2023
Detailed Problems of history of Philosophy
Name: Detailed Problems of history of Philosophy
Code: FIL12623D
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Philosophy
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
Introduction to working in the History of Philosophy, through the understanding what it means a
historical perspective.
Knowledge of issues linked to research a historical perspective in a contemporary approach.
Integration of students in the research lines of the course teachers.Enriching the horizon of
investigations undertaken by the students.
Practice of academic work, formally correct, conceptually precise and well structured.
historical perspective.
Knowledge of issues linked to research a historical perspective in a contemporary approach.
Integration of students in the research lines of the course teachers.Enriching the horizon of
investigations undertaken by the students.
Practice of academic work, formally correct, conceptually precise and well structured.
Contents
1) Philosophy from a historical perspective
a) Fact and event
b) The issue of historicity
c) History of philosophy as a problem
2) The historical and the philosophical perspective
a) Chronological time and historical time
b) The philosophers and their philosophies throughout history
c) The idea of a history of problems, systems, concepts.
d) The historical-philosophical allegiance in question
3) subreptio of a philosophy of history
4) The hermeneutic perspective
a) Texts, translation and interpretation: the classical and the biblical hermeneutics
b) Philosophical Hermeneutics: Schleiermacher, Dilthey, Nietzsche, Freud.
c) History of Philosophy as Hermeneutics: Gadamer and Ricoeur
d) the history of philosophy to the history of Being: Heidegger's deconstruction and attention to think of
major events
5) exemplary analysis of a philosophical question from a historical point of view
a) Fact and event
b) The issue of historicity
c) History of philosophy as a problem
2) The historical and the philosophical perspective
a) Chronological time and historical time
b) The philosophers and their philosophies throughout history
c) The idea of a history of problems, systems, concepts.
d) The historical-philosophical allegiance in question
3) subreptio of a philosophy of history
4) The hermeneutic perspective
a) Texts, translation and interpretation: the classical and the biblical hermeneutics
b) Philosophical Hermeneutics: Schleiermacher, Dilthey, Nietzsche, Freud.
c) History of Philosophy as Hermeneutics: Gadamer and Ricoeur
d) the history of philosophy to the history of Being: Heidegger's deconstruction and attention to think of
major events
5) exemplary analysis of a philosophical question from a historical point of view
Teaching Methods
Theoretical and practical methodology, including exposure, accompanied by reading and commentary of
texts. Debate is encouraged, involving all participants and occupying a substantial part of the sessions. It
may eventually integrate guest lecturers. Students are also encouraged to participate in scientific
meetings, taking place on topics or fields related to their investigations.
Evaluation will be based on:
1) attendance and active participation (10%);
2) Each student must hold at
least one oral presentation on a methodological stream, or on a text or theme analysed from that
perspective, or a report (20%);
3) at the end of the semester, students must submit a test of c. 10
pages on one of the taught modules or the integrated conferences (70%).
texts. Debate is encouraged, involving all participants and occupying a substantial part of the sessions. It
may eventually integrate guest lecturers. Students are also encouraged to participate in scientific
meetings, taking place on topics or fields related to their investigations.
Evaluation will be based on:
1) attendance and active participation (10%);
2) Each student must hold at
least one oral presentation on a methodological stream, or on a text or theme analysed from that
perspective, or a report (20%);
3) at the end of the semester, students must submit a test of c. 10
pages on one of the taught modules or the integrated conferences (70%).
Teaching Staff
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