Political Philosophy

Code	5940
Year	2
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	OT(15H)/TP(45H)
Scientific area	Philosophy
Mode of delivery	-- Face-to-face.
Work placements	-- None.
Learning outcomes	-- To familiarize the students with the main concepts and problems of political philosophy and political theory. -- To delimitate, to describe and to recognize the main concepts of modern political philosophy and political theory; to evaluate and to discuss the political functions of modern public sphere and public opinion; to examine and to reflect critically on the political information produced by the modern mass media.
Syllabus	-- 1. The Concept of the Political 2. The Modern Liberalism and the Concept of Liberty 3. Public Realm and Private Realm 4. Lying in Politics
Main Bibliography	-- 1. Bobbio, Norberto, Teoria Geral da Política. A Filosofia Política e as Lições dos Clássicos, Editora Campus, Rio de Janeiro, 2000. 2. Mill, John Stuart, Sobre a Liberdade, Publicações Europa-América, Mem Martins, 1997. 3. Habermas, Jürgen, Mudança Estrutural da Esfera Pública, Biblioteca Tempo Universitário, Rio de Janeiro, 1984. Original: Strukturwandel der Öffentlichkeit: Untersuchungen zu einer Kategorie der bürgerlichen Gesellschaft, Suhrkamp, Frankfurt am Main, 1962. 4. Arendt, Hannah, Verdade e Política, Relógio D’Água Editores, Lisboa, 1995.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.