Programme

The course will present and discuss some basic notions of philosophical anthropology, a discipline that focuses on the investigation of the central aspects of what it is to be human. The first part of the course aims at providing an overview of classic questions in philosophical anthropology. The second part will focus on the themes of personal identity and the relation with others in the contemporary debate.
Students will acquire:
- Capacity to read an analyze philosophical texts
- Capacity to navigate the classic and contemporary debate on selected topics of philosophical and cultural anthropology
- Capacity to write argumentative essays and to prepare/edit texts
- Capacity to orally present and defend theses

Core Documentation

FOR STUDENTS WHO ATTEND THE COURSE, THE PROGRAM INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING TEXTS:
1. M. Montaigne (1580). “Delle carrozze”, in M. Montaigne, Saggi, Tutte le edizioni
2. M. Montaigne (1580). “I cannibali”, in M. Montaigne, Saggi, Tutte le edizioni
3. T. Todorov (1984/2014). La conquista dell’America. Il problema dell’altro, Einaudi
4. Booklet including short excerpts from various texts, including: I. Kant (1798/2010). Antropologia dal punto di vista pragmatico, Einaudi; M. Scheler (1928/2006). La posizione dell'uomo nel cosmo, Armando; A. Gehlen (1940/2010). L’uomo. La sua natura e il suo posto nel mondo, Mimesis; S. Landucci (2014). I filosofi e i selvaggi, Einaudi; A. Campodonico (2013). L'uomo. Lineamenti di antropologia filosofica, Rubbettino

FOR STUDENTS WHO DO NOT ATTEND THE COURSE, THE PROGRAM INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING TEXTS:
1. M. Montaigne (1580). “Delle carrozze”, in M. Montaigne, Saggi, All editions
2. M. Montaigne (1580). “I cannibali”, in M. Montaigne, Saggi, All editions
3. T. Todorov (1984/2014). La conquista dell’America. Il problema dell’altro, Einaudi
4. Booklet including short excerpts from various texts, including: I. Kant (1798/2010). Antropologia dal punto di vista pragmatico, Einaudi; M. Scheler (1928/2006). La posizione dell'uomo nel cosmo, Armando; A. Gehlen (1940/2010). L’uomo. La sua natura e il suo posto nel mondo, Mimesis; S. Landucci (2014). I filosofi e i selvaggi, Einaudi; A. Campodonico (2013). L'uomo. Lineamenti di antropologia filosofica, Rubbettino
5. S. Landucci (2014). I filosofi e i selvaggi, Einaudi

Type of delivery of the course

The course will be held remotely. Detailed information about the course will be made available on the "Announcements" section of the philosophical anthropology Moodle channel. Attending and non attending students are invited to subscribe to the channel. For attending students, lessons will start on the 1/10/2020, and will be live-streamed on the philosophical anthropology Microsoft Teams channel according to the planned teaching schedule. On the 16/10/2020 there will be an in-presence lesson, to be held at the Department. To take part in the in presence lesson, you must book your seat following the instructions available here: https://filosofiacomunicazionespettacolo.uniroma3.it/didattica/filosofia/lezioni-aule-e-orari/

Attendance

Attendance in not mandatory but strongly recommended. The program for students who do not attend classes includes some additional texts.

Type of evaluation

The verification of learning will take place via an oral exam and the preparation of a written text (in Italian or English, depending on the student's choice). The written essay will test students' ability to critically discuss problems, clarity of argumentation, originality, language and editing abilities. Some lessons will be devoted to providing indications about the written assignment. If the emergency due to the COVID-19 epidemics continues, we'll follow our University's recommendation regarding evaluation. In particular, the oral part of the exam will be done via the platform Microsoft Teams.