Research Methodology for Philosophy
Objectives
At the end of the course, each student is expected to be able to:
i) describe and explain the nature and uniqueness of philosophical thinking and research, by relation with other fields of knowledge;
ii) identify the various methodologies of philosophical work and the various philosophical traditions;
iii) write and present for evaluation a philosophical paper on a topic of the student's choice.
General characterization
Code
01102031
Credits
6.0
Responsible teacher
Susana Maria Afonso Fernandes Cadilha
Hours
Weekly - 4
Total - 168
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
Available soon
Bibliography
Beaney, Michael, "Analysis", in E. N. Zalta (ed.), The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2021.
Cappelen, Herman; Gendler, Tamar Szabó & Hawthorne, John (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Philosophical Metholodogy, Oxford University Press, 2016.
Ceia, Carlos, Normas para Apresentação de Trabalhos Científicos, Ed. Presença, Lisboa, 3ª ed., 1995.
Eco, Umberto, Como se faz uma tese em Ciências Humanas, Trad. de A.F. Bastos & L. Leitão, Lisboa: Editorial Presença, 2ª ed., 1982.
Galvão, Pedro, Filosofia: Uma Introdução por Disciplinas. Lisboa: Edições 70, 2018.
Martinich, Aloysius, Philosophical Writing: An Introduction, Blackwell, 1996.
McGinn,Colin (2002), Como se faz um Filósofo. A minha viagem na Filosofia do século XX. Trad. de C. Teixeira, Lisboa: Bizâncio, 2007.
Scruton, Roger (1982), Breve História da Filosofia Moderna. Trad. de C. Marques, Lisboa: Guerra e Paz, 2022
Williamson, Timothy, Filosofar - Da Curiosidade Comum ao Raciocínio Lógico, Lisboa: Gradiva, 2019.
Teaching method
Expository lessons on the fundamental topics of the program combined with practical lessons where selected texts will be discussed.
Evaluation method
Assessment - Attendance and Participation(20%), Ensaio escrito (máx. 2000 palavras) e apresentação.(40%), Exercício escrito presencial/teste.(40%)
Subject matter
1. What is philosophy and how it relates to other areas of knowledge.
2. The specificity of the philosophical text. Argumentation and conceptual analysis.
3. The various traditions and models of philosophical work. Analytic, phenomenological and hermeneutic traditions. The linguistic turn: ordinary language philosophy and logical positivism. The naturalistic turn: methodological naturalism and the role of science.
4. Practical guidelines for the preparation of a philosophical essay: selection of sources, the structure and internal organization of the work, citation rules, organization of the bibliography.