History of Early Modern Philosophy I
A.Y. 2023/2024
Learning objectives
The course aims to provide students with a solid basic knowledge of some of the most important concepts in the history of modern philosophy with special focus on the classics. Its educational goals are to enable participants to understand the historical and theoretical meaning of the main philosophical traditions in connection with other doctrines and cultural traditions.
Expected learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
- describe the pivotal periods of the history of modern philosophy
- recognize the fundamental lexicon of philosophy in its historical evolution through the key texts proposed
- identify the concepts and arguments used by the authors considered
- recognize the relative stability of the sources and how they have evolved in time
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, students are expected to be able to:
- read philosophical classic texts
- apply the knowledge acquired in framing authors and discussion and texts historically
- apply the historical lexicon to the analysis and discussion of texts and problems
- apply the understanding of concepts and argumentative forms to the analysis of texts and problems
- explain the notions acquired in clear and concise terms
- compare texts at a basic level
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
- describe the pivotal periods of the history of modern philosophy
- recognize the fundamental lexicon of philosophy in its historical evolution through the key texts proposed
- identify the concepts and arguments used by the authors considered
- recognize the relative stability of the sources and how they have evolved in time
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, students are expected to be able to:
- read philosophical classic texts
- apply the knowledge acquired in framing authors and discussion and texts historically
- apply the historical lexicon to the analysis and discussion of texts and problems
- apply the understanding of concepts and argumentative forms to the analysis of texts and problems
- explain the notions acquired in clear and concise terms
- compare texts at a basic level
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
[A-K]
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
Substances, subjects, individuals: the problem of the self in modern philosophy
One of the distinctive features of modern philosophy is the emergence of the idea of the subject. If substance constitutes, in many senses, the centre of gravity of ancient and medieval reflection, the ego assumes a similar function for the thinkers of early modernity, from Montaigne to Kant. This mutation that imposes subjectivity as the privileged theme of philosophical research raises a series of unprecedented questions: is the ego to be traced back to its spiritual dimension alone (the mind) or does it also include the bodily dimension, and if so, in what capacity? Is the knowledge we have of ourselves of a different kind from the knowledge we have of objects outside ourselves? And again: is the consciousness of ourselves and our acts sufficient to answer the question "who am I?". The course aims to retrace the answers that the major thinkers of early modernity gave to these questions and to underline their persistent topicality.
Knowledge of the general outlines of the history of modern philosophy will also be acquired through the study of a textbook, urging the student to independently apply the indications of method and knowledge acquired to the authors and problems presented in the reference text.
One of the distinctive features of modern philosophy is the emergence of the idea of the subject. If substance constitutes, in many senses, the centre of gravity of ancient and medieval reflection, the ego assumes a similar function for the thinkers of early modernity, from Montaigne to Kant. This mutation that imposes subjectivity as the privileged theme of philosophical research raises a series of unprecedented questions: is the ego to be traced back to its spiritual dimension alone (the mind) or does it also include the bodily dimension, and if so, in what capacity? Is the knowledge we have of ourselves of a different kind from the knowledge we have of objects outside ourselves? And again: is the consciousness of ourselves and our acts sufficient to answer the question "who am I?". The course aims to retrace the answers that the major thinkers of early modernity gave to these questions and to underline their persistent topicality.
Knowledge of the general outlines of the history of modern philosophy will also be acquired through the study of a textbook, urging the student to independently apply the indications of method and knowledge acquired to the authors and problems presented in the reference text.
Prerequisites for admission
Being a first-year examination, there are no specific prerequisites other than those required for admission to the degree course.
Teaching methods
The course includes lectures with the possibility of discussion.
Teaching Resources
Common course of 6 and 9 CFU:
- G. Cambiano, L. Fonnesu, M. Mori, (a cura di), La filosofia moderna. Il Seicento e il Settecento, Bologna, il Mulino, 2018.
- M. de Montaigne, Essays, II, 1, III, 2 and III, 13.
- R. Descartes, Metaphysical Meditations, II and VI.
- J. Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, book II, chap. 27.
- G.W. Leibniz, Les Nouveaux Essais sur l'entendement humain, book II, chap. 27.
9 CFU course:
- D. Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature, book I, part IV, section VI.
- I. Kant, Critique of Pure Reason, "Paralogisms of Reason".
NB: Extracts of all texts in the syllabus will be made available to students on the course's MyAriel site.
The texts of the slides or handouts commented in class and made available by the lecturer on the course's MyAriel site are an integral part of the course course.
For non-attenders:
In addition to the above (for both the 6 cfu course and the 9 cfu course):
E. Lecaldano, Identità personale. Storia e critica di un'idea, Rome, Carocci, 2021.
- Teaching proposal for non-attending students: 2 lessons dedicated to non-attending students in videoconference (Teams). The lectures will be recorded and made available in the online environment. The dates will be published in the course's MyAriel space.
