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B026393 - HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY
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Academic Year 2018-19
Coorte 2018 - 3-years First Cycle Degree (DM 270/04) in LANGUAGES, LITERATURES AND INTERCULTURAL STUDIES
Course year
First year - Second Semester
Belonging Department
Languages, Literatures and Intercultural Studies
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
M-FIL/06 - HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY
Credits
6
Teaching Hours
36
Teaching Term
26/02/2019 ⇒ 07/06/2019
Attendance required
Yes
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
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Lectureship
Mutuality
Course teached as:
B005392 - STORIA DELLA FILOSOFIA
3-years First Cycle Degree (DM 270/04) in LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE STUDIES
Curriculum LETTERE ANTICHE
B005392 - STORIA DELLA FILOSOFIA
3-years First Cycle Degree (DM 270/04) in LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE STUDIES
Curriculum LETTERE ANTICHE
Teaching Language
Italian
Course Content
The course is meant to provide students with a sufficient level of knowledge on key aspects of the philosophical, theological, ethical and political context characterizing the process of social transformation. Students are called to achieve adequate acquaintance both with philosophical language as well as with historical development.
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
(1) N. Machiavelli, Il Principe; Discorsi sopra la prima Deca di Tito Livio i seguenti capitoli: I, proemio, 11-12, 27; II, proemio, 1-2, 29; III, 1, 9, 43-44
(2) E. Cutinelli-Rendina, Introduzione a Niccolò Machiavelli, Laterza, Roma-Bari
(3) Lettura dei capitoli 1-4, 13, 15 del manuale C. Vasoli (a cura di), Le filosofie del Rinascimento, Milano, Mondadori, 2002
(2) E. Cutinelli-Rendina, Introduzione a Niccolò Machiavelli, Laterza, Roma-Bari
(3) Lettura dei capitoli 1-4, 13, 15 del manuale C. Vasoli (a cura di), Le filosofie del Rinascimento, Milano, Mondadori, 2002
Learning Objectives
Knowledge: the course intends to provide students with an adequate knowledge of the basic concepts of history of philosophy. Competence: students are taught to comprehend texts and to sharpen their capacities of analysis and interpretation by comparing different historical contexts. Applying knowledge: students should become familiar both with philosophical language and as well as with valuable bibliographic resources, crucial for going in depth into the key topics of history of philosophy.
Prerequisites
no prerequisites set
Teaching Methods
Face-to-face lessons with moderated discussions, exercises on selected texts, potential preparation of short papers.
Further information
The course may also be attended by students of the laurea triennale Lingue, letterature e studi interculturali (B026393 Storia della filosofia, mutuazione)
Type of Assessment
During the oral examination students will capitalise on the basic concepts of history of philosophy acquired by attending the course; they will apply their ability to analyze texts, to compare different historical contexts and to use a proper terminology.
Course program
The course aims at examining the philosophical premises of Machiavelli’s political theory, by putting it into relation with the discussion on both medieval as well as contemporary anthropology and ethics.