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What Is Philosophy?

What Is Philosophy?

Code	15553
Year	1
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	OT(15H)/TP(45H)
Scientific area	Philosophy
Entry requirements	-
Learning outcomes	This course aims to awaken students to the practice of philosophical questioning, equipping them with the tools necessary for radical problematization. At the end of this course, the student should be able to (i) make explicit the inquiring nature of philosophy; (ii) identify philosophical questions; (iii) discuss answers.
Syllabus	Astonishment, Questioning, and the Desire to Know Philosophy as the art of dying Philosophy and happiness The consolation of philosophy Philosophy as a way of life infused by thought and transformed by it The praise of philosophy The (in)utility of philosophy
Main Bibliography	Aristóteles, Metafísica, São Paulo: Loyola, 2002 [excertos Livros I e II]. Boécio (2016), Consolação da Filosofia. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. Caeiro, A. (2023), O que é a filosofia?, Lisboa: Tinta da China. Deleuze, G., Guattari, F. (1992), O que é a Filosofia?, Porto: Editorial Presença, cap. 1. Husserl, E., A Filosofia como ciência de rigor, Lisboa: Ed. Atlântida. Merleau-Ponty, M. (1986), Elogio da Filosofia, Lisboa: Guimarães. Nozick, R. (1989), “What is wisdom and why do philosophers love it so?” in Examined Life (267- 278), New York: Touchstone. Platão, Fédon (M. T. S. Azevedo, Trad., introd. e notas; 2ª ed. de 1988 [Reimpressão]). Coimbra: Minerva. Santo Agostinho, Confessiones, X.
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria	The evaluation is composed of a written test of open answer to the question of the curricular unit (60%) followed by an oral defense in a class context, in the presence of a jury constituted from the teaching staff (40%). Failure to attend the written test will result in failure to take the oral exam.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.