The course is divided into two parts:
A. The first part of the course will offer an orientation in the contemporary discussions in neuroethics, with a particular reference to the free will and the moral responsibility issues. The question of how to communicate these discussions to the general public will be analyzed.
B. The secund part will deal with some of the fundamental questions of moral philosophy by referring to movies that present those questions in a particularly stimulating and int ersting way.
A. The first part of the course will offer an orientation in the contemporary discussions in neuroethics, with a particular reference to the free will and the moral responsibility issues. The question of how to communicate these discussions to the general public will be analyzed.
B. The secund part will deal with some of the fundamental questions of moral philosophy by referring to movies that present those questions in a particularly stimulating and int ersting way.
teacher profile teaching materials
The goal of the course is that the students understand these fundamental issues of moral philosophy. At the end of the course, the students will be able to understand the essential features of these discussions.
1. Photocopies of articles that the instructor will put on Moodle
2. De Caro, Magni, Vaccarezza, Le sfide dell'etica, Mondadori (the second part only)
3. Massarenti, Stramaledettamente logico, Laterza
FOR THE STUDENTS WHO WILL NOT PASS THE PRE-EXAM
1. Article by John Searle: https://download.kataweb.it/mediaweb/pdf/espresso/scienze/1990_259_1.pdf
2. De Caro, Magni, Vaccarezza, Le sfide dell'etica, Mondadori (chs. 11-18)
3. Massarenti, Stramaledettamente logico, Laterza (entire book)
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Programme
This course aims at giving the students the basic concepts of applied ethics and the relation between ethics and communication (with a specific interest in film communication).The goal of the course is that the students understand these fundamental issues of moral philosophy. At the end of the course, the students will be able to understand the essential features of these discussions.
Core Documentation
FOR THE STUDENTS WHO WRITE THE PAPER (ON WHICH SEE THE SECTION "PROGRAMMA DELL'INSEGNAMENTO" AND WILL PASS THE PRE-EXAM AT THE END OF THE COURSE:1. Photocopies of articles that the instructor will put on Moodle
2. De Caro, Magni, Vaccarezza, Le sfide dell'etica, Mondadori (the second part only)
3. Massarenti, Stramaledettamente logico, Laterza
FOR THE STUDENTS WHO WILL NOT PASS THE PRE-EXAM
1. Article by John Searle: https://download.kataweb.it/mediaweb/pdf/espresso/scienze/1990_259_1.pdf
2. De Caro, Magni, Vaccarezza, Le sfide dell'etica, Mondadori (chs. 11-18)
3. Massarenti, Stramaledettamente logico, Laterza (entire book)
Type of delivery of the course
Depending on the situation, the meetings may in person or through the internetType of evaluation
THE STUDENTS WHO WILL ATTEND THE COURSE (ALSO ONLINE), WILL WRITE A BRIEF PAPER AND WILL PASS A PRE-EXAM (WHICH WILL BE HELD AT THE END OF THE COURSE) MAY STUDY A REDUCED PROGRAM.