Medieval Philosophy
Code
711031060
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Filosofia
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Nuno da Rosa Ferro
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
1 Acquire basic knowledge of important figures in medieval philosophic thinking.
2 Acquire the ability to read and interpret some of the fundamental philosophy texts from the medieval period.
3 Acquire a basic ability to place ideas, methodological concepts and doctrinal positions in the historical context to which they belong.
4 Analyse some of the more basic and important philosophical questions from the period studied.
5 Recognition of the importance that studying medieval philosophy can have for understanding some of todays philosophical questions.
6 Compare medieval and modern analyses of similar questions.
7 Be capable of a critical reading of the medieval historical-philosophical period and acknowledge its contribution to the formation of European mentality, culture and philosophy.
Prerequisites
Not applicable
Subject matter
The fundamental structures of man. The \"natural acquaintance\" with the concept of \"man\" and the \"inquietum cor\" as a basic part of human condition. Moods and their meaning. The \"nature\" of man as desire. The possibility of death and its meaning. The entirely formal nature of the concept of man. Nisi credideritis, non intelligetis: formal clarification of the proposition. The \"concept\" of imago Dei. Conclusion: description, meaning and possibility of meaning concerning the question \"man\".
Bibliography
S. AGOSTINHO, Confissões;
De Vera Religione;
De Libero Arbitrio;
De Trinitate (Liv. IX-XV).
As referências às Cartas, Sermões, De Ciuitate Dei e a outras obras são dadas no decorrer do curso. Edição usada: S. AGOSTINHO, Oeuvres, Paris, Gallimard, 1998.15.
Teaching method
Course of theoretical-practical character. The methodology used combines a theoretical examination of questions and the interpretation of texts. Analysis of and commenting on the texts in question
Evaluation method
Individual evaluation. Obligatory written final exam.