Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas

Issues in Ethics - 2nd semester

Code

722031043

Academic unit

Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas

Department

Filosofia

Credits

10

Teacher in charge

António de Castro Caeiro

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

We will introduce to the concept of praxis as a fundamental ethical one. We will concentrate on the analysis of Aristotle´s Nicomachean Ethics and the Stoics, as grounding authors in antiquity and then move the authors of modernity. What is the meaning of action in authors like Kant, Fichte, Scheler, Wittgenstein and Heidegger? In what way does praxis is the specific horizon where the \"being\" of humans take part, along with poiêsis, tekhnê and physis? Is there a specific circumscription to morals, customs, ethics or our conduct? Is there an expansion to the specific horizon of the universal being in each of the humans? How can we understand the relationship and behavior of each of us with each other? Will it entail \"practice\" with \"everyone´s way of understanding\" life? Is praxis the authentic expression of the human being? Is it \"doing\" or \"acting\" our being´s most authentic expression?

Bibliography

ARISTÓTELES (2004). Ética a Nicómaco. Introdução, tradução e notas de António de Castro Caeiro. Lisboa: Quetzal.
BOERI, M. D., & SALLES, R. (2014). Los filósofos estoicos: ontología, lógica, física y ética traducción, comentario filosófico y edición anotada de los principales textos griegos y latinos. Santiago de Chile: Ediciones Alberto Hurtado. (LFE)
Heidegger, M. & Castilho, F. (2012). Ser e Tempo. Tradução e organização de Fausto Castilho. Petrópolis: Editora Vozes.
Kant, I., & Morão, A. (2008). Crítica da razão prática. Lisboa: Edições 70.
AZEVEDO, L. & CARVALHO, M.J. (2015). Uma conferência sobre Ética. Coimbra: Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra.



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%)

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