Applied Ethics - 2nd semester
Code
711031067
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Filosofia
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Manuel João Matos
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
1. To deepen the analysis of some of the great landmarks of the philosophical tradition of ethics ;
2. Discerning the contemporary positioning of permanent ethical issues (such as esteem for himself, desire, affection, sexuality , justice , etc.);
3. To understand the impact on ethics of the contemporary ethics of discussion;
4. To relate conventional problems of philosophical ethics to contemporary issues, such as global ethics and ecological ethics.
Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Subject matter
1. The great landmarks of the philosophical tradition of Western Ethics: the classical ethics (Aristotled and Aquinas); Early Modern Ethics (Rousseau and Kant) ; Contemporary Ethics (RAwls and Habermas).
2. Some relevant issues in Contemporary Ethics: self-esteem; the desire; the problem of feeling and the new questioning of affectivity; the problem of justice.
3. The ethics of discussion of Habermas, its importance today, and the discursive reformulation of Kant´s ethics in the light of its four pillars: universal, deontological, cognitive and formal ethics.
4. New problems posed to Contemporary Ethics: globalization and ecology.
Bibliography
HABERMAS, J. (2014). Obras escolhidas, 3 volumes. Lisboa: Edições 70.
KANT, I. (1985). Fondements de la métaphysique des murs. In uvres philosophiques, vol. II. Paris: Gallimard.
KANT, I. (2005), A Metafísica dos Costumes. Trad. José Lamego, Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.
NEIMAN, S. (2004). Evil in Modern Thought. An alternative History of Philosophy. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
ROUSSEAU, J.-J. (1969). Émile ou de léducation. In uvres Complètes, vol. IV, Paris: Gallimard.
ROUSSEAU, J.-J. (1964). Discours sur linégalité In uvres complètes, vol. III, Paris: Gallimard.
Teaching method
The teaching methods include lectures and practical classes with the same academic weight. Discussion of the philosophical texts concerning the application of ethics to the problems of today´s society.
Evaluation method
The evaluation consists of frequency (40%); work with oral defense (40%); continuous evaluation and participation in class (20%).