Ethics and Political Philosophy I

Code:

MFIL036

Acronym:

EFP_I

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Philosophy

Instance: 2018/2019 - 1S

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

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MFIL	17	MFIL - Study Plan	1	-	9	75	243

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

1. To reflect on the concepts of ethics and politics

2. To discover the relationship between these concepts

3. To recognize the complexity of the problems raised

4. To take contact with issues and tasks of contemporary ethics

 

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Learning outcomes and competences

 This course aims:1. to provide a conceptual understanding of ethics and politics
2 - at understanding the conceptual framework which underlies contemporary discussions on ethics and politics

3. To develop a critical awareness of leading current debates and main topics in ethics and politics.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1.Issues of contemporary ethics
1.1 The "Political" in philosophy: delimitation of the notion political field
1.2. The rationality of human behavior and political choices. 
2- . Scope and current theories in Ethics and Political Philosophy 
2.1. Communicative-discoursive ethics. (J. Habermas)
2.2. Evil as absence of thought and totalitarianism as radical evil (Hannah Arendt)
 2.3.The good as rationality and justice as a good (J. Rawls)

Mandatory literature

ARANGUREN, José Luís; Ética y Política, Guadarrama, 1968
ARAÚJO, Luís de; ÉTICA, Imprensa Nacional - Casa da Moeda, 2010
ARAÚJO, Luís de; Sob o Signo da Ética, Granito, 2000
Alain; L'Étique, Essai sur la Conscience du Mal, Hatier, 1995
Arendt, H.;; Homens em Tempos Sombrios , Relógio D'Água, 1991
Arendt, H.;; Compreensão e Política e Outros Ensaios, Relógio D'Água, 2001
Arendt, H; Considérations Morales, Payot et Rivages, , 1996
Arendt, Hannah; A Condição Humana, Relógio d'Água, 2001
Habermas, Jürgen ; The Theory of Communicative Action. , Cambridge: Polity Press, 1984
Rawls, J.; Teoria da Justiça, Editorial Presença, 1993
Resweber, Jean-Paul; Le Questionnement Ethique , Prosopon, 2005
Singer, Peter;; Como havemos de Viver? - a Ética numa Época de Individualismo, , , Dinalivro, 2006
SPERBER, Monique Canto (Dir.); Dictionnaire d'Éthique et de Philosophie Morale, PUF, 1996

Teaching methods and learning activities

Teaching methodologies (including evaluation): It will be followed a theoretical approach to syllabus, text analysis, presentations and debates based uponindependent research, individually as well as in groups, either way under tutoring relating to a suggested subject.

keywords

Humanities > Philosophy > Ethics

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	20,00
Trabalho escrito	80,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	130,00
Frequência das aulas	58,00
Trabalho de investigação	82,00
Total:	270,00

Eligibility for exams

Each student will have to be present at least of 75% of the planned sessions, except for the cases predicted by law.

Calculation formula of final grade

Participation and assiduity (20%),individual paper (60%) and its presentation (20%).

Examinations or Special Assignments

Non applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to present regulations.

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