Seminar in Thought, Culture and Politics
Code
73219103
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Filosofia
Credits
10
Teacher in charge
Júlio Silva
Weekly hours
2
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
It is expected that the student:
a) Be able to define the main movements and trends of thought, culture and politics in the nineteenth and early twentieth century.
b) Identify and list the main themes of thought, culture and politics in the nineteenth and early twentieth century.
c) understands the complexity of the sources and respective speeches of thought, culture and politics in the nineteenth and early twentieth century.
d) Review the process of interpretation and writing of thought, culture and politics in the nineteenth and early twentieth century.
e) Appreciate the specificity of multiple approaches of thought, culture and politics in the nineteenth and early twentieth century.
Prerequisites
n/a
Subject matter
1 - Presentation. Theme explanation
2 - The Birth of the Modern World.
3 - Romanticism at the dawn of modernity.
4 - Liberalism.
5 - Positivism.
6 - The fin-de-siècle.
7 - Perspectives of the twentieth century.
Bibliography
Gusdorf, Georges(1971). Les Sciences Humaines et la Pensée Occidental, Vol IV Les Principes de la Pensée au Siècle des Lumières, Paris, Ed. Payot.
Gusdorf, Georges (1993). Le romantisme, Paris, Ed. Payot.
Manent, Pierre(1990), História Intelectual do Liberalismo. Rio de Janeiro, Imago Editora.
Ory, Pascal (1987) – Nouvelle Histoire des Idées Politiques, Paris, Hachette.
Rosanvallon, Pierre (2000). La Démocratie Inachevée. Histoire de la Souveraineté du Peuple en France, Paris, Éditions Gallimard.
Winock, Michel (1999) Le Siécle des Intelectuels, Paris, Éd. du Seuil.
Watson, Peter (2000). Historia Intelectual del Siglo XX, Barcelona, Ed. Crítica.
Teaching method
Classroom sessions will include lectures about themes and issues and discussions based on scheduled readings.
Evaluation method
Students´ oral participation in class presentations and debates (30%) and writing an essay, structured as a paper (70%).