Philosophy and Political Science I

Code:

FILO018

Acronym:

FILCP1

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	85	FILO - Study Plan	1	-	6	4

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

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.

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of U: C, students should be able to discuss the philosophical contribuitions for the social and political reflection. Students must also demonstrate they understand the philosophical presuppositions of policy proposals by the analysis of the works chosen considering the key issues of the problem developed.

Working method

Presencial

Program

I. Introduction to the problems addressed in the ambit of the subject: political philosophy and ideologies; politics and religion; politics and economy 1. Fundamental operational concepts: freedom, justice, power and state. 2. Political struggle factors and the forms it takes. 3. The justifications of the state, the types of state and their fundamental structure. II. The Greek city-state and the origins of political thought 1. The Sophists, Plato and Aristotle. 2. The opposition between nature and law. 3. The relationship between ethics and politics. 4. The binomial knowledge/power. 5. The identification of the various political regimes. 6. The discovery of democracy. 7. Political utopia: the real state and the ideal state. 8. The mixed constitution and the relativism of political ideals. 9. Hellenism: Stoic and Epicurean schools. 10. The individual, friendship and cosmopolitanism. III. Christianity and the Middle Ages. 1. The status of political philosophy: the relationship between spiritual power and temporal power. 2. Saint Augustine and Saint Thomas Aquinas. 3. The theology of history. 4. The Christian vision of man and the state. IV. The birth of Modernity 1. Machiavelli, Erasmus, Morus and Hobbes. 2. The ideal of the Republic. 3. The state as absolute foundation. 4. The autonomy of politics facing morality. 5. Christian humanism. 6. The pacifist ideal. 7. The assertion of civil power. 8. State and sovereignty. 9. The fundamentals of natural law. 10. The theories of the contract. NOTE: The detailed reading list can be consulted in the Student Guide (Department of Philosophy).

Mandatory literature

Amaral, Diogo Freitas; História das Ideias Políticas, Livraria Almedina, 1998
Araújo, Luís de, Sob o Signo da Ética, Granito Editores, 2004
Arendt, Hannah;Qué es la Política?, Paidós, 1992
Arendt, Hannah; A Dignidade da Política, Rio de Janeiro, Dumara, 1993
Aristóteles; Política, Vega, 1998
Baudart, Anne; A Filosofia Política, Instituto Piaget, 2000
Chatelet, F. Duhamel, P.; Histoire des Idées Politiques, PUF, 1982
Chevalier, J.J.; História do Pensamento Político (vol.I), Zahar, 1983
Corcuff, Phillippe; Filosofia Política, Europa-América, 2003
Hobbes, Thomas; Leviatã, Imprensa Nacional casa da moeda, 1995
Maquiavel, Nicolau; O Príncipe, Europa-América, 1976
Morus, Tomás; A Utopia, Guimarães Editores, 1978
Platão; A República, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkien, 1972
Renault, Alain; Histoire de la Philosophie Politique (I,II), Callman-Lévy, 1999
Touchard, Jean; História das Ideias Políticas (I,II,III), Europa-América, 1970

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theory-practical classes consisting of lectures, reading and discussion, with students, of the texts studied in each topic.

keywords

Humanities > History > History of philosophy
Humanities > Philosophy > Ethics
Humanities > Philosophy > Philosophy of law
Humanities > Philosophy > Philosophical anthropology
Humanities > History > Political history

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Trabalho escrito	0,00
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 article 9 of the Assessment Regulations applicable to 1st cycle courses - Licenciatura”, 18 July 2007.

Calculation formula of final grade

Exam mark rounded to the nearest whole mark. Or average of the exam mark plus any written assignments.

Examinations or Special Assignments

2-hour written tests plus 15 minutes extra time.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Special exam periods and duration of “tests” adapted to particular cases of individuals eventually enrolled as students.

Classification improvement

According to the regulations in force.

Observations

Teaching language: Portuguese. ASSESSMENT COMPONENTS/AMOUNT OF TIME ALLOCATED: the number of hours set aside for the “STUDY” component cater for eventual small optional assignments prepared by students, agreed with the lecturer. NOTE: The detailed reading list can be consulted in the Student Guide (Department of Philosophy).