Learning objectives
By the end of the class the student will be able: 1) to know the groundlines of the philosophical positions under discussion, read some basic texts 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 by the analyzed authors; 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
Introduction to the modern and contemporary philosophy.
Full programme
Introduction to the modern and contemporary philosophy.
Bibliography:
1) I. Kant, Critica della ragion pura: Prefazione alla seconda edizione; Introduzione; Dottrina del metodo, Capitolo 1, Sezione 1, Torino, Utet 1986 (= pp. 39-61, 73-93, 548-566) (or other edition as long as it is complete).
2) G.W.F. Hegel, Fenomenologia dello spirito: Prefazione, Roma, Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura 2008 (= vol. 1, pp. 1-61) (or other edition as long as it is complete).
3) B. Croce, Ciò che è vivo e ciò che è morto della filosofia di Hegel, in: Id., Saggio sullo Hegel, Bari, Laterza 1967 (= pp. 1-142) (or other edition as long as it is complete).
4) E. Husserl, La filosofia come scienza rigorosa, Pisa, ETS 1990 (or other edition as long as it is complete).
5) H. Rickert, Sul concetto della filosofia, in: Id., Filosofia, valori, teoria della definizione, Lecce, Milella 1987, pp. 1-33.
6) E. Cassirer, Filosofia delle forme simboliche, vol. 1: Introduzione e posizione del problema, Firenze, La Nuova Italia 1965 (= pp. 1-59) (or other edition as long as it is complete).
For a collocation of the authors treated during the course one can refer to a manual of History of Philosophy.
The exam can also be taken as a non-attending student.
Bibliography
1) I. Kant, Critica della ragion pura: Prefazione alla seconda edizione; Introduzione; Dottrina del metodo, Capitolo 1, Sezione 1, Torino, Utet 1986 (= pp. 39-61, 73-93, 548-566) (or other edition as long as it is complete).
2) G.W.F. Hegel, Fenomenologia dello spirito: Prefazione, Roma, Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura 2008 (= vol. 1, pp. 1-61) (or other edition as long as it is complete).
3) B. Croce, Ciò che è vivo e ciò che è morto della filosofia di Hegel, in: Id., Saggio sullo Hegel, Bari, Laterza 1967 (= pp. 1-142) (or other edition as long as it is complete).
4) E. Husserl, La filosofia come scienza rigorosa, Pisa, ETS 1990 (or other edition as long as it is complete).
5) H. Rickert, Sul concetto della filosofia, in: Id., Filosofia, valori, teoria della definizione, Lecce, Milella 1987, pp. 1-33.
6) E. Cassirer, Filosofia delle forme simboliche, vol. 1: Introduzione e posizione del problema, Firenze, La Nuova Italia 1965 (= pp. 1-59) (or other edition as long as it is complete).
The exam can also be taken as a non-attending student.
For a collocation of the authors treated during the course one can refer to a manual of History of Philosophy.
Teaching methods
Lectures. 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
Written test for students of Educational Sciences. The test will be written only if it is possible to take it in person. If it is not possible to go to the classroom, it will be held as an oral test. Oral test for students of Philosophical Studies. 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
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