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15586
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| Year |
2
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| Semester |
S2
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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 |
This Curricular Unit has the following objectives:
1. To define the origins and concept of Modernity.
2. To familiarize students with some of the most influential philosophical theories of modernity.
3. To promote contact with central authors of Modern Philosophy.
4. To acknowledge the relevance and permanence of the problems and proposals of Modern Philosophy.
5. To foster the ability to analyze and critically discuss the major issues of Modern Philosophy.
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Syllabus |
Topic 1 – What is meant by “Modern Philosophy”?
Topic 2 – The birth of a “moral science” and the limits of reason. (Kant, Hume, Schopenhauer)
Topic 3 – From the state of nature to the modern state: the social contract. (Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau)
Topic 4 – Natural law and individual freedom (Rousseau, Locke, Mill)
Topic 5 – Man, God and religion (Pascal, Nietzsche)
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Main Bibliography |
- Descartes, René (1980). Discurso do Método/As Paixões da Alma. Lisboa: Livraria Sá da Costa.
- Hobbes, Thomas (1994). Leviathan. Cambridge: Hackett.
- Hume, David (1986). A Treatise of Human Nature. Londres: Penguin Classics.
- Locke, John (1988). Two Treatises of Government. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
- Mill, John S. (2008). On Liberty and Other Essays. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Nietzsche, Friedrich (2005). O Anticristo. Lisboa: Guimarães Editora.
- Pascal, Blaise. (2019). Pensamentos. Lisboa: Relógio D’Água.
- Rousseau, Jean-Jacques (2023). Do Contrato Social (Ou Princípios do Direito Político). Lisboa: Edições 70
- Rutherford, Donald (ed.) (2006). The Cambridge Companion to Early Modern Philosophy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Scruton, Roger (1995). A Short History of Modern Philosophy. London: Routledge.
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
The methodology employed will rely on the presentation of topics (with slide support), followed by a class discussion of emerging issues based on the reading of texts on the main topics and problems addressed. In addition, students should work alongside the teacher to plan and prepare a class on one of the topics/authors of the program, which will be the subject of discussion and evaluation.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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