20710344 - FILOSOFIA DELLE RELIGIONI

The course of Philosophy of Religions (MA level) is part of the program in Philosophical Studies and is included among the complementary training activities. Upon completion of the course students are expected to acquire the following skills: 1) advanced critical thinking and its relation to wider issues; 2) advanced language and argumentation skills required to the issues discussed in the course; 3) advanced capacity to understand and analyse philosophical sources and the relevant critical debate.
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Programme

Drawing on the problem of the sacred as tackled in some philosophical works of Martin Heidegger and Emmanuel Levinas, the course aims at outlining the phenomenological approach to the religious experience. Further, the course provides the basic skills needed in order to approach the main phenomenological themes related to the reflection on religious experiences and fosters the development of a critical attitude with respect to issues related to the care of oneself and others.

Core Documentation

M. Heidegger, Lettera sull’«umanismo», in: Id., Segnavia, Adelphi, Milano 2002 (pp. 267-315).

M. Heidegger, Perché i poeti?, in: Id., Sentieri interrotti, La Nuova Italia, Firenze 2002 (pp. 247-297).

M. Heidegger, «Come quando al dì di festa…», in: Id., La poesia di Hölderlin, Adelphi, Milano 2001 (pp. 59-93).

E. Lévinas, Dal sacro al santo. Cinque nuove letture talmudiche, Città Nuova Editrice, Roma 1985 (pp. 81-111).

E. Lévinas, Dio, la morte e il tempo, Jaca book, Milano 2003 (pp. 171-199, 225-228, 273-277, 285-297).

E. Lévinas, Difficile libertà, Jaca book, Milano 2004 (pp. 27-41, 289-292, 341-357).

S. Bancalari, Logica dell’epochè. Per un’introduzione alla fenomenologia della religione, Edizioni ETS, Pisa 2015 (pp. 157-190 e 213-247).

Reference Bibliography

Non-attendants should add one of the following selections of texts: a.) J. Derrida, Violenza e metafisica, in: Id., La scrittura e la differenza, Einaudi, Torino 2002, pp. 99-198. b.) S. Bancalari, Logica dell’epochè. Per un’introduzione alla fenomenologia della religione, Edizioni ETS, Pisa 2015 (pp. 9-38 e 57-67); J. Ries, L’uomo e il sacro nella storia dell’umanità, Opera omnia, vol. 2, Jaca Book, Milano 2007 (pp. 270-294). c.) A. Ales Bello, Per una fenomenologia della religione, «Segni e comprensione», 95, 2018, 27-50; S. Bancalari, Rudolf Otto e le due fenomenologie della religione, «Archivio di filosofia», nn. 1-2, 2007, 169-182.

Type of delivery of the course

The course includes lessons focused on the main topic, with particular attention devoted to the program's texts; discussions with students and debates on the assigned topics are also part of the course.

Type of evaluation

The assessment's procedure consists in the final oral examination.