Learning objectives
By the end of the class the student will be able: 1) to know the groundlines of the philosophical debate, read some basic texts of it and learn how to analyze its most important moments (1st Dublin Descriptor); 2) to apply to concrete situations and examples the methodologies and the argumentative techniques developed within contemporary metaphysics; to reconstruct the genesis of the concepts under discussion (2nd Dublin
Descriptor); 3) to critically analyze steps taken from the texts (3rd Descriptor of Dublin); 4) to communicate the coordinates of the philosophical debate examined in the course (4th Descriptor of Dublin); 5) to read a philosophical text highlighting the relevant logical steps (5th Descriptor of Dublin).
Prerequisites
None
Course unit content
Trascendental deduction or transcendental argument?
What is the difference between a transcendental deduction and a transcendental argument? Which is their theoretical structure and which problems do they take on or are they able to solve?
The course answers these questions through a comparison between Kant’s position and its reinterpretation in Strawson's thought. In this way we will try to outline the main coordinates of a debate that is still topical.
Full programme
Trascendental deduction or transcendental argument?
What is the difference between a transcendental deduction and a transcendental argument? Which is their theoretical structure and which problems do they take on or are they able to solve?
The course answers these questions through a comparison between Kant’s position and its reinterpretation in Strawson's thought. In this way we will try to outline the main coordinates of a debate that is still topical.
Bibliography:
I. Kant, Critica della ragion pura, B 116-169 (any edition, provided that it has an indication of the original page layout);
P. F. Strawson, Saggio sulla «Critica della ragion pura», Roma-Bari, Laterza 1985: Parte prima, pp. 3-33, Parte seconda, cap. 1 “Oggettività e unità”, pp. 61-104.
The texts of the seminar will be made available at the beginning of the course.
Non-attending students must read in addition the following text: P. F. Strawson, Individui. Saggio di metafisica descrittiva, Parte prima, pp. 13-109.
Bibliography
I. Kant, Critica della ragion pura, B 116-169 (any edition, provided that it has an indication of the original page layout);
P. F. Strawson, Saggio sulla «Critica della ragion pura», Roma-Bari, Laterza 1985: Parte prima, pp. 3-33, Parte seconda, cap. 1 “Oggettività e unità”, pp. 61-104.
The texts of the seminar will be made available at the beginning of the course.
Non-attending students must read in addition the following text: P. F. Strawson, Individui. Saggio di metafisica descrittiva, Parte prima, pp. 13-109.
Teaching methods
Lectures and seminar. Lecture and analysis of texts. Active interaction between the teacher and the students in form of discussion of particular problems of the course.
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination. Criteria of Evaluation. Less than 18: Insufficient comprehension of the topics, insufficient expository clarity and insufficient competence in the use of the philosophical vocabulary. Threshold for 18: sufficient comprehension of the topics, sufficient expository clarity and sufficient competence in the use of the
philosophical vocabulary. Threshold for 24: discrete comprehension of the topics, discrete expository clarity and discrete competence in the use of the philosophical vocabulary. Threshold for 27: good comprehension of
the topics, good expository clarity and good competence in the use of the philosophical vocabulary. Threshold for 30: excellent comprehension of the topics, excellent expository clarity and excellent competence in the
use of the philosophical vocabulary. Threshold for 30 cum laude: as for 30, plus elements of originality (e.g. critical assessment of the course topics) and/or particularly in-depth analysis of the course topics.
Other information
The exam can also be taken as a non-attending student. The books are available on the market or in the Paolotti Library of the University of Parma.
