Students:
- Should be able to demonstrate knowledge in the history of philosophy and to possess critical abilities that complete the background acquired during the bachelor degree, with particular reference to the history of aesthetics; they should be able to elaborate and/or apply original ideas on the notion of image starting from the course contents, in particular from the dialectic between icon and symbol;
- Should apply their knowledge, comprehension skills and their aesthetic-philosophical sensitivity to the problems and dynamics of change that contemporary society is going through and that characterize the formation of the individual;
- Should have consolidated a learning methodology based on text reading that allows them to deepen and continue to study profitably even autonomously issues only mentioned during the course, such as the phenomenology of the photographic image.
- Should be able to demonstrate knowledge in the history of philosophy and to possess critical abilities that complete the background acquired during the bachelor degree, with particular reference to the history of aesthetics; they should be able to elaborate and/or apply original ideas on the notion of image starting from the course contents, in particular from the dialectic between icon and symbol;
- Should apply their knowledge, comprehension skills and their aesthetic-philosophical sensitivity to the problems and dynamics of change that contemporary society is going through and that characterize the formation of the individual;
- Should have consolidated a learning methodology based on text reading that allows them to deepen and continue to study profitably even autonomously issues only mentioned during the course, such as the phenomenology of the photographic image.
teacher profile teaching materials
The course aims to focus on the elaboration of the modern idea of the Self. In fact, our society is undoubtedly based on the individual, conceived as an "I" that emerges from a complex path, which implies several features: a certain way of living interiority, of conceiving one's own subjectivity, of putting the sense of the Self in a new relation with others.
The program will be divided into two moments:
1) analysis of the elaboration of Modern Identity according to Charles Taylor's interpretation;
2) guided reading of a part of John Locke's essay on human intelligence, in particular the one where the issue of personal identity is addressed
C. Taylor, Radici dell'Io. La costruzione dell'identità moderna, tr. ir. R. Rini, Feltrinelli, Milano 1993, pp. 147-262.
C. Taylor, Il disagio della modernità, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2006.
Programme
Images of the Self and the making of the Modern IdentityThe course aims to focus on the elaboration of the modern idea of the Self. In fact, our society is undoubtedly based on the individual, conceived as an "I" that emerges from a complex path, which implies several features: a certain way of living interiority, of conceiving one's own subjectivity, of putting the sense of the Self in a new relation with others.
The program will be divided into two moments:
1) analysis of the elaboration of Modern Identity according to Charles Taylor's interpretation;
2) guided reading of a part of John Locke's essay on human intelligence, in particular the one where the issue of personal identity is addressed
Core Documentation
J. Locke, Saggio sull'intelligenza umana, tr. it. C. Pellizzi, G. Farina, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2011 (extracts)C. Taylor, Radici dell'Io. La costruzione dell'identità moderna, tr. ir. R. Rini, Feltrinelli, Milano 1993, pp. 147-262.
C. Taylor, Il disagio della modernità, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2006.
Type of delivery of the course
The course will be carried out mainly through the frontal lesson. Active student interventions or proposals will be encouraged. In the case of an extension of the health emergency from COVID-19, all the provisions that regulate the methods of carrying out the teaching activities and student assessment will be implemented. In particular, the following methods will apply: Distance lessons provided through the "Teams" platform; Use of the formonline platform for uploading and communicating additional support material.Type of evaluation
The test will consist of three questions. The candidate will have to demonstrate, for each question, to know how to present and argue, starting from a rather general theme, knowing how to articulate the speech by providing reasons and details.