The course on Digital Humanities is part of the educational curriculum of the LM in Information, Publishing, Journalism.
In accordance with the objectives of the degree program, the course will provide students with a basic knowledge of the main topics and problems in the field of Digital Humanities, with a specific focus on topics of more direct relevance for philosophy, and on the relationship between Digital Humanities and Philosophy.
The main aim of the teaching is to allow students to understand the theoretical debate on the nature and definition of Digital Humanities, and to understand the philosophical relevance of many among the problems dealt with in that field.
At the end of the course, participants will be able to read and understand papers and research work done by the Italian and international community of Digital Humanists, and to connect them with the work done in the field of Philosophy of Information.
teacher profile teaching materials
- Luciano Floridi (ed.), The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Computing and Information, Blackwell 2004
Non-attending students and students not taking part in project works will add Mirko Tavosanis, Lingue e intelligenza artificiale, Carocci 2018 (English alternative available upon request)
Programme
The course will discuss the relationship between digital humanities and philosophy. Among the topics discussed, the concept of representative omnipotence of digital encoding (and its history), basic concepts of the philosophy of information; introduction and philosophical relevance of Artificial Intelligence; the relationship between media studies and philosophy; simulism; an introduction to computer ethics.Core Documentation
- On-line courseware- Luciano Floridi (ed.), The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Computing and Information, Blackwell 2004
Non-attending students and students not taking part in project works will add Mirko Tavosanis, Lingue e intelligenza artificiale, Carocci 2018 (English alternative available upon request)
Type of delivery of the course
If the evolution of the COVID pandemics will allow for it, the course will be in presence. Further courseware, as well as content related to project work activities, will be available on the Moodle platformType of evaluation
For attending students, project work and written or oral test; for non attending students, oral test