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Ancient and Medieval Political Thought

Ancient and Medieval Political Thought

Code	15463
Year	3
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	OT(15H)/TP(45H)
Scientific area	Ciência Política
Entry requirements	Not applicable.
Learning outcomes	The teaching of this U.C. intends to put the student in a position to 1. Understand the original character and the structuring scope of the political experience, in the multiple contexts and human dimensions in which it has repercussions 2. Assimilate the theoretical concepts that underlie ancient and medieval political thought, as well as the respective historical repercussions in the shaping of western culture
Syllabus	1. The pre-classical origins of political power: the original intuitions of nomos and demos in Solon 2. The ethical foundation of the power to govern in antiquity: the notions of polis and koinonia in Plato and Aristotle 3. The transcendent ordering of sovereign power in medieval times: the ideas of civitas and regnum in S. Agostinho and S. Tomás
Main Bibliography	ARISTÓTELES, Política, Lisboa: Vega, 1998 [COTA: CA-1.0-ARI] PLATÃO, República, Lisboa: FCG, 2001 (9ªed.) [COTA: CA-1.0-PLA] S. AGOSTINHO, A cidade de Deus, vols. I e II, Lisboa: FCG, 2000 [COTA: CA-1.0-AGO] S. TOMÁS [Thomas Aquinas], Political Writings, Cambridge: CUP, 2002 [pdf a disponibilizar] -------- ROWE, Christopher, The Cambridge History of Greek and Roman Political Thought, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000 [CA-176-00183] ARNAS, Pedro, El pensamiento político en la Edad Media, Madrid: Fundación Ramón Areces, s.d. [CA-176-00683]
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria	EVALUATION SYSTEM CFAEA = weighted average of the following assessment instruments > 2 compulsory written frequencies [failure to complete one or both implies going to the Exam]: 40% > 4 individual written reports on research into mandatory reading texts, written fortnightly without consultation, in a OT context: 35% > 1 Group research work: 20% > attitude in class: 5%
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.