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The course aims to analyse the problematic relationship between Kant and Peirce. In particular, during the classes, the Kantian theory of knowledge as representation and its critical reception by Peirce will be discussed in depth.
The course will take place as follows:
- Introduction to Kant's theory of knowledge
- Analysis of selected parts of Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason"
- Analysis of Peirce's essays in cognitive semiotics
C. S. Peirce, “Una nuova lista di categorie”; “Questioni riguardo a certe pretese capacità umane”; “Alcune conseguenze di quattro incapacità”. In Id. Scritti scelti. UTET, Torino 2008, pp. 71-143.
R. M. Calcaterra, Peirce discepolo e avversario di Kant, in M. Failla (a cura di), Leggere il presente. Questioni kantiane, Carocci 204, pp. 167-178.
G. Maddalena, Anti-Kantianism as a necessary characteristic of pragmatism, in K. P. Skowronski and S. Pihlström (Eds.) (2019). Pragmatist Kant. Pragmatism, Kant, and Kantianism in the Twenty-first Century, Nordic Studies in Pragmatism 4. Helsinki: Nordic Pragmatism Network 2019, pp. 43-59.
G. Baggio, Lo schematismo trascendentale e il problema della sintesi tra “senso”, “segno” e “gesto”. Un’interpretazione pragmatista, in “Spazio filosofico”, 21, 2018, pp. 83-99.
Recommended texts
G. Maddalena, Peirce, La Scuola 2015.
R. M. Calcaterra, G. Maddalena, G. Marchetti. Il pragmatismo. Dalle origini agli sviluppi contemporanei, Carocci 2015
Mutuazione: 20710090 FILOSOFIA DELLA CONOSCENZA - LM in Scienze filosofiche LM-78 BAGGIO GUIDO
Programme
Sign and representation. Kant and pragmatismThe course aims to analyse the problematic relationship between Kant and Peirce. In particular, during the classes, the Kantian theory of knowledge as representation and its critical reception by Peirce will be discussed in depth.
The course will take place as follows:
- Introduction to Kant's theory of knowledge
- Analysis of selected parts of Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason"
- Analysis of Peirce's essays in cognitive semiotics
Core Documentation
I. Kant, Critica della ragion pura (preferibilmente edizione Bompiani, a cura di Costantino Esposito) [parti scelte].C. S. Peirce, “Una nuova lista di categorie”; “Questioni riguardo a certe pretese capacità umane”; “Alcune conseguenze di quattro incapacità”. In Id. Scritti scelti. UTET, Torino 2008, pp. 71-143.
R. M. Calcaterra, Peirce discepolo e avversario di Kant, in M. Failla (a cura di), Leggere il presente. Questioni kantiane, Carocci 204, pp. 167-178.
G. Maddalena, Anti-Kantianism as a necessary characteristic of pragmatism, in K. P. Skowronski and S. Pihlström (Eds.) (2019). Pragmatist Kant. Pragmatism, Kant, and Kantianism in the Twenty-first Century, Nordic Studies in Pragmatism 4. Helsinki: Nordic Pragmatism Network 2019, pp. 43-59.
G. Baggio, Lo schematismo trascendentale e il problema della sintesi tra “senso”, “segno” e “gesto”. Un’interpretazione pragmatista, in “Spazio filosofico”, 21, 2018, pp. 83-99.
Recommended texts
G. Maddalena, Peirce, La Scuola 2015.
R. M. Calcaterra, G. Maddalena, G. Marchetti. Il pragmatismo. Dalle origini agli sviluppi contemporanei, Carocci 2015
Type of delivery of the course
The course includes: Lectures; debates; students' talks. Any written papers, valid for the purposes of the exam, will be organized during the course and communicated through the website FILCOSPE, in the "Didactics" section of Prof. Baggio’s personal page (http://www.uniroma3.it/en/persone/SUQvVGsrWERoMUV6dHBTY0docklza0NpeEhxN2FMQkhKdlhVMGEwN1RTMD0=/insegnamenti/).Attendance
Attendance is not mandatory, but given the interactive nature of the course, attendance is particularly recommended.Type of evaluation
The evaluation takes place through a final oral examination on the topics and texts considered during the course and an evaluation of the active participation in class and in group works. The study by students attending the course of one of the "Recommended Texts" will be properly taken into account for the evaluation of the exam. Not attending students are required to study an additional text to be chosen from those indicated, for each module, in the "Recommended Texts" section of this program. In the case of an extension of the health emergency caused by COVID-19, all the instructions that regulate the modalities of educational activities and student evaluation will be implemented. In particular, the following modalities will be applied: oral distance exams through the Microsoft Teams platform.