Introduction to Contemporary Thought
Part of this Programme
European Studies and International Relations
Level of Qualification|Semesters|ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 3
Year | Type of course unit | Language
3 |Mandatory |Português
Total of Working Hours | Duration of Contact (hours)
75 | 45
Code
ULHT450-117
Recommended complementary curricular units
n/a
Prerequisites and co-requisites
n/a
Precedences
Não
Professional Internship
Não
Syllabus
1. The liberal thought: -John Locke (1632-1704), Adam Smith (1723-1790), Stuart Mill (1806-1873), Alexis Tocqueville (1805-1859). - The main lines of liberal thought. 2. Marxist thought: - Western Marxism (from Antonio Gramsci to the Frankfurt School). 3. Post-industrial: - From industrial robotics to the Internet, to the information society. 4. Modern and postmodern: - For a phenomenology of the present time - the general characteristics of postmodernism. 5. The 20th Century: "the crisis of liberalism, democracy and the crisis of neos" - The critique of "totalitarianism" - The critique of "modernity" 7. The thought and political ideas in Portugal in the twentieth century - The Council Vatican II and European Christian thinking 8. The 21st century and the "new ideas" in Europe and the world: - Social networks and social mobilizations - Radicalisms: political and religious in the world - Terrorism, Security versus the Democratic Rule of Law - Human Rights and Citizenship
Objectives
With this Course Unit we intend to equip students, firstly, with conceptual instruments suitable not only to an effective operationalization of analytical thinking, reflective and articulated to the major themes of contemporary times, but also, secondly, the capacities that allow them understand the major currents of thought that have influenced and influenced contemporary history. On the one hand, it is intended to introduce students to the complex process of producing theoretical discourse, through the methods and concepts available in the Western philosophical tradition, and on the other hand to train them in the analytical understanding of the great doctrinal cleavages that go through history contemporary and which structure our cultural frameworks of reference.
Knowledge, abilities and skills to be acquired
Students with this UC should acquire the skills to critically analyze the different stages of Contemporary Thought and be able to adapt the theories of the different authors to the reality of the 21st century, in line with European thinking.
Teaching methodologies and assessment
Assessment Type Assessment only with final exam Eligibility for exams Assessment Type Assessment only with final exam Registered Assessment components and amount of time allocated Description Type Hours Date of conclusion Attendance (estimated) Classes 50%
References
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Cunha, J.S.(1981). História Breve das Ideias Políticas: das origens à Revolução Francesa. Porto: Lello & Irmão.
Ferro, P. R. (2012). Democracia Liberal - a política, o justo e o bem. Coimbra: Almedina.
Habermas, J. (2015). Teoria Política. Vol. IV. Lisboa: Ed. 70
Locke, J. (2014). Carta sobre a Tolerância. Lisboa: Edições 70.
Manent, P. (2015). História Intelectual do Liberalismo - dez lições. Lisboa: Ed. 70
Neves, F. dos S. (2015). IPC - Introdução ao Pensamento Contemporâneo: epistemetodologia, fenomenologia, paradigmática, CTS (Ciência, Tecnologia e Sociedade). Lisboa: Ed. Universitárias Lusófonas.
Rosas, J.C. (2015). Manual de Filosofia Política. 2ª. edição. Coimbra: Almedina.