Contemporary Iberian Thought

Code: FIL14854L

6 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours

Scientific Area: Philosophy

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Learning Goals

1. To identify characteristics aspects of Iberian culture.
2. To know the main lines of force in 20 th century Portuguese culture.
3. To deepen the debates around the question of modernity
4. To understand the specificity of Lourenços reading of Fernando Pessoa.
5. To understand the fundamentals of Miguel de Unamunos thought.
6. To clarify the main features of J. Ortega y Gassets philosophy

I. Introduction: us and Spain
II. A philosophical task according to Alain Badiou: being contemporary of Fernando Pessoa
III. Pessoa revisited by Eduardo Lourenço
IV. The heterodox thought of Miguel de Unamuno
V. J. Ortega y Gasset and his place in Iberian culture

Teaching Methods

At all stages of its development, the curricular unit (CU) will seek to fulfil the main goal of learning to
be centred on each student, mobilizing various methods of philosophical work, namely: a) analysis and
interpretation of texts; b) debate on the fundamental questions of the CU; c) Philosophical writing
exercises; d) public presentation of research results, using digital media.

Assessment

2 written works for continuous assessment, each weighing 50% of the final grade.
In the alternative examination system, a written test will be taken (100% of the final grade).