At the end of this course, the student will have obtained:
- Knowledge of the main theoretical questions of moral philosophy;
- Knowledge of some reference texts of moral philosophy and the relative debates;
- Knowledge and understanding of the interdisciplinary issues connected to the relation between philosophy and moral action.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding:
The student will have obtained:
- Ability to focus on theoretical issues and develop arguments regarding the problems of ethics and action theory.
- Knowledge of the main theoretical questions of moral philosophy;
- Knowledge of some reference texts of moral philosophy and the relative debates;
- Knowledge and understanding of the interdisciplinary issues connected to the relation between philosophy and moral action.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding:
The student will have obtained:
- Ability to focus on theoretical issues and develop arguments regarding the problems of ethics and action theory.
teacher profile teaching materials
The course deals with the question of freedom through two of its fundamental determinations: the free will and the autonomy of the subject. Both modules take inspiration from Immanuel Kant and, starting from his thought, separately consider an analytical and a continental philosophical approach to the question of freedom.
FOR ATTENDING STUDENTS WHO WILL PASS THE PRE-ROUND THAT WILL BE AT THE END OF THE COURSE:
1. Fotocopie di testi indicati dal docente all’inizio del corso
2. De Caro e Marraffa, Mente e morale, LUISS University Press
3. De Caro, Libero arbitrio, Laterza
FOR ALL THE OTHER STUDENTS:
1. De Caro, Libero arbitrio, Laterza
2. De Caro e Marraffa, Mente e morale, LUISS University Press
3. Mele, Liberi!, Carocci
4. www.ccdc.it/UpLoadDocumenti/070302Mori.pdf
5. profs.sci.univr.it/~bellin/philsci/Etica1.pdf
Modul B (Prof. Dario Gentili)
- Immanuel Kant, Answering the Question: What is Enlightenment? (any edition).
- M. Foucault, What is Critique?, in The Politics of Truth, ed. by S. Lotringer and L. Hochroth, Semiotext(e), New York 1997.
- M. Foucault, The Government of Self and Others: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1982-1983, Picador, 2011 (the first Lecture).
Programme
Freedom: Free Will and AutonomyThe course deals with the question of freedom through two of its fundamental determinations: the free will and the autonomy of the subject. Both modules take inspiration from Immanuel Kant and, starting from his thought, separately consider an analytical and a continental philosophical approach to the question of freedom.
Core Documentation
Modul A (Prof. Mario De Caro):FOR ATTENDING STUDENTS WHO WILL PASS THE PRE-ROUND THAT WILL BE AT THE END OF THE COURSE:
1. Fotocopie di testi indicati dal docente all’inizio del corso
2. De Caro e Marraffa, Mente e morale, LUISS University Press
3. De Caro, Libero arbitrio, Laterza
FOR ALL THE OTHER STUDENTS:
1. De Caro, Libero arbitrio, Laterza
2. De Caro e Marraffa, Mente e morale, LUISS University Press
3. Mele, Liberi!, Carocci
4. www.ccdc.it/UpLoadDocumenti/070302Mori.pdf
5. profs.sci.univr.it/~bellin/philsci/Etica1.pdf
Modul B (Prof. Dario Gentili)
- Immanuel Kant, Answering the Question: What is Enlightenment? (any edition).
- M. Foucault, What is Critique?, in The Politics of Truth, ed. by S. Lotringer and L. Hochroth, Semiotext(e), New York 1997.
- M. Foucault, The Government of Self and Others: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1982-1983, Picador, 2011 (the first Lecture).
Type of delivery of the course
Lectures and oral and written exercitations.Type of evaluation
Written exam (only for the pre-round for attending students) and oral exam.