The course of History of 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 read through one or more texts of modern and contemporary philosophy and they will have acquired in-depth knowledge on the relative issues and debates. Students will be able to apply the acquired knowledge, to discuss and to develop arguments both in a theoretical and in a historical perspective. Students are expected to acquire the following skills:
- Advanced critical thinking on modern and contemporary philosophy and on its relation to wider issues (both historical and philosophical);
- Advanced language and argumentation skills required for reading and analyzing texts, and critical debate in Italian and English;
- Capacity to read and analyse philosophical works and the relevant critical debate (in Italian and in English);
- Oral presentation of a little report and preparation of written texts (in Italian or in English).
- Advanced critical thinking on modern and contemporary philosophy and on its relation to wider issues (both historical and philosophical);
- Advanced language and argumentation skills required for reading and analyzing texts, and critical debate in Italian and English;
- Capacity to read and analyse philosophical works and the relevant critical debate (in Italian and in English);
- Oral presentation of a little report and preparation of written texts (in Italian or in English).
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The course aims at presenting one of the main nodes of the Philosophies of Habit, that is the reflection on the relationship between crisis and modification of individual and social habits at the heart of several philosophical reflections on habit from modernity onwards, with particular attention to the development that this theme assumes especially from the 19th century, at the crossroads between philosophy, psychology and social sciences. The first didactic unit (3 CFU) will be devoted to an overview of philosophical theories on habits and customs, from antiquity onwards, with particular attention to the twentieth-century theories of Dewey and Bourdieu. The second didactic unit (3 CFU) will focus on the relationship between crisis and interruption of habits, starting from the analysis of some texts of the late nineteenth century (Dumont, Peirce), and extending the attention to traumatic historical-social events such as the Covid-19 pandemic.
1.Clare Carlisle, On Habit, London, Routledge, 2014.
2. Dromelet, C. & Piazza, M. (2022). Habit and Custom in the History of Early Modern Philosophy. In D. Jalobeanu & Ch. Wolfe (eds.), Encyclopedia of Early Modern Philosophy and the Sciences (789-797). Cham: Springer.
3. Charles Sanders Peirce, The Fixation of Belief. Popular Science Monthly 12 (1):1877-1878, pp. 1-15.
4. Charles S. Peirce, How to make our ideas clear, Popular Science Monthly 12 (1): 1877-1878, pp. 286-302.
5. William James, The Laws of habit, Popular Science Monthly, 30, 1887, pp. 433-451.
6. Corinna Guerra, Marco Piazza (eds.), Disruption of Habits during the Global Pandemic, Milan, Mimesis International, 2022 (a selection of almost five chapters).
Programme
Title: Habits and Customs between Reproduction and TransformationThe course aims at presenting one of the main nodes of the Philosophies of Habit, that is the reflection on the relationship between crisis and modification of individual and social habits at the heart of several philosophical reflections on habit from modernity onwards, with particular attention to the development that this theme assumes especially from the 19th century, at the crossroads between philosophy, psychology and social sciences. The first didactic unit (3 CFU) will be devoted to an overview of philosophical theories on habits and customs, from antiquity onwards, with particular attention to the twentieth-century theories of Dewey and Bourdieu. The second didactic unit (3 CFU) will focus on the relationship between crisis and interruption of habits, starting from the analysis of some texts of the late nineteenth century (Dumont, Peirce), and extending the attention to traumatic historical-social events such as the Covid-19 pandemic.
Core Documentation
Erasmus Students' Programme:1.Clare Carlisle, On Habit, London, Routledge, 2014.
2. Dromelet, C. & Piazza, M. (2022). Habit and Custom in the History of Early Modern Philosophy. In D. Jalobeanu & Ch. Wolfe (eds.), Encyclopedia of Early Modern Philosophy and the Sciences (789-797). Cham: Springer.
3. Charles Sanders Peirce, The Fixation of Belief. Popular Science Monthly 12 (1):1877-1878, pp. 1-15.
4. Charles S. Peirce, How to make our ideas clear, Popular Science Monthly 12 (1): 1877-1878, pp. 286-302.
5. William James, The Laws of habit, Popular Science Monthly, 30, 1887, pp. 433-451.
6. Corinna Guerra, Marco Piazza (eds.), Disruption of Habits during the Global Pandemic, Milan, Mimesis International, 2022 (a selection of almost five chapters).
Reference Bibliography
On history of philosophy of habits: Tom Sparrow and Adam Hutchinson (eds.), A History of Habit. From Aristotle to Bourdieu, Lanham, Lexington Books, 2013 Clare Carlisle, On Habit, London, Routledge, 2014 Marco Piazza, L’antagonista necessario. La filosofia francese dell’abitudine da Montaigne a Deleuze, Milan, Mimesis, 2015 Marco Piazza (ed. by), Abitudine, seconda natura e disposizione, special issue of «Paradigmi», 1-2020 On Bourdieu: P. Bourdieu, Il senso pratico, it. transl. Rome, Armando, 2005. Beate Krais, Gunter Gebauer, Habitus, Rome, Armando, 2009. On Dewey: John Dewey, Human Nature and Conduct. An Introduction to Social Psychology, New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1922. Roberta Dreon, Iohn Dewey; l’abito fa il naturalismo culturale, in «Bollettino filosofico», XXVI, 2010, pp. 169-182.Type of delivery of the course
The course includes: • Frontal teaching; • Discussions with students on individual parts of the program, aimed at an interactive teaching, according to a work plan that will be indicated before the beginning of the course on the digital board of the teacher; • At least one seminar related to the topics covered in the course; • Oral presentations by students.Attendance
Frequency is not mandatory but is strongly recommended.Type of evaluation
Verification of learning takes place through an oral exam. The preparation of a 3,000-word written paper (in Italian or English) to be discussed in the exam is required. The paper can also be prepared by small groups of students (max 4) but with precise indication of the contribution of each. The paper must be sent to the teacher at least within 15 days from the date of the exam.