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Seminar on Ethics and Phenomenology II

Seminar on Ethics and Phenomenology II

Code	13034
Year	2
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	7
Workload	OT(5H)/S(40H)
Scientific area	Philosophy
Entry requirements	n.a.
Mode of delivery	face-to-face.
Work placements	none.
Learning outcomes	This course aims to encourage reflection on ethical issues associated with ecology and environmental philosophy. At the end of the UC, students should be able to: identify the distinguishing elements of different ecologically relevant ethical paradigms; discuss the merits and limitations of each of the paradigms.
Syllabus	Module 1 1. From ecological anthropocentrism to deep ecology. 2. from ecology to ecosophy: the proposal of Arne Naess. 3. Ecofeminist perspectives. Module 2 In the trail of the new materialism, this module seeks to illuminate the profound link between matter and otherness as a way of instructing a practical ecological reason that overcomes anthropocentrism. A critique of the conception of matter capable of liberating its relational potency would have far-reaching consequences for the understanding and everyday life of ecological coexistence.
Main Bibliography	Jonas, H. (1985). The Imperative of Responsibility: In Search of an Ethics for the Technological Age. University of Chicago Press. Jonas, H., Jonas, E., & Vogel, L. (2001). The Phenomenon of Life: Toward a Philosophical Biology (Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy) (1st ed.). Northwestern University Press. Jonas, H. (2001). The Gnostic Religion: The Message of the Alien God and the Beginnings of Christianity (3rd ed.). Beacon Press. D’Eaubonne, F. (1974, 2020). Le féminisme ou la mort. Paris: Le passager clandestin. Jonas, H. (1984). The imperative of responsability: in search of an ethics for the technological age. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. Plumwood, V. (1993, 1997). Feminism and the mastery of nature. New York: Routledge. BENNETT, J. (2010). Vibrant Matter. BRAIDOTTI, Rosi; Bignall, Simone (edts.). Posthuman Ecologies, 2019. MIES, Maria; SHIVA, Vandana (edts). Ecofeminism, 2nd edition, 2014.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.