Filosofia, 10.º and 11.º ano
Logic, ethics, politics, knowledge and science, one-to-one, online or in person around Lisbon, with the philosophical essay and exam 714 in view.
What this covers in detail
Grade 10
Introduction to philosophy and logic (valid forms of inference, fallacies); free will and determinism; Kant’s and Mill’s ethics; Rawls’ theory of justice.
Grade 11
Knowledge: Descartes and Hume; science: Popper and Kuhn; art and aesthetics; religion, reason and faith.
Contemporary problems
Ethical and political issues the course sets for discussion, from human rights to artificial intelligence.
Filosofia is a two-year subject of the general component, taken by every student on the cursos científico-humanísticos. It can be one of the national exams (714) a student sits at the end of 11.º ano. The course is built on problems, concepts and arguments, and leads to writing a philosophical essay.
What this covers
Arguments, not summaries
Answers are marked on how a theory is stated, argued and criticised. Lessons train that structure.
Logic made usable
The logic of 10.º ano is practised until it works as a tool for every other topic.
Exam 714
Past papers are worked with their marking criteria, comparing the theories the course sets.
Pricing
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Common questions
Is Filosofia a national exam?
It can be. The Guia Geral de Exames 2026 lets 11.º ano students take Filosofia (714) as one of their two national exams, alongside a specific subject.
Which philosophers come up?
Those the Aprendizagens Essenciais set for each problem, among them Kant, Mill, Rawls, Descartes, Hume, Popper and Kuhn.
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