Themes of Contemporary Philosophy - 1st semester
Code
711031074
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Filosofia
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Paulo Melo
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) Comprehensive identification of fundamental issues in contemporary philosophical thought.
b) To contextualize those issues diachronically and synchronically.
c) To improve critical and analytical capabilities through the study of relevant contemporary philosophical texts.
Prerequisites
Not applicable
Subject matter
In a reading of Sartre´s essay on ontology L´être et le néant, the following topics will be discussed:
* ´presence to self´, ´self-consciousness´;
* ´external negation´, ´internal negation´;
* ´principle of identity´, ´principle of non-contradiction´;
* ´immanence´, ´transcendence´;
* ´pure reflection´, ´impure reflection´;
* ´spontaneity´, ´translucency´;
* ´passivity´, ´opacity´.
Bibliography
* Sartre, Jean-Paul, LÊtre et le Néant (1943), nrf, Éditions Gallimard, 1968
[Traduções: inglês (Hazel Barnes; Washington Square Press); português (Paulo Perdigão; Editora Vozes]
* Sartre, Jean-Paul, La Transcendance de lEgo (1936-1937), Librairie Philosophique J. Vrin, Paris, 1966
[Traduções: inglês (Andrew Brown; Routledge Classics); português (Pedro Alves; Edições Colibri)]
* Sartre, Jean-Paul, L´imaginaire (1940), idées nrf, Gallimard, 1966
[Traduções: inglês (Bernard Frechtman; New York: Philosophical Library)]
* Sartre, Jean-Paul, L´imagination (1936), Nouvelle Encyclopédie Philosophique, PUF, 1965
[Traduções: inglês (Forrest Williams; Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press); português (Manuel João Gomes; Difel)]
* Sartre, Jean-Paul, Esquisse d´une théorie des émotions (1939), Le Livre de Poche, Hermann, 1995
[Traduções: inglês (Bernard Frechtman; New York: Philosophical Library); português (Paulo Neves; L&PM Editores)]
Teaching method
Lectures; analysis and discussion of texts.
In class teaching
Evaluation method
The student can choose among the following possibilities: a) one or two oral reports, with prior information concerning the topic [weighting factor: 20%, each] + a written test; or, b) a paper [weighting factor: 40%] + a written test; or, c) only a written test.