. In tutorials: Critical approach and discussion of course unit contents, including the discussion of theoretical issues raised; foster the discussion among students, moderated by the lecturer; oral presentation of reports and of work carried out during the autonomous study periods; discussion of works regarded as essential.

keywords

Humanities > Philosophy > Ethics

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	110,00
Frequência das aulas	52,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

In accordance with the regulations of the Teaching Standards Committee.

Calculation formula of final grade

Compulsory written exam.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Internship work/project

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

Improvement of grades must follow the types of assessment available for the course unit.

Observations