Modern and Contemporary Philosophy I

Code:

FILO011

Acronym:

FILC1

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Philosophy

Instance: 2023/2024 - 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	46	FILO - Study Plan	3	-	6	41	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

1. To acquire an introductory and basical preparation in Contemporary Philosophy (concerning the period indicated in the program), studying representative figures, doctrine currents and specific problems.
2. To analyse representative source texts referred to fundamental  philosophers and schools of philosophy of the considered period.
3. To acquire tools permitting the articulation of the knowledge on nineteenth century philosophy with that of other periods in the history of philosophy.
4. To show the importance of nineteenthth century contemporary philosophy problems, concepts and arguments, as well as of its texts, urging reflection on them.

 

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the course the students should be able:
1. To show to have acquired an introductory and basical preparation in Modern and Contemporary Philosophy, concerning the nineteenth Century.
2. To know how to analyse nineteenth century philosophical texts, understanding their specificities.
3. To know how to articulate the acquired knowledge with the knowledge concerning other periods of History of Philosophy. 4. To properly use research tools required for the  study of nineteenth century philosophy.
5. To proficiently dissert on the main elements of nineteenth century philosophy, on its main figures and doctrinal currents.
6. To analyse fundamental notions, problems and arguments concerning nineteenth century philosophy, on the basis of primary sources.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

None required.

Program

1. The issue of philosophical modernity and contemporaneity. 2. Fichte, Schelling and the German idealist tradition.
3. Hegel and hegelianism.
4. Schopenhauer.
5. Emersonian transcendentalism and Kierkegaardian fideism.
6. Stirner's individualism.
7. Empiricism, positivism and utilitarianism.
8. Dialectical materialism.  
9. Vitalism.
10. Nietzsche.

Mandatory literature

Bergson, Henri ; Ensaio sobre os dados imediatos da consciência (1889), trad. portuguesa João da Silva Gama, Edições 70, Lisboa, 1988
Ralph Waldo Emerson; Self-reliance and other essays. ISBN: 0-488-27790-9
Fichte, J. G.; A doutrina da ciência de 1794 e outros escritos, Nova Cultural, 1988
Hegel, G. W. F. ; Fenomenologia do espírito (1807), trad. francesa Jean Hyppolite, Aubier, Paris, 1941
Kierkegaard, Søren; Migalhas Filosóficas, Relógio D'Água, 2012. ISBN: 978-989-641-320-0
Karl Marx; Manuscritos económico-filosóficos. ISBN: 972-44-0457-9
Mill, John Stuart; Auguste Comte and Positivism, Bibliotech Press, 2020. ISBN: ISBN-10 : 1647995450
Friedrich Nietzsche; Ecce Homo. ISBN: 972-665-089-5
Schelling, F. W. J.; Ideias para uma Filosofia da Natureza, Imprensa Nacional - Casa da Moeda, 2001. ISBN: 972-27-1088-5
Schopenhauer, Arthur, 1788-1860; O^mundo como vontade e representação
Max Stirner; O^único e a sua propriedade. ISBN: 972-608-162-9

Complementary Bibliography

Copleston, Frederick; A history of philosophy
Moyar, Dean (ed.); The Routledge Companion to Nineteenth Century Philosophy, Routledge, 2010
Sofia Miguens; Uma^leitura da filosofia contemporânea. ISBN: 978-972-44-2161-2

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 without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	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

Required minimum of 75% of presence in classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

Distributed evaluation: 2 written assignments - written assignment A, on a subject corresponding to items 1 to 5 of the Program (50%) and written assignment B, on a subject corresponding to items 6 to 10 of the Program (50%).

The formula is the same for all epochs.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Internship work/project

Not applicabe.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable.

Classification improvement

According to the regulations in force.
The calculation formula of final grade is applied to all students, including those who are inscribed in improvement.

Observations

Teaching language: Portuguese.