HISTORY OF ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY
cod. 00963

Academic year 2011/12
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
Franco DE CAPITANI
Academic discipline
Storia della filosofia antica (M-FIL/07)
Field
Storia della filosofia
Type of training activity
Characterising
96 hours
of face-to-face activities
6 credits
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course unit
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Learning objectives

-knowledge of the philosophical and scientific thought from ancient times to today.

- Reading and understanding of the philosophical texts.

-knowledge of the terminology and the different philosophical methods needed for problem analysis and interpretation of texts.

-knowledge of historiographical methodology

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

After a brief review on the theme of language in the world ancient, pagan and Christian, we will pass to a guided reading of steps in the "Cratylus" Plato's, usually little known, trying to highlight the relationships with the thought of Aurelius Augustine.

Full programme

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Bibliography

REFERENCES:

A manual,of university-level, on Ancient Philosophy;
The "Cratylus" of Plato: one ediz. compared with greek (eg. Laterza).
REQUIRED READING: F. De Capitani, Manichaean Writings and antimanichaean, Uninova, Parma 2004 ss

Teaching methods

Frontal lectures, presentation and discussion in the classroom of written essays on subjects related to the course.

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral examination. Written essays, presented and discussed with the professor.

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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