Course catalogue | University of Parma

Professor
Academic discipline: Storia delle dottrine politiche (SPS/02)
Field: Discipline storico-sociali, giuridico-economiche, politologiche e delle relazioni internazionali
Type of training activity: Characterising

72 hours
of face-to-face activities

12 credits

hub: PARMA

course unit
in ITALIAN

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Learning objectives

The course aims to provide students with a critical awareness of the origin and development of the fundamental concepts of ancient and modern western political thought.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites are not required

Course unit content

The course will focus on an analysis of the origin and development of the main concepts in the ancient and modern Western political thought, by the study of the most significant authors and with particular regard to reflections on democracy and on freedom of thought, speech and the press.

Full programme

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Bibliography

1) M. D’Addio, Storia delle dottrine politiche, Genova, ECIG, 2002, i capitoli: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 31, 32.
2) R. Gherardi (a cura), La politica e gli Stati. Problemi e figure del pensiero occidentale, Carocci, Roma 2011 (except chapters 5 e 6 della prima parte e i capitoli relativi agli autori già trattati nel volume precedente. Di questi capitoli si consiglia in ogni caso la lettura).
3) E. Greblo, Democrazia, Il Mulino, Bologna 2000..
4) M.L. Lanzillo, (a cura), Libertà¸ Laterza, Roma-Bari 2008.
5) G. Bedeschi, Opinione pubblica, in Enciclopedia delle Scienze Sociali, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana Giovanni Treccani, Rome 1998, pp. 359-367.
the bibliography is the same for non-attending students

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons, during which will be analysed parts of the main classic texts of the political thought.

Assessment methods and criteria

Written exam with 4 multiple choice items (each item values 1/30) and open-ended questions on the main arguments (each item values 5/30).

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