The course of History of Ethics is part of the program in Philosophy (BA level) and is included among the characterizing training activities. The objective of the course is to provide knowledge of the basic issues of moral philosophy from both the theoretical and the historical point of view.
Upon completion of the course, students are expected to acquire the following skills:
- Critical thinking regarding some of the main issues of the history and theory of moral philosophy;
- Language and argumentation skills connected with the issues discussed in the course.
Upon completion of the course, students are expected to acquire the following skills:
- Critical thinking regarding some of the main issues of the history and theory of moral philosophy;
- Language and argumentation skills connected with the issues discussed in the course.
teacher profile teaching materials
The classics that will be studied in the course Max Weber's "La scienza come professione" and "La politica come professione" (collected in the volume "Il lavoro intellettuale come professione").
1. Weber, Il lavoro intellettuale come professione, Mondadori
2. De Caro - Magni - Vaccarezza, Le sfide dell'etica, Mondadori (only the parts that the teacher will indicate during the course)
3. De Caro, Realtà, Bollati Boringhieri
All the others:
1. Weber, Il lavoro intellettuale come professione, Mondadori
2. De Caro - Magni - Vaccarezza, Le sfide dell'etica, Mondadori (chs. 1-10)
3. De Caro, Realtà, Bollati Boringhieri
Programme
This course will investigate how the major philosophical conceptions have dealt with the main moral problems. Such conceptions will be analyzed from both the historical and the theoretical points of view, also considering their metaphysical substratum.The classics that will be studied in the course Max Weber's "La scienza come professione" and "La politica come professione" (collected in the volume "Il lavoro intellettuale come professione").
Core Documentation
Students who pass the pre-exam at the end of the course:1. Weber, Il lavoro intellettuale come professione, Mondadori
2. De Caro - Magni - Vaccarezza, Le sfide dell'etica, Mondadori (only the parts that the teacher will indicate during the course)
3. De Caro, Realtà, Bollati Boringhieri
All the others:
1. Weber, Il lavoro intellettuale come professione, Mondadori
2. De Caro - Magni - Vaccarezza, Le sfide dell'etica, Mondadori (chs. 1-10)
3. De Caro, Realtà, Bollati Boringhieri
Type of delivery of the course
Depending on the situation, the meetings may be in person or through the internetType of evaluation
Oral exam