Philosophical Anthropology I

Code:

FILO001

Acronym:

AFIL1

Instance: 2016/2017 - 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	45	FILO - Study Plan	2	-	6	4

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

- To understand the specificity of philosophical anthropology within the field of Philosophy and in relation to positive anthropologies.
- To recognize issues and problems of philosophical anthropology in articulation both with philosophical tradition and contemporary discussion on this subject

Learning outcomes and competences

After attending UC students acquire skills to understand the complexity and specificity of scope of training Philosophical Anthropology in Philosophy.

- To acquire interpretative and critical skills regarding philosophical texts, from the perspective of philosophical anthropology
- To develop skills that serve to embrace concepts and notions within philosophical anthropology.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. The place of philosophical anthropology within the context of Contemporary Philosophy and the History of Philosophy
1.1. Primacy and specificity of anthropological issues
1.2. The problematic nature of Philosophical Anthropology: a resistant subject-matter
2. Consciousness, subjectivity and inter-subjectivity
2.1. From ambivalent consciousness (Descartes) to pure subjectivity (Kant)
2.2. Boundaries and thresholds of the (re)configuration of the human. On the order of feeling.
2.3. The Other and personal identity; distinctiveness and love.
3. The issue of the analytic of finitude in contemporary thought
3.1. Kant’s outline of an analytic of finitude
3.2. Reach and limits of the Heideggerian review of Kant’s anthropological itinerary
3.3. Anthropology and “the death of man” (Foucault)
3.4. Philosophical anthropology as the emergence of fallibility, fragility, of human disproportion and mediation (Ricoeur)

Note: Under tutorial advice, students may choose between 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4.

Mandatory literature

Agambem, G.; O Aberto - O Homem e o Animal, Edições 70, 2015
Descartes, René, 1596-1650; Méditations métaphisiques. ISBN: 2-08-070328-5
FERRY, L.; VINCENT, J.-D.; Qu’est-ce que l’homme? , Paris, Odile Jacob, 2000.
FOUCAULT, M.; As Palavras e as Coisas (trad.), S. Paulo, Martins Fontes, 1981.
GROETHUYSEN, B; Antropologia Filosófica (trad.), Lisboa, Presença,, 1982.
HAAR, M; Heidegger et l’Essence de l’Homme, Paris, Millon, 1990.
HEIDEGGER, M. ; Carta sobre o Humanismo (trad.), Lisboa, Guimarães Ed., 1987.
JACQUES, F. ; Différence et Subjectivité, Paris, Aubier, 1982.
Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804; Crítica da razão pura. ISBN: 972-31-0623-X
NIETZSCHE, Assim falava Zaratustra (trad.), Relógio D'Água, 1998.
Pereira, Paula Cristina; Do sentir e do pensar. ISBN: 978-972-36-0881-6
PICQ, P. — SERRES, M. — Vincent, J.-D., Qu’est-ce que l’Humain?, Paris, Le Pommier, 2003.
RICOEUR, P., Philosophie de la Volonté, Finitude et Culpabilité, Paris, Aubier, 1988.
SCHELER, M., La Situation de l’Homme dans le Monde (trad.), Paris, Aubier, 1979.
TOURAINE; A., Khosrokhavar, La Recherche de Soi, Fayard, Paris, 2000.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theory-practical classes and research assignments supervised by the lecturer. Based on the principle of didactic variability, these classes will mobilise the pedagogical virtues of lectures, group work and strategies typical of research, particularly in terms of exploring philosophical texts and literature research.

keywords

Humanities > Philosophy > Philosophical anthropology

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

According to the regulations in force.

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

See previous item.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable.

Classification improvement

According to the regulations in force.