Modern and Contemporary Philosophy I

Code:

FILO011

Acronym:

FILC1

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	31	FILO - Study Plan	3	-	6	4

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

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.

 

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the course the students should be able: 1. To show to have acquired an introductory and basical preparation in Contemporary Philosophy (concerning the period indicated in the program). 2. To know how to analyze contemporary philosophical texts. 3. To know how to articulate the acquired knowledge with the knowledge concerning other periods of History of Philosophy. 4. To properly use research tools required for the in-depth study of contemporary philosophy within the course framework. 5. To proficiently dissert on the main elements of contemporary philosophy, on its main figures and doctrinal currents. 6. To analyze fundamental notions, problems and arguments concerning the main ancient philosophers, on the basis of primary sources. 7. To dissert on the importance of contemporary philosophy problems, concepts and arguments, as well as of its texts, urging reflection on them.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. The issue of philosophical modernity and contemporaneity.
2. The idealist tradition - I.
3. History and reason.
4. Time and philosophy.
5. Emersonian transcendentalism.
6. Empiricism and utilitarianism.
7. The return of the tragic thought and the issue of values.
8. The thought of life.
9. The new issue of fundamentals.
10. The idealist tradition - II. 
11. Pragmatism.

Mandatory literature

Bergson, Henri ; Ensaio sobre os dados imediatos da consciência (1889), trad. portuguesa João da Silva Gama, Edições 70, Lisboa, 1988
Cassirer, Ernst ; Filosofia das formas simbólicas (1923-1929), trad. francesa Olé Hanson-Love e Jean Lacoste, 3 vols, Minuit, Paris, 1972
Hegel, G. W. F. ; Fenomenologia do espírito (1807), trad. francesa Jean Hyppolite, Aubier, Paris, 1941
Husserl, Edmund ; Ideias directrizes para uma fenomenologia (1913), trad. francesa Paul Ricoeur, Gallimard, Paris, 1950
Kierkegaard, Soren ; Ou… ou… (1843), trad. francesa F. Prior, O. Prior e M. H. Guignot, Gallimard, Paris, 1943
Nietzsche, Friedrich ; Assim falava Zaratustra (1883-1885), trad. portuguesa Carlos Grifo Babo, Presença, Lisboa, 1976
Russell, Bertrand ; Princípios da matemática (1903), George Allen and Unwin, Londres, 1903
Schopenhauer, Arthur ; O mundo como vontade e representação (1818), trad. francesa A. Burdeau, PUF, Paris, 1966
Stuart Mill, John ; Um sistema de lógica (1843), trad. francesa Louis Peisse, Madraga, Bruxelas, 1988
James, William, 1842-1910; Pragmatism and four essays from the meaning of truth

Teaching methods and learning activities

Mixed seminary and lecture-based course, including tutorials.  Discussions with students.

keywords

Humanities > History > History of philosophy > Contemporary philosophy

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	50,00
Trabalho escrito	50,00
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 Regulation in force.

Calculation formula of final grade

Written assigment (to be orally presented in class) - 50% +
Final exam - 50%.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable.

Classification improvement

In accordance with the Regulations in force.

Observations

Teaching language: Portuguese.