Philosophy | University of Parma

Professor
Academic discipline: Filosofia morale (M-FIL/03)
Field: Istituzioni di filosofia
Type of training activity: Characterising

30 hours
of face-to-face activities

6 credits

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Learning objectives

Students will acquire not only specific knowledge but mainly a method of analysis of phylosophical texts.

Prerequisites

None

Course unit content

During the last decades we have witnessed the growing in popularity of the "end of history" mythologem, according to which historical time has entered a stationary state. The birth and consequent spread of such mythologem are due to the establishment of a model of comprehensive rationality we can refer to as "neoliberal". The course will analyze the aforementioned model by isolating three of its core elements: the concept of human history, relations between politics and economics and the form of individual produced by the system.

Full programme

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Bibliography

P. Dardot-C. Laval, La nuova ragione del mondo. Critica della razionalità neoliberista, DeriveApprodi

M. Foucault, Nascita della biopolitica. Corso al Collège de France (1978 1979), Feltrinelli

Teaching methods

Frontal lesson and seminars

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral proof

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