Ethics II

Code:

FLUP0866

Acronym:

E2

Instance: 2004/2005 - 2S

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	48	Official Study Plan - LFIL	4	2,5	5	-

Objectives

To add to students' understanding of issues concerning ethics and moral philosophy as well as to nurture students' development of reasoning skills.

Program

I. Fundamental Ethical Theories
Ancient Era: Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus and Stoicism. The sceptic and the cynical.
Mediaeval Era: Christian Moral: Augustine and Aquinas.
Modern Era: Spinoza, Hume and Kant
19th century: Hegel, Stuart Mill, Karl Marx and Nietzsche
20th century: G. H. Moore, Max Scheler, E. Lévinas, Jean- Paul Sartre and José Luís L. Aranguren.
The present time: Karl-Otto Apelo, Hans Jonas, John Rawls, Jurgen Habermas, A. Macintyre, Paul Ricoeur and A.Comte-Sponville.
II. Ethics in Portuguese Philosophy: authors and general positions.

Main Bibliography

CAMPS, Victoria (Org.), Historia de la Ética, Barcelona, Edit. Crítica, 3 vols, 1989.
BARAQUIN, Noella, les Grands Courants de la Morale, Paris, A. Colin, 1998.
BOURKE, Vernon, Histoire de la Morale, Paris, Cerf, 1970.
HUDSON, W. D., La Filosofia Moral Contemporanea, Madrid, Alianza, 1974.
RUSS, Jacqueline, La Pensée Éthique Comtemporaine, Paris, PUF, 1995.
VÁRIOS AUTORES, Coord. por Victoria Camps, Osvaldo Guariglia e Fernando Salmerón, Concepciones de la Ética, Madrid, Edit. Trotta, 1992.
VÁRIOS AUTORES, org. por Pedro Calafate, História do pensamento filosófico em Portugal, Lisboa, Edit. Caminho, 7 vols. 1999-2004.

Complementary Bibliography

To be indicated in the course of the semester, when necessary.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures on the topics mentioned in the programme above and theoretical-practical debates.

Software

No specific software required.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Eligibility for exams

Positive mark in the final exam.

Calculation formula of final grade

Mark obtained in the final exam.

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