Learning objectives
At the end of the course students acquire knowledge about a specific field of philosophy, aesthetics, and basic skills for teaching philosophy and other humanities.
- Knowledge and understanding.
Students will develop knowledge and understanding in the field of aesthetics through the use of different sources (manuals, books and scientific articles, conferences, multimedia materials, etc.) on the basic themes of the discipline as well as advanced research elements in this field.
- Applied knowledge and understanding.
Students will be able to apply the knowledge and comprehension skills useful for an initial preparation to the profession of the teacher of philosophy and other humanities, as well as other profiles attributable to the general field of training, of publishing, of cultural planning, the enhancement of cultural heritage. In particular, appropriate skills will be developed both to design and support arguments and to solve problems in the aesthetic field.
- Autonomy of judgement.
Students will develop data collection and interpretation skills to determine autonomous judgements in the field of aesthetics, including transversal reflections to other disciplines.
- Ability to communicate.
Thanks to the didactic method of the heuristic-socratic lesson, students will be able to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to specialists and non-specialists.
- Ability to learn.
Thanks to the in-depth seminars, the students will develop learning skills necessary to complete, with a good degree of autonomy, further studies in aesthetics, but more generally to face the second cycle or continuing training courses.
Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.
Course unit content
The course is an introduction to Aesthetics as a philosophical discipline. After a first part dedicated to the birth of modern aesthetics, the lessons will focus on reading and explaining selected pieces of one of the greatest classics in the history of aesthetics: Aristotle’s Poetics.
Full programme
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Bibliography
The bibliography includes a classic of the history of Aesthetics and a manual.
Classic:
For everyone: Aristotle, Poetics (recommended editions: Mondadori, UTET).
In addition to Poetics, students of Philosophical Studies will also have to read: Aristotle, Rhetoric (paragraphs dedicated to the metaphor contained in the third book).
Manual:
For students of Philosophical Studies: P. D'Angelo, E. Franzini, G. Scaramuzza, Estetica, Raffaello Cortina publisher, latest edition.
For students of other degree courses: M. Modica, Cos'è l'Estetica, Editori Riuniti, latest edition.
Teaching methods
Lectures, which will be conducted through the heuristic-Socratic method aimed at reflection and critical approach.
A ppt will be used, which at the end of the course will be loaded onto the Elly platform.
Assessment methods and criteria
The exam is oral. A written essay is required only for students of the triennial course of philosophy (Philosophical Studies).
The written test will focus on a topic conducted in class and can be carried out independently by the student; it requires the delivery of the paper to the academic email address, at least 5 days before the oral exam. The last lesson of the course and the last glosses of the ppt will be dedicated to the elaboration.
For all students there is an oral exam; for students of Philosophical Studies the oral part will follow the written test. The oral exam will focus on the topics covered during the lessons, as well as on the exam bibliography.
An assessment of insufficiency is determined by the lack of knowledge of the minimum contents of the course; by the inability to express oneself adequately to the subject; by the lack of autonomous preparation; by the inability to resolve problems related to the retrieval of information and the decoding of texts; and the inability to make independent judgments and to communicate content, analysis and judgments in an argumentative manner, competent and convincing to both specialists and non-specialists.
A sufficient evaluation (18-23/30) is determined by an acceptable level of performance by the student of the evaluation indicators listed above; the average scores (24-27/30) are assigned to the student who demonstrates to possess a level more than sufficient (24-25/30) or good (26-27/30) of the evaluation indicators listed above; the highest scores are awarded based on the demonstration of an optimal to excellent level of the evaluation indicators listed above.
Other information
The frequency of lessons is highly recommended. Students who are not able to follow the lessons are invited to contact the teacher.
There are no exercises or laboratory activities outside of the scheduled lessons.
