Philosophy I

Code:

MEFILO011

Acronym:

FIL_1

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Philosophy

Instance: 2024/2025 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Philosophy
Course/CS Responsible:	Teaching Philosophy in Secondary Education

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MEFILO	19	MEFILO - Study Plan	1	-	6	41	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

The goal of this curricular unit is that students complement and deepen the scientific training acquired in the 1st cycle in light of the Philosophy Program for the 10th and 11th year of secondary education and the future exercise of the teaching profession. The program and teaching are structured so that students can:
1) compare and contrast the main aspects of the most important philosophical theories within different philosophical disciplines
2) develop analytic skills and the ability to identify what elements of these theories should be presented in the class;
3) identify and discuss teaching strategies aiming at promoting a more effective learning.

Learning outcomes and competences

Students should get a basic knowledge of the contents corresponding to different disciplines of philosophy, and the ability to implement this knowledge in philosophy teaching in secondary education.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Parte I - Philosophy of art
1. Art as representation (Nelson Goodman)
2. Art as expression (R.G. Collingwood)
3. Art as form (Clive Bell; Roger Fry)
4. The institutional theory of art (George Dickie)
5. The historical theory of art (Jerrold Levinson)

Part II - Action and free will
1. Events and actions.
2. Intentional action and the causal theory of action.
3. Action and free-will.

Mandatory literature

Robert Kane; Free will. ISBN: 978-0-631-22102-9
Robert Kane; The^Oxford handbook of free will. ISBN: 0-19-513336-6
Alfred R. Mele; The^philosophy of action. ISBN: 0-19-875175-3
Carroll, Noël; Philosophy of Art
Warburton, Nigel; The Art Question

Complementary Bibliography

Carlos Mauro; Conversations on human action and practical rationality. ISBN: 978-1-4438-4788-9
Alfred R Mele,; Surrounding free will. ISBN: 978-0-19-933395-0
Walther, Ingo F.; Art of the 20th Century

Comments from the literature

Other bibliography will be available in the classes or on the moodle page.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures and frequent use of active teaching methods. Discussion in class of cases and especially relevant examples; practical exercises analysis and comparison of bibliographic materials, or other kind which can be used by students.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	67,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	33,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	61,00
Frequência das aulas	41,00
Trabalho de investigação	60,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Attendance of 75% of the classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

Written assignments/oral presentations. Final grade is the average of the evaluation parts, which are weighed equally.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

As stated in the regulations.

Classification improvement

Grade improvement possible for all three evaluation parts. The teacher in charge of the corresponding seminar part will explain how to obtain the grade improvement.