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18024
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| Year |
1
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| Semester |
S1
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
S(45H)
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| Scientific area |
Philosophy
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Entry requirements |
Do not exist.
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Learning outcomes |
1. Familiarize students with the thematic approach to specific content of essential philosophy learning;
2. Strive to achieve high performance in the skills, knowledge, and attitudes specific to philosophy;
3. Obtain in-depth understanding of the themes and integrate them into the philosophical phenomenon;
4. Improve critical thinking regarding the themes, consistent with their didactic application in a high school context;
5. Exercise philosophical skills and associate them with methodological skills equally specific to this discipline.
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Syllabus |
Theme I. Philosophy of Knowledge and Science. 1. Gnoseology. Problems of Knowledge: Possibility and Origin. The Skeptical Challenge. Rationalism and Empiricism: The Problems of Veritative Justification and Inductive Foundation. 2. Epistemology. The Question of the Scientific Method. Epistemological Theories of Popper and Kuhn. Science, Pseudoscience, and Antiscience.
Theme II. Philosophy in the Face of Generative AI. Some Approaches and Prospective Incursions
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Main Bibliography |
Descartes, R. (2019). Discurso do método. Lisboa: Ed. 70
Kuhn, T. (2021). A estrutura das revoluções científicas. Lisboa: Ed. Guerra e Paz
O’Brien, D. (2013). Introdução à Teoria do Conhecimento. Lisboa: Gradiva
Oliveira, A. (2025), A Inteligência Artificial Generativa. Lisboa: Fundação FMS
Popper, K. (2018). Conjecturas e refutações. Lisboa: Ed. 70
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
The course assessment consists of a short written essay of between 8 and 10 pages (weighted 70%), complemented by a public oral presentation (weighted 30%), which will validate the performance levels achieved in terms of the targeted knowledge and skills.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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