Learning objectives
The course aims to provide in-depth knowledge of some central problems of contemporary action theory and adequate analytical and logical-argumentative competence and skills. In particular, it aims to educate in the analysis and discussion of theories and models of theoretical rationality and to educate in the application of logical-argumentative techniques accompanied by the evaluation of their correctness and their logical rigor.
Expected results:
• Knowledge and understanding: adequate knowledge and understanding of the methods of theoretical philosophy, rational choice theory, and individual and collective action theory.
• Applying knowledge and understanding: ability to understand philosophical texts, and reconstruct rational argumentation.
• Autonomy and capacity for judgment: capacity of making judgments concerning problems addressed in the course.
• Communicative skills: knowledge and application of the concepts and language specific to analytic and theoretical philosophy.
• Learning skills: capacity to apply and develop knowledge acquired by examining text and problems addressed in class.
Prerequisites
None.
It is advisable to have a class in action theory.
Course unit content
The course addresses a fundamental problem of theoretical philosophy, that is, the rational foundation of diachronic and collective action, the principles of diachronic and collective rational choice and the possibility of collective emotions. In particular, the course offers a critical survey of the main contemporary debates about the transmission of authority and the dynamics of alienation, with particular attention to the topics of possibility, identity, emotions and memory of collective subjects.
Full programme
LANGUAGE
English
CONTENTS
The course addresses a fundamental problem of theoretical philosophy, that is, the rational foundation of diachronic and collective action, the principles of diachronic and collective rational choice and the possibility of collective emotions. In particular, the course offers a critical survey of the main contemporary debates about the transmission of authority and the dynamics of alienation, with particular attention to the topics of possibility, identity, emotions and memory of collective subjects.
TEXTS
1. Bratman, Michael (2014). Shared Agency: A Planning Theory of Acting Together. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
2. Ludwig, Kirk & Jankovic, Marija (eds.) (2018). The Routledge Handbook of Collective Intentionality. London: Routledge. [capp. 2, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 29] disponibile in e-book
3. Shapiro Scott. (2011). Massively Shared Action
4. S. Shapiro e D. Plunkett (2017) Law, Morality, and Everything Else: General Jurisprudence as a Branch of Metanormative Inquiry, Ethics.
5. Margaret Gilbert. (2018) Joint Commitment: How We Make the Social World, Oxford University Press: New York.
AIMS
The course aims to provide in-depth knowledge of some central problems of contemporary action theory and adequate analytical and logical-argumentative competence and skills. In particular, it aims to educate in the analysis and discussion of theories and models of theoretical rationality and to educate in the application of logical-argumentative techniques accompanied by the evaluation of their correctness and their logical rigor.
Expected results:
• Knowledge and understanding: adequate knowledge and understanding of the methods of theoretical philosophy, rational choice theory, and individual and collective action theory.
• Applying knowledge and understanding: ability to understand philosophical texts, and reconstruct rational argumentation.
• Autonomy and capacity for judgment: capacity of making judgments concerning problems addressed in the course.
• Communicative skills: knowledge and application of the concepts and language specific to analytic and theoretical philosophy.
• Learning skills: capacity to apply and develop knowledge acquired by examining text and problems addressed in class.
PREREQUISITES
None
METHODS
Lectures and seminar meetings.
The lectures will offer an in-depth critical analysis of the texts in question. The seminar meetings require the active participation of students.
OTHER INFORMATION
This course *might* be available in blended.
METHODS OF ASSESSMENT
Methods of assessment:
1) An essay of 5000 words (in Italian or English), bibliography excluded, on a topic agreed with the teacher;
2) Oral discussion of the essay and oral examination on the main contents of the course.
International students
International students have the opportunity to take the oral exam in English. For the rest, the above requirements apply.
Evaluation criteria
Threshold for 18: sufficient understanding of the topics covered, sufficient clarity and sufficient competence in the use of the philosophical lexicon.
Threshold for 24: fair understanding of the topics covered, fair clarity of presentation and fair competence in the use of the philosophical lexicon.
Threshold for 27: good understanding of the topics covered, good clarity of presentation and good competence in the use of the philosophical lexicon.
Threshold for 30: excellent understanding of the topics covered, excellent clarity of presentation and excellent competence in the use of the philosophical lexicon:
Threshold for honors: as for 30, with the addition of elements of originality (eg original critical evaluation of the topics covered or innovative personal position on the topics covered) and / or elements of particular in-depth study of the topics covered.
Bibliography
1. Bratman, Michael (2014). Shared Agency: A Planning Theory of Acting Together. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
2. Ludwig, Kirk & Jankovic, Marija (eds.) (2018). The Routledge Handbook of Collective Intentionality. London: Routledge. [capp. 2, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 29] disponibile in e-book
3. Shapiro Scott. (2011). Massively Shared Action
4. S. Shapiro e D. Plunkett (2017) Law, Morality, and Everything Else: General Jurisprudence as a Branch of Metanormative Inquiry, Ethics.
5. Margaret Gilbert. Joint Commitment: How We Make the Social World, Oxford University Press: New York (2014)
Teaching methods
Lectures and seminar meetings.
The lectures will offer an in-depth critical analysis of the texts in question. The seminar meetings require the active participation of students.
Assessment methods and criteria
Methods of assessment:
1) An essay of 5000 words (in Italian or English), bibliography excluded, on a topic agreed with the teacher;
2) Oral discussion of the essay and oral examination on the main contents of the course.
International students
International students have the opportunity to take the oral exam in English. For the rest, the above requirements apply.
Evaluation criteria
Threshold for 18: sufficient understanding of the topics covered, sufficient clarity and sufficient competence in the use of the philosophical lexicon.
Threshold for 24: fair understanding of the topics covered, fair clarity of presentation and fair competence in the use of the philosophical lexicon.
Threshold for 27: good understanding of the topics covered, good clarity of presentation and good competence in the use of the philosophical lexicon.
Threshold for 30: excellent understanding of the topics covered, excellent clarity of presentation and excellent competence in the use of the philosophical lexicon:
Threshold for honors: as for 30, with the addition of elements of originality (eg original critical evaluation of the topics covered or innovative personal position on the topics covered) and / or elements of particular in-depth study of the topics covered.
Other information
This course *might* be available in blended.
