THEORETICAL PHILOSOPHY AND THEORIES OF CULTURE
cod. 1006341

Academic year 2018/19
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Filosofia teoretica (M-FIL/01)
Field
Istituzioni di filosofia
Type of training activity
Characterising
30 hours
of face-to-face activities
6 credits
hub:
course unit
in ITALIAN

Learning objectives

Knowledge and theoretical understanding of philosophical texts; logical skills and critical analysis of philosophical themes (descriptor 1).
Writing of short papers, using a correct philosophical language (descriptor 2).
Ability of constructing and of communicating good argumentations, learned during the course, and of developing them autonomously (descriptors 3-4-5).

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

The course will be devoted to this subject:
"The myth of the state in the twentieth century".

Full programme

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Bibliography

Ernst Cassirer, "Il mito dello stato", SE, Milano, 2010;

Etienne de La Boetie, "Discorso sulla servitù volontaria", Feltrinelli, Milano, 2014.

Teaching methods

The course will be in the form of lectures. The student is required to write a short essay on an assigned topic.

Assessment methods and criteria

The valuation is based on an oral exam, in which the theoretical understanding and the critical analysis of philosophical texts will be assessed. The students have to write a short paper: the valuation of the papers will be founded on the correctness of the argumentations and of the philosophical language.
The oral and written communication will be assessed and will result in the final grade.

Other information

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