Methodology of the Philosophical Text Research - 1st semester
Objectives
a) to examine the specificity of philosophical thinking.
b) to identify different models of philosophical work.
c) to exercise hermeneutics, heuristics and expressive skills.
d) to introduce students to the history of philosophy as history of concepts
General characterization
Code
711031047
Credits
6
Responsible teacher
Fabrizio Macagno, Giovanni Damele
Hours
Weekly - 4
Total - Available soon
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
Not applicable
Bibliography
Platão, República, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa, 2001
Hans Kelsen, A Justiça e o Direito Natural, Almedina, Coimbra, 2009
Chaim Perelman, The Idea of Justice and the Problem of Argument, The Humanities Press, New York, 1963
Outro material bibliográfico complementar será disponibilizado durante o curso, quando possível em versão portuguesa.
Teaching method
Two main activities are developed in the course. During the first hour there is an explanation of theoretical content: we will read, expose and explain the fundamental key concepts and the theoretical frameworks of the texts. In the second part of the class, there will be room for reading, interpretation and analysis of the texts with the aim of promoting debate on alternative views and possible objections.
Evaluation method
The evaluation is individual, through one written test (70%) in the end of the semester and one written paper (30%) discussed and supervised in tutorial monitoring.
Subject matter
The concept of justice
The course introduces the concept of justice from the first book of Platos Republic. The text analysis and the philosophical concept (and its contemporary interpretations Kelsen and Perelman) will be used as an instrument, with the aim of introducing the students to philosophical methodology: a) reading, b) writing, c) argumentation, d) analysis of philosophical texts.