The course of History of Contemporary Philosophy is part of the program in Philosophical sciences (MA level) and is included among the complementary training activities. The course has the following learning objectives:
1. to increase knowledge of the most important concepts and authors of contemporary philosophy;
2. to reinforce and apply the linguistic and conceptual methodologies of historical-philosophical analysis of the most important classics of the contemporary era in the research activities preliminary to the drafting of the master's thesis;
3. to enhance learning skills and autonomy of judgement. In particular, students must develop and expand:
- Linguistic skills that enable them to read and understand the original editions of the contemporary philosophers undergoing the course;
- ability to analyse a philosophical problem from different points of view, also taking into account the most accredited critical bibliography;
- ability to discover contradictions or innovations in contemporary classical texts on the basis of the training received during the three-year degree course;
- ability to control and highlight the relevance and meaning of the characteristic elements of conceptual expositions;
- ability to draw conclusions based on a plurality 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.
1. to increase knowledge of the most important concepts and authors of contemporary philosophy;
2. to reinforce and apply the linguistic and conceptual methodologies of historical-philosophical analysis of the most important classics of the contemporary era in the research activities preliminary to the drafting of the master's thesis;
3. to enhance learning skills and autonomy of judgement. In particular, students must develop and expand:
- Linguistic skills that enable them to read and understand the original editions of the contemporary philosophers undergoing the course;
- ability to analyse a philosophical problem from different points of view, also taking into account the most accredited critical bibliography;
- ability to discover contradictions or innovations in contemporary classical texts on the basis of the training received during the three-year degree course;
- ability to control and highlight the relevance and meaning of the characteristic elements of conceptual expositions;
- ability to draw conclusions based on a plurality 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.
teacher profile teaching materials
Martino Feyles, (ed.), Memory, imagination and technique, Roma NEU 2010.
Alice Pugliese, The motive for the experience: constitution, drive and ethics in Edmund Husserl, Udine, Mimesis 2014.
Programme
The course aims to show the relationship between activity and passivity of consciousness analyzing the concepts of perception, affectivity, unconscious, interest, association, judgment in Husserl.Core Documentation
Edmund Husserl, Lectures on Passive Synthesis, La Scuola, 2016.Martino Feyles, (ed.), Memory, imagination and technique, Roma NEU 2010.
Alice Pugliese, The motive for the experience: constitution, drive and ethics in Edmund Husserl, Udine, Mimesis 2014.
Type of delivery of the course
The course includes: Frontal Didactics, based on the reading of the primary sources and comparison with the original editions (German language); Discussions with students and debates on the topics treated; A seminar concerning some parts of Husserl's writing which is the matter of the course. During the seminar is required the preparation of papers to be presented and discussed in the lecture hall .Attendance
Frequency is optional, but seminar participation is recommended because semnarial activity is important for the development of research skills and autonomy of judgment.Type of evaluation
The evaluation of the learning is done through an oral test. The preparation of a paper of 3,000 words to be discussed in the final exam is required.