| Code |
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 |
The assessment of this course unit is based on two written tests (20% + 20%), the writing of a short essay on a topic previously agreed upon with the teacher responsible, and defended orally (50%), and active class participation (10%). Except for students with working-student status, whose assessment will be calculated based on the following formula: 2 written tests (25% + 25%) + 1 essay with an oral defense (50%); and Erasmus students, whose assessment will be based on the writing of two essays (50% + 50%).
- Students are exempt from exams with a grade of 10 and are admitted to exams with a grade of 6.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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