The course aims to highlight the convergence or even the substantial identity between the two famous Aristotelian definition of Homo sapiens animal that has language and the political animal. By studying the texts of some important linguists and philosophers of language, as well as the major work of Hannah Arendt, Vita Active, we would like to clarify the reasons for which the verbal language can be considered the biological organ of public praxis.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
NOTES BY PROF. VIRNO, Il parlante come artista esecutore. Available in photocopy.
Text P. Virno, to be read in relation to Austin and Malinowski.
Optional, available in photocopy.
J.L. AUSTIN, Enunciati performativi, in Id., Saggi Filosofici, Guerini e Associati, Milano 1990, pp. 221-36. Available in photocopy.
E. BENVENISTE, Problemi di linguistica generale I, Il Saggiatore, Milano 1971, pp. 301-347,
including the following essays: La natura dei pronomi, La soggettività del linguaggio, La filosofia analitica e il linguaggio. Available in photocopy.
E. BENVENISTE, Problemi di linguistica generale II, Il Saggiatore, Milano 1987, lincluding the following essays: Il linguaggio e l’esperienza umana, pp. 83-95; L’apparato formale dell’enunciazione, pp. 96-106. Available in photocopy.
B. MALINOWSKI, Il problema del significato dei linguaggi primitivi, in C.L. Ogden, I.A. Richards, Il significato del significato, Garzanti, Milano 1975, pp. 353-357. Available in photocopy.
H. ARENDT, Vita Activa, Bompiani, chapters 1, 2, 5. To buy.
Students who have to take a 4-credit exam do not have to answer for chapters. VII and VIII of the manual of Graffi and Scalise, nor of the chap. 1 and 2 of Vita activa by Arendt.
Linguaggio e natura umana, Bollati Boringhieri, only chap. 6° (“Storia naturale”).Photocopy avaible.
Fruizione: 20703104 FILOSOFIA DEL LINGUAGGIO in Filosofia L-5 N0 VIRNO PAOLO
Programme
The course aims to highlight the convergence, or even the substantial identity, between the two famous Aristotelian definitions of Homo sapiens: "animal that has language" and "political animal". By studying the texts of some important linguists and philosophers of language (E. Benveniste, JL Austin), as well as the major work of Hannah Arendt, Vita Activa, we would like to clarify the reasons why verbal language should be considered the biological organ of public practice.Core Documentation
G. Graffi, S. Scalise, Le lingue e il linguaggio. Introduzione alla linguistica, Il Mulino, chapters I, II, VII, VIII (excluding the in-depth paragraphs marked with an asterisk). To buyNOTES BY PROF. VIRNO, Il parlante come artista esecutore. Available in photocopy.
Text P. Virno, to be read in relation to Austin and Malinowski.
Optional, available in photocopy.
J.L. AUSTIN, Enunciati performativi, in Id., Saggi Filosofici, Guerini e Associati, Milano 1990, pp. 221-36. Available in photocopy.
E. BENVENISTE, Problemi di linguistica generale I, Il Saggiatore, Milano 1971, pp. 301-347,
including the following essays: La natura dei pronomi, La soggettività del linguaggio, La filosofia analitica e il linguaggio. Available in photocopy.
E. BENVENISTE, Problemi di linguistica generale II, Il Saggiatore, Milano 1987, lincluding the following essays: Il linguaggio e l’esperienza umana, pp. 83-95; L’apparato formale dell’enunciazione, pp. 96-106. Available in photocopy.
B. MALINOWSKI, Il problema del significato dei linguaggi primitivi, in C.L. Ogden, I.A. Richards, Il significato del significato, Garzanti, Milano 1975, pp. 353-357. Available in photocopy.
H. ARENDT, Vita Activa, Bompiani, chapters 1, 2, 5. To buy.
Students who have to take a 4-credit exam do not have to answer for chapters. VII and VIII of the manual of Graffi and Scalise, nor of the chap. 1 and 2 of Vita activa by Arendt.
Linguaggio e natura umana, Bollati Boringhieri, only chap. 6° (“Storia naturale”).Photocopy avaible.
