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Philosophical Anthropology

Philosophical Anthropology

Code	5926
Year	1
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	OT(15H)/TP(45H)
Scientific area	Philosophy
Mode of delivery	Face to face.
Work placements	Not applicable.
Learning outcomes	This curricular unit aims to raise awareness to different anthropological approaches throughout the history of philosophy and to emphasize the importance of the philosophical articulation with other knowledge about the humane. At the end of this unit the students should be able to (i) identify the study subject of the philosophical anthropology; (ii) question the methodological and hermeneutical issues of the subject; (iii) characterize paradigmatic anthropological approaches; (iv) question the issue of the human essence; (v) evaluate the anthropological meaning of death.
Syllabus	1. Introduction 1.1. The study subject in anthropology – the (in)definition of the humane 1.2. Methodological and hermeneutical questions 2. Brief history of “the Question on Mankind” 2.1. From the Greek to the modern: patterns of the anthropological view 2.2. The human existence in contemporary philosophies 3. In search of the essence of Mankind 3.1. Structural categories of the human being: the mind-body problem 3.2. The return to animalism and the overcoming of humanism 4. The anthropological sense of death 4.1. Amid the absurd and hope; from Sisyphus to Prometheus 4.2. Can the problem of death define the humane?
Main Bibliography	CORETH, Emerich, O Que é o Homem?, Lisboa, Verbo, 1988. LANGLOIS, Ibañez, Introdução à Antropologia Filosófica, Lisboa, Editorial Notícias, s.d.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.