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15446
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| Year |
1
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| Semester |
S1
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
OT(15H)/TP(45H)
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| Scientific area |
Ciência Política
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Entry requirements |
Not applicable.
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Learning outcomes |
1. To achieve a comprehensive view of the history of key political ideas in the formation of the main contemporary political-cultural matrices.
2. To encourage direct contact with fundamental works and documents in the history of political thought.
3. To develop the ability to analyze and critically reflect on political issues and their cultural impact.
4. To encourage the debate of ideas among students.
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Syllabus |
I. Political ideas as a mirror of the world
1. Machiavelli (1469-527): (science) Politics, republicanism and virtue.
2. Marx (1818-83) and Engels (1820-95): Class struggle and revolutionary socialism.
3. Schmitt (1888-985) and Agamben (1942-): The friend-enemy distinction and the exception.
4: Norberto Bobbio (1909-2004): The Right and the Left.
5: Lippmann (1889-974): Public opinion and the manufacture of consent.
II. Political ideas as a driving force for change.
1. Plato (428-348 BC) and Aristotle (384-322 BC): Polis, politics and democracy in Ancient Greece.
2. Hobbes (1588-679) and Locke (1632-704): Contractualism, sovereignty, representation.
3. Rousseau (1712-1778): Social contract, popular sovereignty and general will.
4. Revolutions and the birth of human rights: Declaration of Independence (1776) and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789).
5. Stuart Mill (1806-73): Democracy and freedom.
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Main Bibliography |
- McClelland, J.S. (1996) A History of Western Political Thought. London: Routledge.
- Rosas, J, C. (2020). História da Filosofia Política. Lisboa: Editorial Presença.
- Strauss, L. & Cropsey, J. (eds.), (2013). História da Filosofia Política. Rio de Janeiro: Editora Forense.
- Touchard, J. (1997). História das Ideias Políticas. Lisboa: Europa-América, 1997
- Voegelin, E. (1997/99). History of Political Ideas. Columbia: University of Missouri Press.
- Wolff, Jonathan (2004) Introdução à filosofia política. Lisboa: Gradiva
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
- Theoretical-practical lessons, combining moments of lecturing by the teacher with autonomous work and guided discussion by the students
- Tutorial orientation lessons intended to facilitate a closer monitoring of students and deepen the topics as deemed necessary by the latter.
- Written test 1 (45% of final grade)
- Written test 2 (45% of final grade)
- Active participation (10% of final grade)
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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