The workshop of Principles of the History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy is part of the program in Philosophy (BA level) and it is included among the "other training activities". At the end of the workshop students are expected to know the basic issue in history of ancient and medieval philosophy. Furthermore they will have read through some ancient and medieval philosophical texts and they will have focused on the basic issues and debates connected to it. Students will be able to apply the knowledge acquired in the discussion and argument both from a theoretical and a historical-philosophical perspective, and will acquire:
-) Ability to analyze and interpret philosophical texts;
-) Properties of language and argumentation;
-) Ability to contextualize the acquired knowledge in the Philosophical debate.
-) Ability to analyze and interpret philosophical texts;
-) Properties of language and argumentation;
-) Ability to contextualize the acquired knowledge in the Philosophical debate.
teacher profile teaching materials
[i] The origins of Greek philosophy: myth and logos, the Milesian school, Heraclitus
[ii] Parmenides, his followers and his critics: Parmenides, Zeno, Melissus, Gorgias, Plato
[iii] The so-called 'pluralistic' cosmologies in the fifth century BC: Empedocles, Anaxagoras, Democritus
[iv] Being and causes in Plato and Aristotle
R.Chiaradonna e P. Pecere, Vivere la Conoscenza, Mondadori Education, Milano, 2022, Volume 1A: Dalle origini ad Aristotele (per intero).
R. Chiaradonna, Platonismo, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2017.
Programme
Weeks 1-6: Greek philosophy from the origins to Aristotle. The following issues will be explored:[i] The origins of Greek philosophy: myth and logos, the Milesian school, Heraclitus
[ii] Parmenides, his followers and his critics: Parmenides, Zeno, Melissus, Gorgias, Plato
[iii] The so-called 'pluralistic' cosmologies in the fifth century BC: Empedocles, Anaxagoras, Democritus
[iv] Being and causes in Plato and Aristotle
Core Documentation
B. Centrone, Prima lezione di filosofia antica, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2015.R.Chiaradonna e P. Pecere, Vivere la Conoscenza, Mondadori Education, Milano, 2022, Volume 1A: Dalle origini ad Aristotele (per intero).
R. Chiaradonna, Platonismo, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2017.
Type of delivery of the course
Lectures, discussions and debates with students (in-person and online).Attendance
Attendance is mandatory.Type of evaluation
Attendance is mandatory. Students are required to prepare a written paper (2500 words) on one of the issues covered during the term. teacher profile teaching materials
Programme
Reading and commentary on some classical texts of History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy.Core Documentation
Bibliography provided by the teachers during the lessons.Attendance
Mandatory.Type of evaluation
The exam includes the compulsory attendance of lectures and the delivery of a written paper for the achievement of the Eligibility.