Learning objectives
General acquaintance on medieval and modern discussions on matter and its function (knowledge and understanding; learning skills).
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 (making judgements). Gaining abilities in doing research through the acquaintance with the sources and the main bibliographical instruments (applying knowledge and understanding; communication skills).
Prerequisites
A sufficient acquaintance with XIVth-XVIIIth Century discussions on natural philosophy.
Course unit content
"He goes in search of freedom, and how dear that is, the man who gives up life for it well knows." (Dante, Purgatory, I, 71, transl. Mark Musa, Penguin Classics).
Augustine's notion of free will is hardely challenged by aristotelians such as Petrus Pomponatius and later by Spinoza. In Eighteenth Century the notion of freedom as a redeeming tool loses importance in benefit of a more secular perespective as a conditio sine qua non for a plein human fulfillment inside society.
Full programme
"He goes in search of freedom, and how dear that is, the man who gives up life for it well knows." (Dante, Purgatory, I, 71, transl. Mark Musa, Penguin Classics).
Augustine's notion of free will is hardely challenged by aristotelians such as Petrus Pomponatius and later by Spinoza. In Eightteenth Century the notion of freedom as a redeeming tool loses importance in benefit of a more secular perespective as a conditio sine qua non for a plein human fulfillmente inside society.
Some parts of works by Augustinus, Thomas Aquinas, Petrus Pomponatius, Erasmus, Luterus, Spinoza, Leibniz, Hobbes, Locke, Destutt de Tracy will be commented.
These texts can be found in the web site of the course:
-http://www.didaschein.net/corsiuniversitari/2018-2019/LAUREA MAGISTRALE/
Students who can not attend the course are invited to consult the recording of the lessons to be found in the course's site. In addition to the above program:
-S. Moravia, Il pensiero degli idéologues. Scienza e filosofia in Francia (1780-1815), Firenze, La Nuova Italia 1974, pp.13-288.
Bibliography
Some parts of works by Augustinus, Thomas Aquinas, Petrus Pomponatius, Erasmus, Luterus, Spinoza, Leibniz, Hobbes, Locke, Destutt de Tracy will be commented.
These texts can be found in the web site of the course:
-http://www.didaschein.net/corsiuniversitari/2017-2018/LAUREA MAGISTRALE/
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods and criteria
The finals is oral; to be admitted to the exam the student is requested to prepare a paper on a topic (some topics) discussed in the philosophical text commented in the second part of the course (no more than 14.000 strokes). Papers are prepared autonomously, discussing eventually with the teacher the content of the second paper.
The oral proof is directed to establish the understanding of topics discussed.
Marks:
30 cum laude: excellent, excellent and sound knowledge of the philosophical topics, excellent reasoning skill, high understanding of topics and reasoning, involvement discussions during the lectures;
30: very good, very good acquaintance with philosophical topics, ability in correctly and properly explaining and commenting philosophical textsi;
27/29 good, , good knowledge of philosophical topics, essentially proper ability in oral expression;
24/26: satisfactory knowledge of philosophical topics, even though not complete and with some inaccuracies;
21/23: acceptable knowledge of philosophical topics, even though superficial and with an improper way of oral expression;
18/21: passing, with problems in acquaintance with philosophical texts and improper way of oral expression;
> 18: insufficient, with evident and serious gaps in the knowledge of philosopphical topics and in oral expression as well.
Other information
Iinformations and educational material on the course's web site:
http://www.didaschein.net/corsiuniversitari/2018-2019/LAUREA MAGISTRALE/
