2023
Values, Culture and Ethics
Name: Values, Culture and Ethics
Code: FIL12737L
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
1. Recognize the significance of values in Culture and in cultures.
2. Define values, valuation and goods.
3. Relate cultural activities and cultural goods.
4. Discuss the problem of cultural unity and diversity.
5. Understand the requirements of value judgments
6. Identify the epistemological specificity of Ethics.
7. Clarify the rational argumentation on ethics standards as an ethical requirement.
2. Define values, valuation and goods.
3. Relate cultural activities and cultural goods.
4. Discuss the problem of cultural unity and diversity.
5. Understand the requirements of value judgments
6. Identify the epistemological specificity of Ethics.
7. Clarify the rational argumentation on ethics standards as an ethical requirement.
Contents
I Introduction: fundamental concepts
II Relations between human being and culture, and between cultures and values
III Cultural unity, plurality and diversity
IV Epistemological definition of Ethics
V Discussion of the role of ethical standards and the problem of its justification
II Relations between human being and culture, and between cultures and values
III Cultural unity, plurality and diversity
IV Epistemological definition of Ethics
V Discussion of the role of ethical standards and the problem of its justification
Teaching Methods
a) Exposure (to introduce the themes and issues to discuss);
b) Hermeneutics of texts;
c) Discussion and argumentation;
d) Written and oral tests
Given the specific formative purposes of the Course, this Curricular Unit has 15 hours of field work (identified as
hours TC), in which we will develop the teaching activities identified in the Academic Regulation (artº 86º -8) as
sessions dedicated to learning and application of knowledge. Because we understand field work in broad
meaning, we include in it both the hermeneutical practices of texts that we register as a method b) and possible
workshops in close collaboration with cultural institutions that are partners of the University of Évora for the
achievement of this degree.
b) Hermeneutics of texts;
c) Discussion and argumentation;
d) Written and oral tests
Given the specific formative purposes of the Course, this Curricular Unit has 15 hours of field work (identified as
hours TC), in which we will develop the teaching activities identified in the Academic Regulation (artº 86º -8) as
sessions dedicated to learning and application of knowledge. Because we understand field work in broad
meaning, we include in it both the hermeneutical practices of texts that we register as a method b) and possible
workshops in close collaboration with cultural institutions that are partners of the University of Évora for the
achievement of this degree.
Teaching Staff
- Margarida Isaura Lourenço da Silva Almeida Amoedo [responsible]
