Ethics and Political Philosophy II

Code:

MFIL037

Acronym:

EFP_II

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Philosophy

Instance: 2021/2022 - 2S

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	16	MFIL - Study Plan	1	-	9	75	243

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students
Obs.: Classes in Portuguese. Follow-speaking students of English and their assignments in English

Objectives

Learning outcomes and competences

- To deepen research skills and competences which may contribute to the preparation of the final work;
- To develop theoretical and methodological skills for understanding some challenges currently faced in Ethics and Politics.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Society, Economy and Politics;
1.1. The technological and political regulation of the capitalist model;
1.2. The power over space, the territory, the bodies and the life: Biopower, biopolitics,Necropolitics;
1.3 Knowledge economy and common goods;
1.4. Technology, democracy and participated knowledge;;
2. Globalisation, Democracy and Human Rights;
1.1. Migrations and multiculturalism (Habermas);
1.2. Cosmopolitism and community (Kant; MacIntyre, Taylor, Sandel, Kymlicka, Negri);
1.3. Acknowledgment and ethics of emancipation (Honneth, Fraser, Rancière);
1.4. Human Rights: dilemmas and challenges (Benhabib).

Mandatory literature

Benhabib, S; (2006) Another Cosmopolitanism. Oxford University Press;
Benhabib, S. ; (2011). Dignity in adversity: Human rights in troubled times. Cambridge, Polity Press;
Benkler, Yochai; The^wealth of networks. ISBN: 978-0-300-12577-1
Felberg, Christian; (2014) . La economía del bien común, Paidós :
Habermas, Jurgen, 1929- 070; Europa, cidadania e multiculturalismo. ISBN: 972-8063-27-X
Habermas, Jurgen, 1929-; Problemas de legitimación en el capitalismo tardío
Heidegger, Martin, 1889-1976; Carta sobre o humanismo
Honneth, Axel; Luta pelo reconhecimento. ISBN: 978-972-44-1562-8
Michel Foucault; Naissance de la biopolitique. ISBN: 2-02-032401-6
Kymlicka, Will; Liberalism, community and culture. ISBN: 0-19-827871-3
Rancière, Jacques, 1940-; Le^partage du sensible
Rawls, John, 1921-2002; A^theory of justice. ISBN: 0-674-88014-5
Sen, Amartya; Ethique et économie. ISBN: 2-13-045925-0
Taylor, Charles 070; Multiculturalismo. ISBN: 972-771-016-6

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures; debates targeting critical reflection on the topics and authors presented by the lecturer or selected by the lecturer and students, intended to consolidate the subject-matters addressed. The course unit also includes research work to be presented and discussed.

keywords

Humanities > Philosophy > Ethics

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	25,00
Trabalho escrito	75,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	120,00
Frequência das aulas	45,00
Trabalho de investigação	78,00
Total:	243,00

Eligibility for exams

Each student must attend 75% of the seminar sessions, except for those in circumstances stated by law or regulations.

Calculation formula of final grade

Involvement in debates - 25%
Final research paper - 75%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Non applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to present regulations.

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