Learning objectives
1-Knowledge and understanding:
-knowledge of the philosophical and scientific thought of antiquity;
- Reading and understanding of the philosophical texts;
-knowledge of the terminology and the different philosophical methods needed for problem analysis and interpretation of texts;
2- Applying knowledge and understanding
- Production of reports and written tests in a clear, documented and argued, with proper use of the texts;
- Application of knowledge in interdisciplinary areas. Detection of connections of ideas between the history of philosophy, science and other cultural fields;
-reconstruction of cultural contexts with particular attention to the dialectic of the different positions.
Course unit content
The course will cover the theme of astrology and magic arts in Ancient times.
Bibliography
BIBLIOGRAFIA:
ERMETE TRISMEGISTO, Corpus Hermeticum, “Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli”, Milano 2001 ss.; TOLOMEO, Le previsioni astrologiche ( il Tetrabìblon ), a cura di E. Feraboli, Collezione “Valla”, Mondadori, Milano 1992 ss.; MANILIO, Poema degli astri ( Astronomica ), a cura di E. Feraboli, E. Flores, R. Scarcia, Collezione “Valla”, Mondadori, Milano 1996 ss., vol. I; P. TAMIOZZO VILLA ( a cura di ), L’astrologia, Tascabili economici Newton, Roma 1997 ss., pp. 9-19; S. CAROTI, L’astrologia italiana, Newton Compton, Roma 1983; BOLL-BEZOLD-GUNDEL, Storia dell’astrologia, Laterza, Bari 1985 ss.
Teaching methods
Lectures, presentations, term papers prepared by individual students or groups and their classroom discussion; any vision of bibliographic material preserved in libraries and related to the course; oral exposure of philosophical positions with public debate.
Assessment methods and criteria
Written essays personal; oral verification of the levels of learning achieved.
