Filosofia da Natureza (not translated)
Code
711031065
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Filosofia
Credits
6.0
Teacher in charge
Adelino Dias Cardoso (CHC)
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
a) Place the Philosophy of Nature in the general context of philosophical knowledge.
b) Identify and precisely describe the main questions dealt with by the Philosophy of Nature.
c) Know directly some of the historically most important texts in the Philosophy of Nature sphere.
d) Study the concepts of “nature” and “natural” and place them in the context of the concepts to which they are related as either complements or opposites.
e) Study important Philosophy of Nature issues.
Prerequisites
None.
Bibliography
R. BOYLE, The Works of Robert Boyle, 14 vols., London, Pickering & Chatto, 1999-2000.
R. DESCARTES, Oeuvres Complètes. 11 vols. Publiées par Charles Adam et Adam Tannery. Édition du Jubilé. Paris, Vrin, 1996.
G. W. LEIBNIZ, Die philosophischen Schriften. 7 vols. Hrsg. von K. I. Gerhardt, Berlin, 1875-1890, reimpr. Hildesheim-New York, Georg Olms Verlag, l978.
N. MALEBRANCHE, Oeuvres complètes, 20 vols, dir. d’André Robinet, Paris, Vrin, 1958-1967.
B. SPINOZA, The collected works of Spinoza. 2 vols. Edited and translated by Edwin Curley. Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1985: Oeuvres complètes. Texte présenté, traduit et annoté par R. Caillois, M.Francès et R. Misrahi, Paris, Éditions Gallimard, 1954.
I. KANT, Kritik der Urtheilskraft, in Gesammelte Schriften, hrsg. von der Königlich Preussische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Band V, Berlin, Georg Reimer, 1913, reimpr. Kants Werke, Vol. V, ed. Deutsche Akademie der Wissenchaften, Berlin, de Gruyter, 1968. Crítica da Faculdade do Juízo. Trad. de António Marques e Valério Rohden, Lisboa, INCM, 1992.
Teaching method
Course of a theoretical-practical nature, combining a theoretical study of the issues with practical sessions dedicated to analysis and interpretation of texts.
Evaluation method
Appraisal will be based on a presentation during the course of a written essay (30%) and a written test (60%). Oral participation: 10%.