Class Epistemology of Communication

Placed at very beginning of the studes cycle, the UC intends to address clear insufficiencies showed by recent generations of students on the construction of critical thinking processes, argumentation¿s abilities and clearness of expression both oral and written on a academical level. It¿s also a goal to give students basic knowledges on epistemology and philosophy of the sciences, namely social and communication sciences. Students are also given an overall perspective of the main epistemic issues on the communication sciences field of investigation, both classic theories and contemporary study trends.

Reflexive and critical thought. Doxa/Episteme/Argument and Opinion

Introductory notes on Epistemology and Knowledge Theory

Epistemology and Philosophy of the Science

Theoretical modalities of knowledge (Induction, Deduction/Abduction/Metaphor)

The place of theorizing and methodological techniques of research

Knowledge, Truth and Reality

Some aspects of Epistemology of Communication

Notes on Journalism and Journalists¿ epistemology

Students are encouraged to carry out their own research in formulating epistemic problems, with both common sense and metaphysical epistemologies being valued throughout the semester. The final evaluation consists of the oral critical presentation of a work (individually or in a group of no more than three people) corresponding to 40% of the classification, submission via Moodle of the final written version of this work (maximum length of 5 pp. of text, Times New Roman 12, 1.5 spaces The remaining 20% ¿¿corresponds to the quality of class participation.

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LISBOA, S. & BENETTI, M. (2015). O jornalismo como crença verdadeira justificada. In Brazilian Journalism Research (11 nº 2). (10-29).

MEDITSCH, Eduardo (1997). O jornalismo é uma forma de conhecimento?. In BOCC.

PEREIRA, R. (2019). Pensar em tempos de não-pensamento. Notas para uma analítica do brutal na contemporaneidade. Coimbra: Grácio Editor.

TEIXEIRA, C. (2013). Epistemologia. In P. Galvão (org.), Filosofia. Lx: Ed. 70 (pp. 99-142).

TRUNCELLITO, D. A. (2016). Epistemology. In Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

VALDETTARO, S. (2015). Epistemología de la comunicación: una introducción crítica (e-book).  Rosario :Universidad Nacional de Rosario.