Philosophy of Law

General characterization

Prerequisites

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Bibliography

Basic texts:

Morris, Clarence. Os grandes filósofos do Direito. São Paulo, Martins Fontes, 2002.

Morrison, Wayne. Filosofia do Direito. São Paulo, Martins Fontes, 2006.

 

Literature:

Arendt, Hannah. As origens do totalitarismo. Dom Quixote, 2006.

Aristoteles, Politica. Nova Vega, 2016.

Balibar, Étienne. "Cosmopolitisme, internationalisme, cosmopolitique". In: Bertrand Ogilvie, Diogo Sardinha, Frieder Otto Wolf (ed.), Vivre en Europe. Philosophie, politique et science aujourd¿hui. L¿Harmattan, 2010, p. 19-49.

Balibar, Étienne. La crainte des masses. Politique et philosophie avant et après Marx. Galilée, 1997.

Balibar, Etienne. Violence and civility: on the limits of political philosophy. Columbia University Press, 2015.

Bentham, Jeremy. Principles of International Law, in: The Works of Jeremy Bentham, ed. John Bowring, vol. 2, p. 535-560. Russell & Russell, 1962.

Bourdieu, Pierre. "La force du droit. Éléments pour une sociologie du champ juridique". Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales, 1986, 1 (64): 3-19.

Bourdieu, Pierre. Razões práticas: sobre a teoria da acção. Celta, 2001. 

Bourdieu, Pierre. O poder simbólico.   Bertrand Brasil, 2007.

Butler, Judith. Problemas de Género. Feminismos e subversão da identidade. Orfeu Negro, 2017.

Cícero. Dos Deveres. Edições 70, 2017.

Derrida, Jacques. Cosmopolitas de todos os países, mais um esforço! Minerva Coimbra, 2001.

Derrida, Jaques. Força de Lei: o fundamento místico da autoridade. Martins Fontes, 2007.

Diderot, Denis und d'Alembert, Jean Le Rond (ed.) Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par uns société des gens de lettres, Vol. IV, p. 297.  Briasson, 1754.

Diogenes Laertios. Vidas e Doutrinas dos Filósofos Ilustres. Editora da Universidade de Brasília, 2008.

Durkheim, Emile. Lições de sociologia. Martins Fontes, 2002.

Erasmo de Roterdão. A Guerra e A Queixa da Paz. Edições 70, 2017 

Freud, Sigmund. Psicologia das massas e análise do eu, In: Sigmund Freud - Obras completas, vol. 15. Companhia das Letras, 2011.

Habermas, Jürgen. Direito e Democracia. Entre facticidade e validade. Tempo Brasileiro, 1997.

Habermas, Jürgen. A inclusão do outro. Estudos de teoria política. Loyola, 2002.

Habermas,  Jürgen. Um Ensaio sobre a Constituição da Europa. Edições 70, 2012. 

Habermas,  Jurgen. Direito e Moral. Instituto Piaget, 2007.

Hardt, Michael e Negri, Antonio. Império. Record, 2001.

Honneth, Axel. Luta pelo reconhecimento. Edições 70, 2011

Honneth, Axel. O direito da liberdade. Martins Fontes, 2015.

Humboldt, Alexander von. Pinturas da natureza. Uma antologia. Assírio & Alvim, 2007.

Kant, Immanuel. Escritos Políticos. Editora da Universidade de Brasília, 2017.

Kelsen, Hans. O que é justiça? Martins Fontes, 1997.

Kleingeld, Pauline und Brown, Eric. "Cosmopolitanism", in: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2006.

Kymlicka, Will. Multicultural Citizenship. A Liberal Theory Of Minority Rights. Oxford University Press, 1996.

Marx, Karl e Engels, Friedrich. Manifesto do Partido Comunista. Global, 2015.

Montbron, Fougeret de. Le Cosmopolite ou le Citoyen du Monde, Ducros, 1970.

Platão, A República. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2001.

Santo Agostinho, A Cidade de Deus. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2006.

São Tomas de Aquino. Suma Teológica (Tratado da Justiça e Tratado da Lei, Rés, 1999).

Smith, Adam. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. Ed. Campbell and A. S. Skinner. Liberty Classics, 1976.

Taylor, Charles. As IGNOREes do self: a construção da identidade moderna. São Paulo: Loyola, 

Teaching method

I) Lectures:

1) exposition of the main issues of philosophy of law, contextualizing theories, comparing and analyzing their scope and relevance (objective 1).

2) Analysis of juridical and socio-political conjunctural issues (objective 2).

II) Debate after the lecture;

III) Individual oral presentation on a subject in philosophy of law (objective 1), contextualizing, synthesizing, comparing several theories, analyzing their scope and relevance, applying theories to the analysis of juridical and socio-political conjuncture issues (objective 2)

IV) Debate after the individual oral presentation;

V) individual written essay (50,000 characters, all included), where the student can present her/his own conception about a subject in philosophy of law, combining the analysis of text with the analysis of conjunctural legal and social-political issues (objective 4), establishing new interdisciplinary assocations in an original critical reflection (objective 3).

