The course of Philosophical Hermeneutics is part of the program in Philosophy and it is included among the complementary training activities. Students will be able to apply the knowledge acquired in the discussion and argument both from a theoretical and a historical-philosophical perspective. At the end of the course the student 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.
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The first part of the course (Module A) examines classical conceptions of emotions in the history of philosophy and early scientific theories through the reading and discussion of key texts. We will examine conceptions of emotions in Plato and Aristotle, as well as in the Stoic tradition and in Galen, before considering some important reinterpretations in the modern era, particularly in Descartes and Hume. The course will then move on to analyze the theories of emotions by Charles Darwin, William James, John Dewey, and George Herbert Mead.
The second part of the course (Module B) addresses some central themes in contemporary philosophy of emotion in dialogue with psychology and the cognitive sciences. Topics to be discussed include the debate between theories of basic emotions and constructivist approaches, contributions from the neuroscience of emotion, the problem of mixed or ambivalent emotions, the expression of emotions, and the social norms that regulate it. Part of the module will also be dedicated to theories of situated affectivity and the relationship between technology and emotional experience, as well as the paradoxes of fiction and tragedy, with particular attention to emotional reactions to new forms of artificial intelligence.
Modulo A
- G. Mori, Cartesio, Carocci 2010
- A. Santucci, Introduzione a Hume, Laterza 2005
Modulo B
- Pia Campeggiani, Introduzione alla filosofia delle emozioni, Clueb 2021.
Programme
The course explores the topic of emotions, tracing key stages in their conceptualization throughout the history of philosophy and discussing some of the major contemporary debates in the philosophy of emotions and the affective sciences.The first part of the course (Module A) examines classical conceptions of emotions in the history of philosophy and early scientific theories through the reading and discussion of key texts. We will examine conceptions of emotions in Plato and Aristotle, as well as in the Stoic tradition and in Galen, before considering some important reinterpretations in the modern era, particularly in Descartes and Hume. The course will then move on to analyze the theories of emotions by Charles Darwin, William James, John Dewey, and George Herbert Mead.
The second part of the course (Module B) addresses some central themes in contemporary philosophy of emotion in dialogue with psychology and the cognitive sciences. Topics to be discussed include the debate between theories of basic emotions and constructivist approaches, contributions from the neuroscience of emotion, the problem of mixed or ambivalent emotions, the expression of emotions, and the social norms that regulate it. Part of the module will also be dedicated to theories of situated affectivity and the relationship between technology and emotional experience, as well as the paradoxes of fiction and tragedy, with particular attention to emotional reactions to new forms of artificial intelligence.
Core Documentation
Testi consigliatiModulo A
- G. Mori, Cartesio, Carocci 2010
- A. Santucci, Introduzione a Hume, Laterza 2005
Modulo B
- Pia Campeggiani, Introduzione alla filosofia delle emozioni, Clueb 2021.
Attendance
Attendance is optional but strongly recommendedType of evaluation
Oral examination.