Philosophy of Knowledge
Code
711031056
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Filosofia
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Luís Manuel Bernardo
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) To get a profound knowledge of the main subjects and issues from the Philosophy of Knowledge domain;
b) To be able to evaluate both from an internal and an external point of view different proposals;
c) To enhance the analitical faculty;
d) To practice the ability to read in a critical way some major philosophical texts;
e) To practice competences implicated in getting discourses and written texts philosophically consistent and relevant.
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
We shall read two major works of Denis Diderot (Letter on the Blind and Thoughts on the Interpretation of Nature, Manchester, Clinamen Press, 1999) in order to discuss the following issues:
1.Knowledge as a problem
2.Subjectivity and objectivity
3.Processes
4.Faculties
5.Modalities
6.Limits
Bibliography
BACON, F., Novum Organum, Porto, Rés, s.d..
BERKELEY, G., Tratado do Conhecimento Humano…, Lisboa, INCM, 2000.
DESCARTES, R., Meditações sobre a Filosofia Primeira, Coimbra, Almedina, 1992.
LOCKE, J., Ensaio sobre o Entendimento Humano, Lisboa, Fundação Calouste
Gulbenkian, 1999.
LEIBNIZ, W., Novos Ensaios sobre o Entendimento Humano, Lisboa, Colibri, 1993.
Teaching method
Exposition with discussion
Commentary of the main texts.
Evaluation method
Participation.
Two Written test.