Learning objectives
General and detailed training objectives:
- To acquire a basic knowledge of the fundamental moments of the history of transcendental philosophy and its link with the contexts in which it develops;
- Acquire the critical tools for understanding and analysing philosophical texts from Kant to Fichte;
- To acquire the ability to construct and communicate arguments related to the concepts dealt with in the course.
Prerequisites
Good knowledge of the history of modern philosophy from Descartes to Kant.
Course unit content
The course will focus on Kant’s account of "transcendental philosophy
Bibliography
Beyond some Kantian texts commented during the classes, following literature will be parte of the exam:
1. Allison, Henry E.: Kant’s transcendental Idealism, New Haven: Yale University Press 1983.
2. Guyer, Paul: Kant and the Claims of Knowledge, Cambridge/New York: Cambridge University Press 1978.
3. Hinske, Norbert: Kants Weg zur Transzendentalphilosophie, Stuttgart: W. Kohlhammer 1970.
4. Hinske, Norbert: „Transzendental; Transzendentalphilosophie“, in: Ritter, Joachim / Günter, Karlfried / Gabriel, Gottfried (a cura di): Historisches Wörterbuch der Philosophie, vol. 10, Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft 1998, pp. 1379–1387.
Teaching methods
Lezione frontale e momenti seminariali.
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination and written text.
