Topics in Social and Political Philosophy

Year
0
Academic year
2019-2020
Code
01013442
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

Teacher’s Lectures regarding the different topics.

Student’s presentations on specific aspects of the programme, according to a previous schedule.

Learning Outcomes

After the conclusion of the semester the students will be able to

1. Identify the main themes and problems of the contemporary Social and Political Philosophy;

2. Classify the themes and problems under specific authors and / or philosophical theories;

3. Interpret specific texts where it is possible to perceive the themes and problems of the contemporary Social and Political Philosophy;

4. Reflect in a personal way about the topics and problems studied during the semester.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. The epistemological meaning of the contemporary Theory of Society. Study of two authors: T. Parsons and N. Luhmann.

2. Legitimity concepts and the theoretical descriptions about the State and the Law in the writings of M. Weber, H. Kelsen and J. Rawls.

3. Economy and Society – Analysis of the economic theories on utility and the economic system of the modern society through the study of J. M. Keynes’s and F. Hayek’s texts.

Head Lecturer(s)

Alexandre Guilherme Barroso Matos Franco Sá

Assessment Methods

Final evaluation
Exam: 100.0%

Continuous evaluation
Jobs negotiated with students / variable percentages: 100.0%

Bibliography

N.Luhmann, Soziale Systeme, Frankfurt / M., 1984

T.Parsons, The Structure of Social Action, New York, London, 1937

Idem and E. A. Shils, Toward a General Theory of Action, New Brunswick, London, 1953

M.Weber, A Política como Vocação in Idem, Ensaios de Sociologia, Rio de Janeiro, 1985, p. 97-153

H.Kelsen, Teoria Pura do Direito, Coimbra, 1980

J. M.Keynes, Teoria Geral do Emprego, do Juro e da Moeda, Lisboa, 2007

J.Rawls, A Theory of Justice, N. York, 1972

Idem, Collected Papers, Cambridge (Mass.),London, 1999

A.Sen, The Idea of Justice, London, 2010

F. A.Hayek, Law, Legislation and Liberty. A New Statement of the Liberal Principles of Justice and Political Economy, London, 1973

W. S.Jevons, Theory of Political Economy, London, New York, 1871

L.von Mises, Human Action. A Treatise on Economics, San Francisco, 1964

A. Sen,"Capability and Well-Being" in Martha C. Nussbaum and A. Sen (eds.), The Quality of Life, Oxford, New York, 1993, p. 30-53.

A.Smith, Riqueza das Nações, Lisboa, 1981