- Validity of the course: 1 academic year, as per the teaching regulations of the degree course.
- G. Cambiano, L. Fonnesu, M. Mori, (a cura di), La filosofia moderna. Il Seicento e il Settecento, Bologna, il Mulino, 2018.
- M. de Montaigne, Essays, II, 1, III, 2 and III, 13.
- R. Descartes, Metaphysical Meditations, II and VI.
- J. Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, book II, chap. 27.
- G.W. Leibniz, Les Nouveaux Essais sur l'entendement humain, book II, chap. 27.
9 CFU course:
- D. Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature, book I, part IV, section VI.
- I. Kant, Critique of Pure Reason, "Paralogisms of Reason".
NB: Extracts of all texts in the syllabus will be made available to students on the course's MyAriel site.
The texts of the slides or handouts commented in class and made available by the lecturer on the course's MyAriel site are an integral part of the course course.
For non-attenders:
In addition to the above (for both the 6 cfu course and the 9 cfu course):
E. Lecaldano, Identità personale. Storia e critica di un'idea, Rome, Carocci, 2021.
- Teaching proposal for non-attending students: 2 lessons dedicated to non-attending students in videoconference (Teams). The lectures will be recorded and made available in the online environment. The dates will be published in the course's MyAriel space.
- Validity of the course: 1 academic year, as per the teaching regulations of the degree course.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The examination includes a preliminary and compulsory written test aimed at verifying the general knowledge of the history of philosophy acquired during the course and autonomous study. No texts, textbooks or summaries may be used during the examination.
The oral examination will focus on understanding the texts in the syllabus and the problems and concepts developed in the course. Students will be assessed for their ability to discursively organise knowledge and for their ability to critically reason about the study carried out; the lecturer will take into account the quality of the exposition, the correct use of specialised vocabulary, and the linearity of the exposition. The final grade will be expressed in thirtieths.
The oral examination will focus on understanding the texts in the syllabus and the problems and concepts developed in the course. Students will be assessed for their ability to discursively organise knowledge and for their ability to critically reason about the study carried out; the lecturer will take into account the quality of the exposition, the correct use of specialised vocabulary, and the linearity of the exposition. The final grade will be expressed in thirtieths.
[Blended learning]
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
Course syllabus
Substances, subjects, individuals: the problem of the self in modern philosophy
One of the distinctive features of modern philosophy is the emergence of the idea of the subject. If substance constitutes, in many senses, the centre of gravity of ancient and medieval reflection, the ego assumes a similar function for the thinkers of early modernity, from Montaigne to Kant. This mutation that imposes subjectivity as the privileged theme of philosophical research raises a series of unprecedented questions: is the ego to be traced back to its spiritual dimension alone (the mind) or does it also include the bodily dimension, and if so, in what capacity? Is the knowledge we have of ourselves of a different kind from the knowledge we have of objects outside ourselves? And again: is the consciousness of ourselves and our acts sufficient to answer the question "who am I?". The course aims to retrace the answers that the major thinkers of early modernity gave to these questions and to underline their persistent topicality.
Knowledge of the general outlines of the history of modern philosophy will also be acquired through the study of a textbook, urging the student to independently apply the indications of method and knowledge acquired to the authors and problems presented in the reference text.
Teaching methods
The course includes lectures with the possibility of discussion.
Teaching Resources
Common course of 6 and 9 CFU:
- G. Cambiano, L. Fonnesu, M. Mori, (a cura di), La filosofia moderna. Il Seicento e il Settecento, Bologna, il Mulino, 2018.
- M. de Montaigne, Essays, III, 2 and III, 13.
- R. Descartes, Metaphysical Meditations, II and VI.
- J. Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, book II, chap. 27.
- G.W. Leibniz, Les Nouveaux Essais sur l'entendement humain, book II, chap. 27.
9 CFU course:
- D. Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature, book I, part IV, section VI.
- I. Kant, Critique of Pure Reason, "Paralogisms of Reason" (ed. B), pp. 587-623; (ed. A), pp. 1246-1317.
NB: Extracts of all texts in the syllabus will be made available to students on the course's MyAriel site.
The texts of the slides or handouts commented in class and made available by the lecturer on the course's MyAriel site are an integral part of the course course.
For non-attenders:
In addition to the above (for both the 6 cfu course and the 9 cfu course):
E. Lecaldano, Identità personale. Storia e critica di un'idea, Rome, Carocci, 2021.
- Lecture recording: lectures will be recorded and made available for the entire academic year on the course's MyAriel website.
- Teaching proposal for non-attending students: 2 lessons dedicated to non-attending students in videoconference (Teams). The lectures will be recorded and made available in the online environment. The dates will be published in the course's MyAriel space.
