Contemporary Politics and Ethics - 2nd semester
Code
722031044
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Filosofia
Credits
10
Teacher in charge
João Sàágua
Weekly hours
3 letivas + 1 tutorial
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) To identify systematically the issues that arise from the relationship between ethics and politics;
b) To get a profound knowledge of the present debates on those issues;
c) To interpret in a critical way the main texts concerned with the subject;
d) To acquire competences in autonomous research.
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
Main subject: The Eric Weils Moral and Political Philosophy
1. The Place of Moral and Politics in Weils philosophy.
2. Their particular logics.
3. Their concerned issues.
4. The relations between them.
5. The Kantian and Hegelian heritages in Weils thought.
Bibliography
Weil, E.(2004) Philosophie Politique, Paris: Vrin, 2004.
Weil, E. (1987), Philosophie Morale, Paris, Vrin, 1987
Canivez, P. (1999) Weil, Paris, Les Belles Lettres
Guibal, F (2009). Le courage de la raison. La philosophie pratique dEric Weil, Paris: Éditions du Félin
Perine, M. (2004), Eric Weil e a Compreensão do nosso Tempo, São Paulo: Loyola,.
Teaching method
Two main activities are developed in the course. During the first one and a half hour, there is an explanation of theoretical contents that will be followed by the presentation of questions by the students and a wide debate on the previously presented issues. In the second part of the class, there will be room for reading, interpretation and analysis of the texts on which the presented contents are based.
Evaluation method
The evaluation is chiefly focused on the elaboration of a paper that shall be previously proposed to and supervised by the lecturer (80%). Attendance and participation in class are also taken into account (20%).