Learning objectives
A sufficient acquaintance with the main topics of the philosophical debates in XVIth-XVIIIth centuries
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
Abstraction, method, a priori. In search of certitude.
The course's focus are the main philosophical topics in the discussions concerning scientific knowledge from the Renaissance to Kant's "Prolegomena zu einer jeden kuenftigen Metaphysik die als Wissenschaft wird auftreten koennen"
Full programme
The topic of the freedom of the will from antiquity to XVIth century will be introduced in the first week. The modern discussion from Descartes to Kant will be dealt with in the first part of the course. The second part will be dedicated to I. Kant and A. Schopenhauer (see Testi di riferimento).
Bibliography
Bibliography:
-Antology of philosophical texts to download from the site of the course
or:
-a Handbook on Modern Philosophy:
a) Storia della Filosofia diretta da M. Dal Pra, vol VII: La filosofia moderna dal Quattrocento al Seicento, Milano-Padova, Vallardi-Piccin Nuova Libraria 1999
b) P. Rossi-A. Viano, Storia della filosofia. 3. Dal Quattrocento al Seicento, Roma-Bari, Laterza 1995;
c) N. Abbagnano, Storia della filosofia, Torino Utet, or Milano TEA.
Texts:
I. Kant, Prolegomeni ad ogni futura metafisica che vorrà presentarsi come scienza, trad. Piero Martinetti, Milano, Rusconi Libri 1995 (Testi a fronte, 14)
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods and criteria
paper and oral examination
Other information
news and research material in the web site of the course
2030 agenda goals for sustainable development
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