Hermeneutics

Code:

FLUP0006

Acronym:

HER1

Instance: 2004/2005 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Philosophy
Institution Responsible:	Faculty of Arts

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
FIL	118	Official Study Plan - LFIL	1	3	6	-
		Official Study Plan - LFIL	1	3	6	-
		Plano oficial 2003 - 1º ao 3º ano	1	3	6	-

Objectives

Reflection and discussion on the processes of comprehension required in the interpretation of philosophical texts in order to achieve an integrated philosophical understanding.

Program

1. Theory of text
1.1 Theory of language and theory of discourse.
1.2 Oral and written discourse.
1.3 Discourse and work.
2. Theory of interpretation
2.1 Friedrich Schleiermacher and Wilhelm Dilthey: hermeneutical circularity, comprehension and interpretation.
2.2 Martin Heidegger: situation, comprehension, interpretation; the enunciation; discourse. Hans Georg Gadamer: history, tradition and language.
2.3 Paul Ricoeur: the confrontation of hermeneutics with the structural models of linguistics and psychoanalysis.

Main Bibliography

AUTORES VARIOS, Le texte comme objet philosophique. Paris, Beauchesne, 1987.
AUTORES VARIOS, Comprendre et interpréter. Paris, Beauchesne, 1993.
BLEICHER, J., Hermenêutica contemporânea. Lisboa, Edições 70, [2002].
CORETH, E, Questões fundamentais de hermenêutica. São Paulo, E.P.U., 1973.
GADAMER, H. G., Vérité et méthode. Paris, Seuil, 1996.
GRONDIN, J., L’horizon herméneutique de la philosophie contemporaine. Paris, Vrin, 1993.
GRONDIN, J., Le tournant herméneutique de la phénoménologie. Paris, P.U.F., 2003.
HEIDEGGER, M., Ser y tiempo. Traducción, prólogo y notas de Jorge Eduardo Rivera Cruchaga. Madrid, Editorial Trotta, 2003.
LABARRIERE, P. J., Le discours de l’altérité. Paris, P.U.F., 1983.
ORTIGUES, E., Le discours et le symbole. Paris, Aubier, 1962.
RICOEUR, P., Le conflit des interprétations. Paris, Seuil, 1969.
— Du texte à l’action. Paris, Seuil, 1986.
— Teoria da interpretação. Porto, Porto Editora, 1995.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical and practical classes with text analysis

Software

No specific software required.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Eligibility for exams

Pass mark in final exam.

Calculation formula of final grade

Mark obtained in the final exam. Alternatively, students wanting to present an additional assignment for assessment (optional), average mark of the marks obtained in the final exam and assignment.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable.

Classification improvement

According to the Assessment Regulations in force.

Observations

Language of instruction: Portuguese