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Second cycle degree course in
Philosophy
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Humanities, Social Sciences and Cultural Industries

ETHICS
cod. 1009180

Academic year 2020/21
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
Andrea Sebastiano STAITI
Academic discipline
Filosofia morale (M-FIL/03)
Field
Istituzioni di filosofia
Type of training activity
Characterising
30 hours
of face-to-face activities
6 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ENGLISH
lectures timetable unavailable
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Learning objectives

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Prerequisites

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Course unit content

Naturalism is often defined as the worldview of contemporary philosophy. The dominance of naturalism in ethics creates various conundrums and problems: first and foremost the compatibility of moral demands and the natural-scientific image of the human being. The class shall present an itinerary through the work of classical thinkers in the phenomenological tradition in dialogue with contemporary scholarship on ethics and naturalism.

Full programme

The first unit will examine some arguments in the contemporary debate on naturalism. The second unit will focus on the critique of naturalism in the phenomenological tradition. The third unit will turn to consider some contemporary proposals for a mediation between phenomenology and naturalism.

Bibliography

1) David Papineau, “Naturalism” https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/naturalism/

2) Kelly James Clark (ed.) The Blackwell Companion to Naturalism (Blackwell 2016)

3) Andrea Staiti, Etica naturalistica e fenomenologia (Il Mulino: Bologna 2020)

4) Tristam McPherson/David Plunkett (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Metaethics (London/New York: Routledge 2017)

6) Further articles and book chapters will be available on the online Platform

https://moodle.filosofia.edunova.it

Teaching methods

Frontal lecture, seminar-style discussion, discussion with invited international experts.

Assessment methods and criteria

One written term paper on a topic to be determined with the instructor. The paper will be subsequently discussed in person during the oral examination. Alternatively, students may require to be examined orally in English or Italian after submitting a two-page critical discussion in English of one of the texts discussed in class.
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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Contacts

Toll-free number

800 904 084

Student registry office

E. segreteria.corsiumanistici@unipr.it
T. +39 0521 0337707

Quality assurance office

Parma
Rag. Maria Velardi
T. +39 0521 034254
E. maria.velardi@unipr.it

Ferrara
Dott.ssa Paola Rizzati
T. +39 0532 293133
E. paola.rizzati@unife.it

Modena e Reggio Emilia
Dott.ssa Angela Pirrodi
T. +39 0592055883
E. angela.piroddi@unimore.it

President of the degree course

Prof. Wolfgang Huemer
E. wolfgang.huemer@unipr.it

Faculty advisors

Prof. Roberto Pinzani
E. roberto.pinzani@unipr.it
Prof.ssa Irene Binini
E. irene.binini@unipr.it

Career guidance delegate

Prof. Andrea Bianchi
E. andreabianchi@unipr.it

Tutor Professors

Parma
Prof. Wolfgang Huemer
E. wolfgang.huemer@unipr.it

Ferrara
Prof. Matteo V. D'Alfonso  
E. matteovincenzo.dalfonso@unife.it

Modena e Reggio Emilia
Prof.ssa Annalisa Coliva 
E. annalisa.coliva@unimore.it

Erasmus delegates

Prof. Wolfgang Huemer
E. wolfgang.huemer@unipr.it
Prof. Italo Testa
E. italo.testa@unipr.it

Quality assurance delegate

Prof. Pierfrancesco Fiorato
E. pierfrancesco.fiorato@unipr.it

Internships

Parma
Prof. Gemmo Iocco
E. gemmo.iocco@unipr.it

Ferrara
Prof. Andrea Gatti
E. andrea.gatti@unife.it

Modena e Reggio Emilia
Prof. Giacomo Scarpelli
E. giacomo.scarpelli@unimore.it

Tutor students

Dott. ssa Leda Bonifai
E. leda.bonifai@studenti.unipr.it