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15565
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| Year |
2
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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 |
Philosophy
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Entry requirements |
N./A.
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Learning outcomes |
The general objective of this course is to provide students with theoretical knowledge of political philosophy and its specificity as a branch of philosophy. Its specific objectives are:
- To study, interpret, and discuss texts on political philosophy;
- To analyze the fundamental concepts of philosophical reflection on politics;
- To identify the sources, theories, and arguments of representative political philosophers of antiquity, modernity, and contemporaneity
At the end of the course unit, students should be able to: 1) Identify and analyze the fundamental issues of political philosophy; and 2) Understand, identify, and succinctly present the main ideas, concepts, and arguments of representative political philosophers from antiquity, modernity, and contemporary times.
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Syllabus |
1. Ancient Political Philosophy
- Politics as episteme (Plato)
- Politics as phronesis (Aristotle)
2. Modern Political Philosophy
- Niccolò Machiavelli and raison d'état
- Thomas Hobbes: contractualism, sovereignty, and representation.
- John Locke and natural law
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the freedom of the ancients
- John Stuart Mill and the freedom of the moderns
3. Contemporary Political Philosophy
- The Concept of the Political in Carl Schmitt
- The meaning of politics in Hannah Arendt
- Egalitarian liberalism (John Rawls) and libertarianism (Robert Nozick)
- Biopolitics and the State of Exception (Michel Foucault and Giorgio Agamben)
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Main Bibliography |
Agamben, G. (2010). Estado de Excepção. Lisboa: Edições 70.
Arendt, H. (2005). A Promessa da Política. Lisboa: Relógio D'Água.
Aristóteles (2020). Política (3.ª ed.). Lisboa: Nova Vega.
Foucault, M. (2005). Em Defesa da Sociedade. S. Paulo: Martins Fontes.
Hobbes, T (1994). Leviatã. Lisboa: INCM.
Locke, J. (2006). Dois Tratados do Governo Civil. Lisboa: Edições 70.
Maquiavel, N. (2008). O Príncipe. Lisboa: Círculo de Leitores.
Mill, J. S. (2020). Sobre a Liberdade. Lisboa: Edições 70.
Nozick, R. (2009) Anarquia, Estado e Utopia. Lisboa: Edições 70.
Platão (2015). A República (15.ª ed). Lisboa: FCG.
Rawls, J. (1993). Uma Teoria da Justiça. Lisboa: Ed. Presença.
Rousseau, J-J. (2008). O Contrato Social. Lisboa: INCM.
Schmitt, C. O Conceito de Político/ Teoria do Partisan. Belo Horizonte: Editora Del Rey Ltda.
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
Theoretical/practical classes. A pedagogical-didactic methodology of initial exposition will be adopted, followed by commented reading of fundamental texts, previously made available, and critical discussion in class. The presentation of the topics aims to ensure that the concepts are clearly and securely learnt, while the practice of commentary and discussion serves to consolidate them.
The assessment of this course is based on, the preparation of a short essay on a topic previously agreed with the teacher in charge and defended orally. .
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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