Issues in the Philosophy of History - 1st semester
Code
722031045
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Filosofia
Credits
10
Teacher in charge
João Luís Lisboa
Weekly hours
3 letivas + 1 tutorial
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
1. To understand the rational interpretation of the general meaning of History as a relevant perspective in the philosophical reflection on human societies;
2. To analyse philosophical representations of the historical becoming;
3. To question the relationship between the Philosophy of History and other political and cultural contemporary representations with temporal and teleological meaning
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
1. Utopia and Philosophy of History
2. Utopia and political inteligibility
3. Historical self- awareness and collective self-determination
4. The meaning of becoming, representation of the future and revolutionary activity
5. The republican city and the progress of spirit
6. The anarchist community and the abolition of power
7. The communist era, the emancipation of the workers
8. The contemporary cycle and the end of History
Bibliography
Baczko, B. (1978). Lumières de lutopie, Paris: Payot.
Condorce (1847). Oeuvres, Paris, F. Didot,
Proudhon,(1982). Oeuvres complètes, Genebra/Paris: Slatkine
Marx Engels (1957). Werke, Berlim, Dietz Verlag.
More, T. (1518). Utopia, Basileia, 1518.
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 were 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%).