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17788
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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 |
Ciência Política
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Entry requirements |
N/A
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Learning outcomes |
1. To achieve a comprehensive view of the history of key political ideas in the formation of the main contemporary political-cultural matrices.
2. To encourage direct contact with fundamental works and documents in the history of political thought.
3. To develop the ability to analyze and critically reflect on political issues and their cultural impact.
4. To encourage the debate of ideas among students.
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Syllabus |
1. Machiavelli (1469-1527): Political (Science), virtue, and power.
2. Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679): Contractualism, sovereignty, representation.
3. Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778): Social contract, popular sovereignty, and general will.
4. John Stuart Mill (1806-1873): Democracy and freedom of expression.
5. Oswald Spengler (1880-1936): The decline of the West.
6. Totalitarianism: The 20th century and the rise of totalitarianism.
7. Walter Lippmann (1889-1974): Public opinion and the manufacture of consent.
8. Francis Fukuyama (1952-): The "End of History" and the alleged death of ideology.
9. Demagoguery and populism: The reality of political tensions in the first decades of the 21st century.
10. Algorithms and "echo chambers": Public opinion and polarization in the age of social media.
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Main Bibliography |
- McClelland, J.S. (1996) A History of Western Political Thought. London: Routledge.
- Rosas, J, C. (2020). História da Filosofia Política. Lisboa: Editorial Presença.
- Strauss, L. & Cropsey, J. (eds.), (2013). História da Filosofia Política. Rio de Janeiro: Editora Forense.
- Touchard, J. (1997). História das Ideias Políticas. Lisboa: Europa-América, 1997
- Voegelin, E. (1997/99). History of Political Ideas. Columbia: University of Missouri Press.
- Wolff, Jonathan (2004) Introdução à filosofia política. Lisboa: Gradiva
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
- Theoretical-practical lessons, combining moments of lecturing by the teacher with autonomous work and guided discussion by the students
- Tutorial orientation lessons intended to facilitate a closer monitoring of students and deepen the topics as deemed necessary by the latter.
- Written test 1 (45% of final grade)
- Written test 2 (45% of final grade)
- Active participation (10% of final grade)
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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