Type of delivery of the course
Frontal lecturesAttendance
Attendance is strongly recommended.Type of evaluation
Oral examination teacher profile teaching materials
NOTES BY PROF. VIRNO, Il parlante come artista esecutore. Available in photocopy.
Text P. Virno, to be read in relation to Austin and Malinowski.
Optional, available in photocopy.
J.L. AUSTIN, Enunciati performativi, in Id., Saggi Filosofici, Guerini e Associati, Milano 1990, pp. 221-36. Available in photocopy.
E. BENVENISTE, Problemi di linguistica generale I, Il Saggiatore, Milano 1971, pp. 301-347,
including the following essays: La natura dei pronomi, La soggettività del linguaggio, La filosofia analitica e il linguaggio. Available in photocopy.
E. BENVENISTE, Problemi di linguistica generale II, Il Saggiatore, Milano 1987, lincluding the following essays: Il linguaggio e l’esperienza umana, pp. 83-95; L’apparato formale dell’enunciazione, pp. 96-106. Available in photocopy.
B. MALINOWSKI, Il problema del significato dei linguaggi primitivi, in C.L. Ogden, I.A. Richards, Il significato del significato, Garzanti, Milano 1975, pp. 353-357. Available in photocopy.
H. ARENDT, Vita Activa, Bompiani, chapters 1, 2, 5. To buy.
Students who have to take a 4-credit exam do not have to answer for chapters. VII and VIII of the manual of Graffi and Scalise, nor of the chap. 1 and 2 of Vita activa by Arendt.
Linguaggio e natura umana, Bollati Boringhieri, only chap. 6° (“Storia naturale”).Photocopy avaible.
Fruizione: 20703104 FILOSOFIA DEL LINGUAGGIO in Filosofia L-5 N0 VIRNO PAOLO
Programme
The course aims to highlight the convergence, or even the substantial identity, between the two famous Aristotelian definitions of Homo sapiens: "animal that has language" and "political animal". By studying the texts of some important linguists and philosophers of language (E. Benveniste, JL Austin), as well as the major work of Hannah Arendt, Vita Activa, we would like to clarify the reasons why verbal language should be considered the biological organ of public practice.Core Documentation
G. Graffi, S. Scalise, Le lingue e il linguaggio. Introduzione alla linguistica, Il Mulino, chapters I, II, VII, VIII (excluding the in-depth paragraphs marked with an asterisk). To buyNOTES BY PROF. VIRNO, Il parlante come artista esecutore. Available in photocopy.
Text P. Virno, to be read in relation to Austin and Malinowski.
Optional, available in photocopy.
J.L. AUSTIN, Enunciati performativi, in Id., Saggi Filosofici, Guerini e Associati, Milano 1990, pp. 221-36. Available in photocopy.
E. BENVENISTE, Problemi di linguistica generale I, Il Saggiatore, Milano 1971, pp. 301-347,
including the following essays: La natura dei pronomi, La soggettività del linguaggio, La filosofia analitica e il linguaggio. Available in photocopy.
E. BENVENISTE, Problemi di linguistica generale II, Il Saggiatore, Milano 1987, lincluding the following essays: Il linguaggio e l’esperienza umana, pp. 83-95; L’apparato formale dell’enunciazione, pp. 96-106. Available in photocopy.
B. MALINOWSKI, Il problema del significato dei linguaggi primitivi, in C.L. Ogden, I.A. Richards, Il significato del significato, Garzanti, Milano 1975, pp. 353-357. Available in photocopy.
H. ARENDT, Vita Activa, Bompiani, chapters 1, 2, 5. To buy.
Students who have to take a 4-credit exam do not have to answer for chapters. VII and VIII of the manual of Graffi and Scalise, nor of the chap. 1 and 2 of Vita activa by Arendt.
Linguaggio e natura umana, Bollati Boringhieri, only chap. 6° (“Storia naturale”).Photocopy avaible.
Type of delivery of the course
Frontal lecturesAttendance
Attendance is strongly recommended.Type of evaluation
Oral examination