Methodology of the Philosophical Text Research - 1st semester
Code
711031047
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Filosofia
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
António de Castro Caeiro
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) to examine the specificity of philosophical thinking.
b) to identify different models of philosophical work.
c) to exercise hermeneutics, heuristics and expressive skills.
Prerequisites
Not applicable
Subject matter
The Latin version of the philosophical greek termini technici
The course aims at reading, translation, review and possible interpretations of some letters of Seneca (58, 65, 66, 71, 76, 85, 87, 106, 113, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124). At issue is not only the understanding of stoicism or Seneca perspective on the philosophy but the discussion of the Latin language as the host of the technical language of the Greeks particularly Plato and Aristotle.
Bibliography
Inwood, B. (2007). Seneca. Selected Philosophical letters. Oxford: OUP Oxford.
Séneca, L. & Campos, J. (n.d.). Cartas a Lucílio. Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.
Teaching method
The syllabus resorts two main activities. In the first hour we will read, expose and explain the fundamental key concepts and the theoretical frameworks of the texts at stake. In the second hour we will be interpreting and analysing the texts with the students in order to promote a debate about alternative views, possible objections, argumentation and expression.
Evaluation method
The evaluation is individual, through one written test (70%) in the end of the semester and one written paper (30%) discussed and supervised in tutorial monitoring.