Philosophy of Knowledge - 1st semester

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 analytical ability;
d) To practice the skills 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

Through the analysis of Molyneux’s problem (if a , the following issues will be discussed:

1. Knowledge as a philosophical issue
2. Processes of getting knowledge
3. Faculties involved in knowledge
4. Modalities of knowledge
5. Limits of knowledge
6. Some solutions for the «problem»

Bibliography

Aristóteles (1960). Posterior Analytics. Cambridge, Massachussets: Harvard University Press.
Berkeley, G. (2000). Tratado do Conhecimento Humano. Lisboa: Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda.
Descartes, R. (1992). Meditações sobre a Filosofia Primeira. Coimbra: Almedina.
Diderot, D. (2009). Carta sobre os Cegos. Lisboa: Vega.
Kant, I. (1982). Prolegómenos a Toda a Metafísica Futura. Lisboa: Ed. 70.
Leibniz, G. (1993). Novos Ensaios sobre o Entendimento Humano. Lisboa: Colibri.
Locke, J. (1999). Ensaio sobre o Entendimento Humano. Lisboa: Fundação Calouste
Gulbenkian.
Mach, E. (1996). L’analyse des sensations. Nîmes: Jacqueline Chambon.
Merleau-Ponty, M. (2013). O Olho e o Espírito. Lisboa: Vega.
Platão (2005). Teeteto. Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.

Teaching method

Exposition with dialogue.
Discussion of some particular issues.
Analysis and commentary of texts.

Evaluation method

Participation in the course’s activities (20%).
Two written tests (40% + 40%).

Courses

• Philosophy
• Philosophy