 

1) The lecture (METHODOLOGY I) intends to convey, in a critical way, the necessary knowledge about the main issues in philosophy of law, the great doctrines developed to address these issues, contextualizing, comparing and analyzing their scope and relevance (objective 1 ), applying these theories to the analysis of contemporary juridical and socio-political issues at local, European, international and global level (objective 2).

2) The debate after the lecture (METHODOLOGY II) aims to solve questions and deepen critical reflection on issues in philosophy of law, allowing the students to confirm and correct their knowledge of the great doctrines developed to address these issues, to compare and analyze their scope and their relevance (objective 1) and to apply these theories to the analysis of contemporary legal, socio-political, local, European, international and global issues (objective 2) as well as their own dissertation theme (objective 3). It also aims to strengthen the ability to engage in a scientific discussion by raising questions and objections.

3) In the individual oral presentation (METHODOLOGY III), the student will present a topic in philosophy of law, contextualizing, synthesizing, comparing theories, analyzing their scope and relevance (objective 1), applying theory to the analysis of juridical and socio-political questions (objective 2). It also aims to strengthen the ability to speak clearly to an audience. Corresponds to 40% of the grade.

4) The debate after the individual oral presentation (METHODOLOGY IV) aims to clarify doubts and deepen critical reflection on themes in philosophy of law, allowing the student to deepen her/his knowledge of the great doctrines developed to address these issues, to compare and analyze their scope and their relevance and apply these theories in the analysis of contemporary legal and socio-political issues at local, European, international and global level (objective 2). It is also intended to strengthen the capacity to participate in a scientific discussion, by raising questions and objections, and by responding to those addressed to her/him.

5) The individual essay (50,000 characters, all inclusive) (METHODOLOGY V) requires the student to organize ideas and knowledge, refine and consolidate the argument, to strengthen her/his position in order to present her/his own conception in subjects of philosophy of law (objective 3), combining text analysis with the analysis of juridical and socio-political conjunctural issues, establishing new interdisciplinary associations in a unique critical reflection. It also aims to lead the student to write coherently about a own thesis and to investigate autonomously. It corresponds to 60% of the grade.

Evaluation method

Deadline to send the essay per mail: May 15
Information of the grade of "other elements": May 22
Those who have a positive grade in "other elements" are exempt from the examination.
Those who have a negative grade have the possibility to make the examination, without consultation, about the whole program, to improve the grade: June 5, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
The final grade is the exam grade, if it is higher. If it is lower, the final grade will be the weighted average (50% for each grade), and the final grade can not be more than three values above the grade.

 

Essay structure (50,000 characters, all included):
Introduction: How can Bourdieu's concept of "legal field" contribute to analyzing conflicts between different social actors in issues related to indigenous people?
Part 1: Analysis of the fundamental concepts of the author (eg concepts of "habitus" and "field" in Bourdieu)
Part 2: Analysis of the legal concepts of the author (eg "conflicts between jurists" and "legal field" in Bourdieu) [everything up to here: up to 12 points]
Part 3: Relation between the theory studied and contemporary socio-political-juridical problems, as well as with the dissertation itself (eg, as Orlando Villas-Boas Filho does, for the construction of a concept of "indigenist field" inspired by Bourdieu) [everything up here: up to 14 points]
Conclusion: Relevance of the theory studied for the dissertation itself [everything up to here: up to 18 points]
If this work is done exceptionally: up to 20 points

Subject matter

1) An in-depth study of the main questions of the philosophy of law, focused on the concept of "cosmopolitanism", of the great doctrines developed to address these questions from Greek philosophy to contemporary philosophy, contextualizing, comparing and analyzing their scope and relevance. Each session is devoted to the great doctrines and a central question of the philosophy of law, so that the student will be able to combine the analysis of text with the analysis of contemporary juridical and socio-political issues at local, European, international and global;

2) The first half of a section consists of lecture and discussion, where the student will develop the ability to discuss scientifically, formulate questions and objections;

3) The second half of a section consists of individual oral presentation, where the student will develop the ability to speak clearly to an audience, as well as of discussion after the presentation, where the student will develop the ability to discuss scientifically, formulate questions and objections, and respond to those addressed to her/him; 

4) At the end of this in-depth study of the great doctrines and their application in the analysis of juridical and socio-political conjuncture issues, the student will be able to develop her/his own reflection on themes of philosophy of law;

5) The program comprises authors of different disciplines: law (Kelsen), philosophy (Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Habermas), psychoanalysis (Freud), sociology (Bourdieu) and even natural sciences (Alexander von Humboldt). This will allow the student to break disciplinary boundaries and see the world as a whole. The student will then be able to independently investigate a topic in philosophy of law and write an essay on a own thesis.

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