Modern and Contemporary Philosophy II

Code:

FILO012

Acronym:

FILC2

Instance: 2017/2018 - 2S

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	43	FILO - Study Plan	3	-	6	4

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The central goal of the course is to reach a global map of trends and positions in Contemporary Philosophy in the 20th and 21st Centuries. The goal such be made concrete by chosing specific figues and carrying out a close reading of fundamental works. An understanding of philosophical projects, positions and argumentation should result from this. 

 

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the course the students should be able: 
1. To show that they have mastered the basic trends of twentieth century Philosophy (including the begginings of the 21st century .
2. To know how to read texts of contemporary philosophy.
3. To know how to articulate such mastery with mastery in domains of philosophy such as logic, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and aesthetics.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Introduction – What do we mean by ‘contemporary philosophy’?


PART I - The first haf of the 20th century

1. Frege and Husserl: early analytic philosophy and early phenomenology. What they have in common.
1.1 G. Frege - a profile of his works.
1.2 E. Husserl - a profile of his works
2. Diverging: Wittgenstein e Heidegger as 'disciples' of Frege and Husserl.
2.1 L. Wittgenstein: Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, Philosohical Investigations.
2.2 M. Heidegger: Sein und Zeit and other writings.

PART II The second half of the 20th century - a portrait

3. French thought
  3.1 The generation of Sartre and Merleau-Ponty
  3.2 The generation of Foucault, Derrida and Deleuze
  3. 3 Some hard to classify cases: Ricoeur, Lévinas
4. The Frankfurt School (M. Horkheimer, T. Adorno, W. Benjamin e J. Habermas)
5. Ordinary language philosophy (J. L. Austin)
6. Mind and Interpretation (W.V. Quine and D. Davidson)
7. Pragmatism (the case of  R. Rorty)


Part III Applying philosophy: strands and orientations in ethics and aesthetics

1. A. Badiou, J. Ranciére, S. Zizek, G. Agamben
2. Feminism and gender (around J. Butler)
3. Wittgensteinian orientations: C. Diamond, J. McDowell, S. Cavell

Note: Part I is the philsophical core of the syllabus. Part II will be approached from a historical point of view, in order to provide students with an overview and a framework to work in. Students are encouraged to explore authors and topics of Parts II and III of the syllabus in their essays.

Mandatory literature

Austin, John L.; How to do things with words. ISBN: 0-19-281205-X
Frege Gottlob 1848-1925; Écrits logiques et philosophiques. ISBN: 2-02-002742-9
Heidegger, Martin, 1889-1976; El^ser y el tiempo
Husserl, Edmund, 1859-1938; Idées directrices pour une phénoménologie
Husserl Edmund 1859-1938; Investigações lógicas. ISBN: 972-8531-34-6
Merleau-Ponty, Maurice - Fenomenologia da percepção (1945), Gallimard, Paris, 1945.
Sartre, Jean-Paul, 1905-1980; L.être et le néant
Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951; Tratado lógico-filosófico
Wittgenstein Ludwig 1889-1951; Philosophical investigations

Complementary Bibliography

Sofia Miguens; Figuras e Movimentos - uma leitura da filosofia contemporânea
Wittgenstein Ludwig 1889-1951; Uma^conferência sobre ética. ISBN: 978-989-26-0951-5
Austin, J.L.; Sense and sensibilia, Oxford University Press, 1962
Rorty Richard 1931-2007; Consequências do pragmatismo. ISBN: 972-771-100-6
Habermas Jurgen 1929-; O^discurso filosófico da modernidade. ISBN: 978-972-47-4152-9
Miguens, S & Cadilha, S (orgs); Frege e intérpretes de Frege, Colibri, 2013
Miguens, Tunhas, PInto & Cadilha (coords); Ser ou Não Ser Kantiano, Colibri, 2015

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 assignment (to be orally presented) 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.