Learning objectives
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Prerequisites
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Course unit content
The course offers a survey of the key authorsand themes of moral philosophy in Western thought. We will devote special attention to some classics of ancient and early modern ethics, as well as their reception in contemporary thought.
Full programme
In the first part of the semester we will discuss the most important episodes of the history of Western moral philosophy, paying special attention to Aristotle and Kant. In the second part of the semester we will read Edmund Husserl's "Introduction to ethics" and explore the ways in which a great original thinker like Husserl appropriated critically the historical heritage of ethical reflection.
Bibliography
1) Aristotele, Etica Nicomachea (Bompiani 2000)
2) Kant, Fondazione della metafisica dei costumi (Laterza 1997)
3) Husserl, Introduzione all'etica (Laterza 2009)
Teaching methods
Frontal lecture, seminar-style discussion, discussion with invited international experts.
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination:
Assessment criteria and assessment thresholds:
30 cum laude: Excellent, excellent solidity of knowledge, excellent expressive properties, excellent understanding of the concepts
30: Very good. Complete and adequate knowledge, well-articulated and correctly expressed
27-29: Good, satisfactory knowledge, essentially correct expression.
24-26: Fairly good knowledge, but not complete and not always correct.
22-23: Generally sufficient knowledge but superficial. Expression is often not appropriate and confused.
18-21: Sufficient. The expression and articulation of the speech show important gaps.
<18: insufficient knowledge or very incomplete, lack of guidance in discipline, expression seriously deficient. Exam failed.
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