The course in History of Philosophy is part of the program in Philosophy (BA level) and is included among the basic training activities.
The course (BA) has the following learning objectives:
1. to develop knowledge of the most important concepts and authors of modern and contemporary philosophy (Leibniz, Kant, Husserl);
2. to promote the understanding of the historical-cultural contexts in which these concepts were formed;
3. to develop the ability to apply methods of analysis and historical-philosophical knowledge in the research activities preceding the performance of the final exam;
4. to promote learning skills and autonomy of judgment.
Upon completion of the course students (1) are expected to know the basic issues of the modern and contemporary philosophy (Leibniz,Kant, Husserl); (2) have acquired a scientific attitude to exmination the writings discussed in the course. In particular, they will have developed:
- skills to interpret the signs and meanings of didactic communication between teacher/student and student/student;
- to analyse a philosophical problem from different points of view;
- to identify contradictions in a philosophical argument;
- to control the relevance and meaning of the conceptual expositions;
- to draw conclusions from a variety of observations and inferences.
These skills are promoted during the seminar work that is an integral part of the course through writing texts and collegial debate. The seminar activity of writing and discussion is also aimed at the acquisition of linguistic-communicative skills.
The course (BA) has the following learning objectives:
1. to develop knowledge of the most important concepts and authors of modern and contemporary philosophy (Leibniz, Kant, Husserl);
2. to promote the understanding of the historical-cultural contexts in which these concepts were formed;
3. to develop the ability to apply methods of analysis and historical-philosophical knowledge in the research activities preceding the performance of the final exam;
4. to promote learning skills and autonomy of judgment.
Upon completion of the course students (1) are expected to know the basic issues of the modern and contemporary philosophy (Leibniz,Kant, Husserl); (2) have acquired a scientific attitude to exmination the writings discussed in the course. In particular, they will have developed:
- skills to interpret the signs and meanings of didactic communication between teacher/student and student/student;
- to analyse a philosophical problem from different points of view;
- to identify contradictions in a philosophical argument;
- to control the relevance and meaning of the conceptual expositions;
- to draw conclusions from a variety of observations and inferences.
These skills are promoted during the seminar work that is an integral part of the course through writing texts and collegial debate. The seminar activity of writing and discussion is also aimed at the acquisition of linguistic-communicative skills.
teacher profile teaching materials
The course aims to examine the concepts of world and consciousness and will focus in particular on the vision of reason in Leibniz.
It will illustrate the concepts of matter, substance, memory, virtuality and inborn ideas, emphasizing the Leibniz polemic against Lockian sensualism.
A reading seminar will be an integral part of the course.
In order to develop skills in analysis and textual criticism the course includes a seminar on textual reading of Leibniz's epistolary (the letters will be chosen by the professor at the beginning of the course).
The reading seminar is addressed to all students both to those who must achieve 6 cfu and those who must achieve 12 cfu.
G. W. Leibniz, New Essays on the Human Understanding, Il Saggiatore, Milan 2011
G. W. Leibniz, Monadology, Bompiani, Milan 2014
Programme
PROGRAM 12 CFU:The course aims to examine the concepts of world and consciousness and will focus in particular on the vision of reason in Leibniz.
It will illustrate the concepts of matter, substance, memory, virtuality and inborn ideas, emphasizing the Leibniz polemic against Lockian sensualism.
A reading seminar will be an integral part of the course.
In order to develop skills in analysis and textual criticism the course includes a seminar on textual reading of Leibniz's epistolary (the letters will be chosen by the professor at the beginning of the course).
The reading seminar is addressed to all students both to those who must achieve 6 cfu and those who must achieve 12 cfu.
Core Documentation
G. W. Leibniz, The Works, vol. 1, Utet, Torino 2000G. W. Leibniz, New Essays on the Human Understanding, Il Saggiatore, Milan 2011
G. W. Leibniz, Monadology, Bompiani, Milan 2014
Type of delivery of the course
The course consists of frontal teaching, based on reading the primary sources and comparison with the original editions (French and German)- Discussions with students and debates on the topics covered. In order to develop skills in analysis and textual criticism the course includes a seminar on textual reading. The reading seminar is addressed to all students both to those who must achieve 6 cfu and those who must achieve 12 cfu.Attendance
Frequency is optional, but participation is recommended to acquire the basic methodological tools for reading and understanding the text.Type of evaluation
The verification of learning occurs through an oral interview. The examination involves the preparation of a 3000-word written paper on the classic thinker's subject of the seminar activity.