Learning objectives
depth knowledge of the Renaissance philosophical thought, with particular reference to the moral context; understanding and analysis of philosophical texts neo-Stoics and neo-skeptics (the descriptor).
Application to contemporary problems of argumentative techniques drawn from the ancient philosophy and late medieval (II descriptor), ability to construct and communicate arguments relating to philosophical concepts covered in the course and to deepen them independently (III, IV and V descriptor)
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
The course focuses on the moral recovery of Epicureanism in the first four, and in particular the De Vero falsoque bono (or De voluptate) by Lorenzo Valla and his proposal of a Christian Epicurean, which will build the double theology of Erasmus of Rotterdam.
Full programme
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Bibliography
L. Valla, philosophical and religious writings, edited by G. Radetti, Florence, Sansoni, 1953 (only the pages of the introduction of Radetti and the Italian translation of De true falsoque bono or De voluptate).
E. Garin, The Italian Humanism, Bari, Laterza, 1952 (or any subsequent edition).
Teaching methods
The course will be in the form of lectures
Assessment methods and criteria
Evaluation is based on an oral exam, in which the individual competence of the student will be assessed, together with his/her performance during the reading of the texts in class.
Other information
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