The course in Moral Philosophy is part of the core curriculum of the Bachelor’s Degree Program in Philosophy. By the end of the course, students will have acquired:
- an in-depth understanding of theoretical issues in the fields of ethics, moral philosophy, and the theory of action;
- familiarity with key texts in the field of political philosophy and the major debates associated with them, as well as with
secondary literature, including texts in languages other than Italian;
- the ability to focus on theoretical issues and develop arguments in the analysis of problems related to political theory and critical theory.
- an in-depth understanding of theoretical issues in the fields of ethics, moral philosophy, and the theory of action;
- familiarity with key texts in the field of political philosophy and the major debates associated with them, as well as with
secondary literature, including texts in languages other than Italian;
- the ability to focus on theoretical issues and develop arguments in the analysis of problems related to political theory and critical theory.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
1) Plato, Symposium (any edition);
2) M. Foucault, “The Great Confinement," in History of Madness (any edition);
3) W. Benjamin, Experience and Poverty, The Destructive Character, Excavation and Memory, in Selected Writings: vol. 2, part 2 (1931-1934);
4) B. Stiegler, Symbolic Misery, Volume 1: The Hyperindustrial Epoch, Polity Press, only chapters 1 and 3.
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Programme
Misery and poverty: origin and disappearance of a philosophical, social and political distinction. The course aims, in an itinerary from Plato's Symposium to contemporary philosophy (Walter Benjamin, Michel Foucault, Bernard Stiegler), to question a form of ethical and moral life, that of misery, irreducible to the economic criterion that defines poverty.Core Documentation
[For Erasmus students]1) Plato, Symposium (any edition);
2) M. Foucault, “The Great Confinement," in History of Madness (any edition);
3) W. Benjamin, Experience and Poverty, The Destructive Character, Excavation and Memory, in Selected Writings: vol. 2, part 2 (1931-1934);
4) B. Stiegler, Symbolic Misery, Volume 1: The Hyperindustrial Epoch, Polity Press, only chapters 1 and 3.
Attendance
Class attendance is optional, although recommended.Type of evaluation
The assessment consists of an oral examination, in which first of all the understanding of the texts in the program will be tested, then the ability to move appropriately among the different texts, authors, and issues covered; critical capacity and originality in dealing with the fundamental issues of the course will also be evaluated, as well as expository ability and mastery of philosophical terminology. For Erasmus students, the examination may also be conducted in another language (English, German, French, Spanish) if necessary.