Seminar in Philosophy II

Year
0
Academic year
2019-2020
Code
01013403
Subject Area
Área Científica do Menor
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Elective
Level
1st Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

The method includes components of synthesis lectures and research seminar.

Most of the time will be occupied with the discussion of the texts and analysis of the philosophical issues they raise.

Learning Outcomes

Course aims:

a) To teach students how to read extended philosophical texts in depth;

b) To encourage reflection on key aspects of the human condition;

c) To promote the exercise of critical reading and writing.

 

Learning outcomes:

By the end of the course, the students will be able to demonstrate intellectual, transferable and practical skills appropriate to this academic level and in particular will be able to demonstrate:

a) knowledge and understanding of classic philosophical arguments as presented in their original contexts

b) capability to paraphrase and explain philosophical arguments in their own words.

c) how to conduct a detailed analysis of texts, theories and arguments.

d) Comprehend and make use of specialized philosophical terminology in the production of a philosophy paper following a well defined methodology.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Topics and texts discussed will vary according to the selection made for each semester and can cross very different topics and authors. Indicative exemplification: the course may concentrate on one major work of a philosopher (Plato’s Republic or Timaeus; Aristotle’s De anima or Nicomachean Ethics, Descartes’ Meditations, Hume’s Treatise of Human Nature, Kant, Critique of Pure Reason) or on one special issue( for instance, “fate, determinism and freedom”, “Theories of perception”, “Relation configurations”, “Philosophy and Medicine”, “Philosophy and Literature”).

Nota Bene: Every year, before semester beginning, a detailed syllabus will be published.

Head Lecturer(s)

Edmundo Manuel Porém Balsemão Pires

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Discussion, attendance and Participation : 15.0%
Final discussion : 25.0%
Writing assignments and exams : 60.0%

Bibliography

Entradas relevantes/ anotações relevantes da Enciclopédia de Filosofia de Stanford / Relevant entries from Stanford Enciclopedia of Philosophy.