PHILOSOPHY | University of Parma

Professor: Stefano CAROTI
Academic discipline: Storia della filosofia medievale (M-FIL/08)
Field: Storia della filosofia
Type of training activity: Characterising

36 hours
of face-to-face activities

6 credits

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Learning objectives

General acquaintance on medieval and modern discussions on the freedom of the will.

Prerequisites

A sufficient acquaintance with XIVth-XVIth Century discussions on ethics and theology.
Reading and learning ability, related mainly to philosophical texts; good acquaintance with philosophical terms and with different philosophical schools. Writing in clear and argued form of papers on philosophical texts and problems. Gaining abilities in doing research through the acquaintance with the sources and the main bibliographical instruments

Course unit content

Free will, fate and fortune.
Freedom of the will is one among the most debated issue in medieval and modern philosophy, in particular in ethics and theology.
The reading from Petrus Pomponatius' De fato will introduce to the philosophical problems discussed on this topic in medieval and modern philosophy.

Full programme

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Bibliography

-PIETRO POMPONAZZI, Il fato, il libero arbitrio e la predestinazione, traduzione e note di VITTORIA PERRONE COMPAGNI. Testo latino a fronte secondo l’edizione di RICHARD LEMAY, Marene, Istituto Nazionale di Studi sul Rinascimento-Nino Aragno editore 2004 (L’età Nuova, I)

Teaching methods

Lectures

Assessment methods and criteria

paper and oral examination

Other information

More informations and educational material on the course's web site:
http://www.didaschein.net/corsiuniversitari/2016-2017

2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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Contacts

President of the degree course

Prof. Wolfgang Huemer
E. wolfgang.huemer@unipr.it

Faculty advisors

Prof. Roberto Pinzani
E. roberto.pinzani@unipr.it
Prof.ssa Irene Binini
E. irene.binini@unipr.it

Career guidance delegate

Prof. Andrea Bianchi
E. andreabianchi@unipr.it

Tutor Professors

Parma
Prof. Wolfgang Huemer
E. wolfgang.huemer@unipr.it

Ferrara
Prof. Matteo V. D'Alfonso
E. matteovincenzo.dalfonso@unife.it

Modena e Reggio Emilia
Prof.ssa Annalisa Coliva
E. annalisa.coliva@unimore.it

Erasmus delegates

Prof. Wolfgang Huemer
E. wolfgang.huemer@unipr.it
Prof. Italo Testa
E. italo.testa@unipr.it

Quality assurance delegate

Prof. Pierfrancesco Fiorato
E. pierfrancesco.fiorato@unipr.it

Internships

Parma
Prof. Gemmo Iocco
E. gemmo.iocco@unipr.it

Ferrara
Prof. Andrea Gatti
E. andrea.gatti@unife.it

Modena e Reggio Emilia
Prof. Giacomo Scarpelli
E. giacomo.scarpelli@unimore.it

Tutor students

Dott. ssa Leda Bonifai
E. leda.bonifai@studenti.unipr.it

HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY AND MODERN cod. 1006356