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Political Philosophy

Political Philosophy Viriato Soromenho-Marques 19/20 09 2019

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Initial Steps

• 1. Presentation of the students and the

professor.

• 2. Some working procedures in class:
• 2.1. Student’s file to be send to the

professor.

• 2.2. Student’s identification in class (at least

for the first weeks).

• 2.3. Mobile phones in silence and off the

table.

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Syllabus1/2

A Political Philosophy Approach to the Struggles for Democracy in the American Experiment.

From the War of Independence (1775-1783) until to the 21st century the North-American political experience has been defined by huge political transformations (the constitutional debate on republican federalism, the question of slavery within the broader reasons that ended in the Civil War/War between the States, Reconstruction and Segregation, the new status of World Power after the WWI, The New Deal, the dismantling of Segregation and the “nationalization” of the Bill of Rights…).

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Syllabus 2/2

In all of these historical transformations of American political and social institutions we may identify a wide range of philosophical concepts and principles used as grounding blocks for gaining legitimacy in the public sphere. In this course some

• f these categories and philosophical debates,

linked to the core subject of democracy, will be submitted to analysis and discussion. The course activities will be based and supported in the study and discussion of an extensive list of readings that will be accessible to the students since the start of classes.

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How to read a text?

• “TEXTOS DE APOIO RESERVADOS A ALUNOS”
• https://viriatosoromenho-marques.com/alunos/

III-KEYWORDS – List of Readings, Political Philosophy.pdf

• Codes

92 – (3) 1776, The Declaration of Independence, 04 07 1776.pdf

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Evaluation

• Follow the website.
• Two types of different evaluation.
• Written test: December 19, 2019.
• The absolute prohibition of

plagiarism.

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How to work in the class?

• 1. Texts will be discussed by all students.
• 2. Two Students will have the leading role in

the introduction of the text picked for each class, and in moderating the discussion.

• 3. Each one of the other students will have

to bring 2 ot 3 questions/remarks to the debate.

• 4. The professor’s task will be to establish

connections and conceptual clarifications.

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Home Work for the next week

• 1. Write your personal file in a A4 sheet (name and

age; academic background; expectations; photo) and send it to: vsmarques@letras.ulisboa.pt 2.Study the materials and pick the texts that you would like to lead in the discussion (if possible, with a partner).

• 3. Especially urgent are the texts for next week: see:

IV-Political Philosophy, Tentative Calendar for Readings.pdf

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