Human - Animal Studies
A.Y. 2019/2020
Learning objectives
The aim of the course is to enable participants to acquire knowledge and to understand the relationship between human and non-human animals, through the reading, the commentary and the critical assessment of well-known classics of the discipline.
Expected learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, the student
- masters a systematic and in-depth knowledge of the history of Ethics from ancient times to contemporary times, acquired through the reading of the classics and the study of secondary literature;
- has a philologically sound knowledge of the sources of the texts under analysis;
- understands the various interpretations of texts on human animal studies in different chronological, cultural and linguistic contexts;
- knows the topics taken as peculiar object in the course of the year;
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
At the end of the study path, the student
- can apply the knowledge acquired in framing authors and texts historically;
- can soundly and adequately interpret ethical doctrines by relating them to their processing contexts and their respective functions;
- can apply the philosophical lexicon to the analysis and discussion of texts and problems;
- can apply the understanding of concepts and argumentative forms to the analysis of complex texts and problems.
At the end of the course, the student
- masters a systematic and in-depth knowledge of the history of Ethics from ancient times to contemporary times, acquired through the reading of the classics and the study of secondary literature;
- has a philologically sound knowledge of the sources of the texts under analysis;
- understands the various interpretations of texts on human animal studies in different chronological, cultural and linguistic contexts;
- knows the topics taken as peculiar object in the course of the year;
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
At the end of the study path, the student
- can apply the knowledge acquired in framing authors and texts historically;
- can soundly and adequately interpret ethical doctrines by relating them to their processing contexts and their respective functions;
- can apply the philosophical lexicon to the analysis and discussion of texts and problems;
- can apply the understanding of concepts and argumentative forms to the analysis of complex texts and problems.
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
Unità didattica A (20 ore, 3 CFU): The beginning of ecologism
Unità didattica B (20 ore, 3 CFU): Holism vs. individualism
Unità didattica C (20 ore, 3 CFU): Common goals
Unità didattica B (20 ore, 3 CFU): Holism vs. individualism
Unità didattica C (20 ore, 3 CFU): Common goals
Prerequisites for admission
Students need have a solid knowledge of philosophy, as endured by the LT course; a knowledge of the English language is preferable.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Debate and discussion
Debate and discussion
Teaching Resources
● Charles Darwin, L'origine delle specie, [1859], traduzioni varie.
● Jakob von Uexküll, Ambienti animali e ambienti umani. Una passeggiata in mondi sconosciuti e invisibili, [1933], a cura di Marco Mazzeo, Quodlibet, Macerata 2010.
UNITÀ DIDATTICA 2: Olismo vs. individualismo (20 h., 3 cfu)
● Arne Næss, Introduzione all'ecologia, [1977-2005], a cura di Luca Valera, ETS, Pisa 2015.
● Gianfranco Mormino, Per una teoria dellʼimitazione, Raffaello Cortina, Milano 2016.
UNITÀ DIDATTICA 3: Sono possibili lotte comuni? (20 h., 3 cfu)
● John B. Callicott - Christine M. Korsgaard - Cora Diamond, Contro i diritti degli animali? Ambientalisti ma non animalisti, [1978-2004], trad. di Giulia Rossi, Medusa, Milano 2012.
● Murray Bookchin, The philosophy of social ecology, [1990], Black Rose Books, Chicago 19952.
● Jakob von Uexküll, Ambienti animali e ambienti umani. Una passeggiata in mondi sconosciuti e invisibili, [1933], a cura di Marco Mazzeo, Quodlibet, Macerata 2010.
UNITÀ DIDATTICA 2: Olismo vs. individualismo (20 h., 3 cfu)
● Arne Næss, Introduzione all'ecologia, [1977-2005], a cura di Luca Valera, ETS, Pisa 2015.
● Gianfranco Mormino, Per una teoria dellʼimitazione, Raffaello Cortina, Milano 2016.
UNITÀ DIDATTICA 3: Sono possibili lotte comuni? (20 h., 3 cfu)
● John B. Callicott - Christine M. Korsgaard - Cora Diamond, Contro i diritti degli animali? Ambientalisti ma non animalisti, [1978-2004], trad. di Giulia Rossi, Medusa, Milano 2012.
● Murray Bookchin, The philosophy of social ecology, [1990], Black Rose Books, Chicago 19952.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The final examination consists of an oral exam. The purpose of the oral exam will be to test the knowledge and skills acquired by students in light of the course topics.
Evaluation criteria:
- knowledge of the theoretical aspects of the topics discussed during the course (exposition);
- ability to exemplify concepts (understanding);
- capacity of use and apply concepts (development);
- use of language;
- the skill to select the main aspects of the argumentations and to connect them in a personal framework.
Evaluation criteria:
- knowledge of the theoretical aspects of the topics discussed during the course (exposition);
- ability to exemplify concepts (understanding);
- capacity of use and apply concepts (development);
- use of language;
- the skill to select the main aspects of the argumentations and to connect them in a personal framework.
Unita' didattica A
M-FIL/03 - MORAL PHILOSOPHY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica B
M-FIL/03 - MORAL PHILOSOPHY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica C
M-FIL/03 - MORAL PHILOSOPHY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
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