The course of Theoretical philosophy is part of the program in Philosophical sciences (MA level) and is included among the characterising training activities. Upon completion of the course students will have acquired in-depth knowledge on the main issues addressed in the course. Students will be able to apply the acquired knowledge of this central topic to discuss and to develop arguments both in a theorical and in a historical perspective. Students are expected to acquire the following skills: - Advanced skills of critical thinking and historical contextualization in relation to the early modern, Kantian and Post-Kantian discussions of self-consciousness; - Advanced language and argumentation skills in relation to the topics covered in the course; - Capacity to read and analyse the sources and the relevant critical debate; - Capacity to write an end-of-course paper.
teacher profile teaching materials
E. De Martino, Magic. A theory from the South (translated by D. L. Zinn), The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 2015 (orig. ed. 1959).
R. Laing, The Divided Self: An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness, Penguin Classics, London 2010.
A. Giddens, Modernity and Self-Identity. Self and Society in the Late Modern Age, Stanford University Press, Stanford (CA) 1991.
Programme
The course will explore the problem of the relationship between self-consciousness and identity by comparing the ideas about this intricate subject proposed by John Locke, David Hume, Immanuel Kant, William James, Sigmund Freud, Ernesto De Martino, Ronald Laing and Anthony Giddens.Core Documentation
A. Kind, Persons and Personal Identity, Polity Press, Cambridge 2015.E. De Martino, Magic. A theory from the South (translated by D. L. Zinn), The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 2015 (orig. ed. 1959).
R. Laing, The Divided Self: An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness, Penguin Classics, London 2010.
A. Giddens, Modernity and Self-Identity. Self and Society in the Late Modern Age, Stanford University Press, Stanford (CA) 1991.
Type of delivery of the course
Moodle E-learningType of evaluation
On-line oral exam. It is possible to write a paper of about 3,000 words that will be discussed during the examination.