Philosophy of Right - 1st semester
Code
711031068
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. Knowledge of the nature of law, as well as the specificity of a philosophical approach to legal questions and the notions that are associated to them, like norm, punishment and state as a source of norms.
2. Knowledge of the main currents in the Philosophy of Law
3. Ability to critically weigh the legitimacy of the norms in the light of a reflexion on justice, both in its essence and its positive translation.
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
I. Rousseau and the Philosophy of Right in modern era
1. The principles of the political right of the Social Contract.
2. Theory of Contract, Sovereignty and Government.
3. The universal suffrage in Rousseau: interpretations of the concept of General Will.
II. Habermas and the Philosophy of Right in contemporary era
4. The passage from natural right to positive right as the emancipatory praxis of History.
5. Right and Democracy in Habermas.
6. Right as the matrix of Politics in Democracy.
Bibliography
HABERMAS, J. (2003), Direito e Democracia, entre facticidade e validade, trad. F. B. Siebeneichler. Rio de Janeiro, Tempo Brasileiro, 2 vols.
HABERMAS, J. (1999), Direito e Moral, trad. S. Lippert. Lisboa, Instituto Piaget.
HABERMAS, J. (2006), Théorie et pratique, trad. G. Raulet. Paris, Payot & Rivages.
ROUSSEAU, J.-J. (1964), Discours sur l’origine et les fondements de l’inégalité parmi les hommes. Œuvres complètes, III, Paris, Gallimard, Pléiade.
ROUSSEAU, J.-J. (1964), Du Contrat social ou les principes du droit politique. Œuvres complètes, III, Paris, Gallimard, Pléiade.
Teaching method
The teaching methods include lectures and practical classes with the same academic weight.
Evaluation method
The evaluation consists of frequency (40%); work with oral defense in classroom (40%); continuous evaluation and participation in class (20%).