Issues in Ethics - 1st semester
Code
722031043
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Filosofia
Credits
10
Teacher in charge
Nuno da Rosa Ferro
Weekly hours
3 letivas + 1 tutorial
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
1. High level of understanding of the meaning and specificity of Ethics and of its articulation with other branches of philosophy and other scientific subjects;
2. High level of knowledge of the various approaches that have been taken in trying to provide an answer to ethical questions;
3. High level of knowledge of the most important concepts involved in the studying of Ethics;
4. High ability to analyse, compare, criticise and use these concepts, and also to independently interpret and discuss concepts or propositions in the Ethics area;
5. Detailed knowledge of the fundamental texts in the Ethics area, with a mastering of past interpretations, of the current state of research and of all the relevant bibliography;
6. Carrying out research work under supervision in the Ethics area, that demonstrates original explanations and adheres to scientific quality standards;
7. Acquire the skills necessary for carrying out research independently in the Ethics area
Prerequisites
Not applicable
Subject matter
The intention is to initially analyse the idea of \"ethical\", as expounded at certain points of Kierkegaards works. To this end the course will start with a studying of the meaning of the concept of \"stage\", with all the boundaries that it implies, the properties of the \"stage\" in which we find ourselves immediately by birth and the phenomena showing its failure. There will then be an analysis of the structure of the transition movement towards the ethical stage: the concepts of choice, decision, risk, freedom, etc. Finally there will be an identification, as precisely as possible, of the periods of the ethical as such and its relationship with the occurrence of the \"human universal concept\" (law, nature, conscience).
Bibliography
KIERKEGAARD, S., (1962-1964) Samlede Vaerker, Kobenhavn: Gyldendal.
HONG, H., HONG, E. (1978) Kierkegaard´s Writings, Princeton: Princeton University Press.
TISSEAU, P.-H. (1977) S. Kierkegaard, Oeuvres Complètes, Paris: L´Orante.
Teaching method
There will be a combination of presentation and theoretical expounding of questions, with students participating in the analysis of the questions posed.
Evaluation method
Evaluation: Written paper (70%); discussion of the paper with the professor (30%)