Questions of Philosophy of Knowledge
Code
722031046
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Filosofia
Credits
10
Teacher in charge
Luís Manuel Bernardo
Weekly hours
3 letivas + 1 tutorial
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
1) To reflect on the main issues of the field and improve their understanding;
2) To acquire information on the main contemporary epistemological orientations;
3) To confront more recent issues dealing with the Philosophy of Knowledge with the traditional concerns;
4) To weigh and formulate a sustained and coherent answer to the philosophical problem concerning the nature and the possibility of knowledge.
Prerequisites
none
Subject matter
The search for objectivity in Human Sciences between thruth and method
- The role of method in scientific knowledge
- The issue of objective knowledge in Human Sciences
- The problem of foundation
- The hermeneutical solution: knowledge as interpretation
Bibliography
BLEICHER, J., Hermenêutica Contemporânea, Lisboa, Ed. 70, 1992.
HEKMAN, S., Hermenêutica e Sociologia do Conhecimento, Lisboa, Ed. 70, 1990.
HULAK, F., /GIRARD, C., Philosophie des sciences humaines, Paris, Vrin, 2011.
PALMER, R., Hermenêutica, Lisboa, Ed. 70, 1989.
THOUARD, D., Herméneutique contemporaine, Paris, Vrin, 2011.
Teaching method
Exposition; textual analysis; discussion
Evaluation method
Participation; oral presentation of a text; final paper (5-10 pages)