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14667
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| Year |
1
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| Semester |
S2
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
OT(15H)/TP(45H)
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| Scientific area |
Communication Sciences
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Entry requirements |
Not applicable.
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Mode of delivery |
Face-to-face.
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Work placements |
Not applicable.
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Learning outcomes |
- Know the main roots, foundations, matrices, moments and historical figures of contemporary occidental thought;
- Know and understand the main questions and challenges facing contemporary thought;
- Be capable of thinking critically about the main problems that are fundamental to contemporary thought;
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Syllabus |
1. The roots and context of Contemporary Thought;
2. Main metaphysical, epistemological, ethical and political proposals: - From the critique of Metaphysics: the problem of the death of God; - the proposal for a critical metaphysics; - the paradox of incomprehensible freedom; - nihilism, truth-utility, will to power and perspectivism; - alterity, strangeness and otherness; critique of onto-theology; - the age of emptiness, the information age, hyper-globalization, and populism in the empire of the ephemeral: the time of a world-culture;
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Main Bibliography |
Main bibliography:
Bibliografia Sumária
Fukuyama, F. (1992). O Fim da História. Lisboa, Portugal: Circulo dos Leitores.
Jonas, H. (1985). The Imperative of Responsibility: In Search of an Ethics for the Technological Age. London, UK: University of Chicago Press.
Kant, I. (2011). Crítica da Razão Prática. Lisboa, Portugal: Edições 70.
Lipovetsky, G. (1983). L'Ère du vide : essais sur l'individualisme contemporain. Paris, France: Gallimard.
Neves, F. (2007). Introdução ao Pensamento Contemporâneo. Lisboa, Portugal: Edições Universitárias Lusófonas.
Nietzsche, F. (1998). A Gaia Ciência. Lisboa, Portugal: Relógio d'Água.
Sartre, J.P. (1976). L'Être et le Néant, sous-titré essai d'ontologie phénoménologique. Paris, France: Gallimard.
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
The assessment will take into account the theoretical-practical status, being continuous and phased. The assessment elements will be a written assessment test (50%), activities to be carried out on the moodle platform: a research paper on an author, theme and text chosen from the syllabus (40%) and participation in classroom lessons (10%). Any evidence of plagiarism will be punished by the attribution of zero to the assessment element that has improperly used third-party texts. Factors such as active participation in the proposed activities, attendance - a minimum of 75% of classes (the program is designed for students' effective presence), punctuality, as well as the overall behavior of the students (aspects such as the interest shown, the pertinence or objectivity of the interventions will be some of the points assessed) will also be taken into account.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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