- Validity of the course: 1 academic year, as per the teaching regulations of the degree course.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The examination includes a preliminary and compulsory written test aimed at verifying the general knowledge of the history of philosophy acquired during the course and autonomous study. No texts, textbooks or summaries may be used during the examination.
The oral examination will focus on understanding the texts in the syllabus and the problems and concepts developed in the course. Students will be assessed for their ability to discursively organise knowledge and for their ability to critically reason about the study carried out; the lecturer will take into account the quality of the exposition, the correct use of specialised vocabulary, and the linearity of the exposition. The final grade will be expressed in thirtieths.
[Blended learning]
[L-Z]
Course syllabus
Substances, subjects, individuals: the problem of the self in modern philosophy
One of the distinctive features of modern philosophy is the emergence of the idea of the subject. If substance constitutes, in many senses, the centre of gravity of ancient and medieval reflection, the ego assumes a similar function for the thinkers of early modernity, from Montaigne to Kant. This mutation that imposes subjectivity as the privileged theme of philosophical research raises a series of unprecedented questions: is the ego to be traced back to its spiritual dimension alone (the mind) or does it also include the bodily dimension, and if so, in what capacity? Is the knowledge we have of ourselves of a different kind from the knowledge we have of objects outside ourselves? And again: is the consciousness of ourselves and our acts sufficient to answer the question "who am I?". The course aims to retrace the answers that the major thinkers of early modernity gave to these questions and to underline their persistent topicality.
Knowledge of the general outlines of the history of modern philosophy will also be acquired through the study of a textbook, urging the student to independently apply the indications of method and knowledge acquired to the authors and problems presented in the reference text.
Substances, subjects, individuals: the problem of the self in modern philosophy
One of the distinctive features of modern philosophy is the emergence of the idea of the subject. If substance constitutes, in many senses, the centre of gravity of ancient and medieval reflection, the ego assumes a similar function for the thinkers of early modernity, from Montaigne to Kant. This mutation that imposes subjectivity as the privileged theme of philosophical research raises a series of unprecedented questions: is the ego to be traced back to its spiritual dimension alone (the mind) or does it also include the bodily dimension, and if so, in what capacity? Is the knowledge we have of ourselves of a different kind from the knowledge we have of objects outside ourselves? And again: is the consciousness of ourselves and our acts sufficient to answer the question "who am I?". The course aims to retrace the answers that the major thinkers of early modernity gave to these questions and to underline their persistent topicality.
Knowledge of the general outlines of the history of modern philosophy will also be acquired through the study of a textbook, urging the student to independently apply the indications of method and knowledge acquired to the authors and problems presented in the reference text.
Teaching methods
The course includes lectures with the possibility of discussion.
Teaching Resources
Common course of 6 and 9 CFU:
- G. Cambiano, L. Fonnesu, M. Mori, (a cura di), La filosofia moderna. Il Seicento e il Settecento, Bologna, il Mulino, 2018.
- M. de Montaigne, Essays, III, 2 and III, 13.
- R. Descartes, Metaphysical Meditations, II and VI.
- J. Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, book II, chap. 27.
- G.W. Leibniz, Les Nouveaux Essais sur l'entendement humain, book II, chap. 27.
9 CFU course:
- D. Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature, book I, part IV, section VI.
- I. Kant, Critique of Pure Reason, "Paralogisms of Reason" (ed. B), pp. 587-623; (ed. A), pp. 1246-1317.
NB: Extracts of all texts in the syllabus will be made available to students on the course's MyAriel site.
The texts of the slides or handouts commented in class and made available by the lecturer on the course's MyAriel site are an integral part of the course course.
For non-attenders:
In addition to the above (for both the 6 cfu course and the 9 cfu course):
E. Lecaldano, Identità personale. Storia e critica di un'idea, Rome, Carocci, 2021.
- Lecture recording: lectures will be recorded and made available for the entire academic year on the course's MyAriel website.
- Teaching proposal for non-attending students: 2 lessons dedicated to non-attending students in videoconference (Teams). The lectures will be recorded and made available in the online environment. The dates will be published in the course's MyAriel space.
- Validity of the course: 1 academic year, as per the teaching regulations of the degree course.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The examination includes a preliminary and compulsory written test aimed at verifying the general knowledge of the history of philosophy acquired during the course and autonomous study. No texts, textbooks or summaries may be used during the examination.
The oral examination will focus on understanding the texts in the syllabus and the problems and concepts developed in the course. Students will be assessed for their ability to discursively organise knowledge and for their ability to critically reason about the study carried out; the lecturer will take into account the quality of the exposition, the correct use of specialised vocabulary, and the linearity of the exposition. The final grade will be expressed in thirtieths.
[Blended learning]
[L-Z]
Course syllabus
Substances, subjects, individuals: the problem of the self in modern philosophy
One of the distinctive features of modern philosophy is the emergence of the idea of the subject. If substance constitutes, in many senses, the centre of gravity of ancient and medieval reflection, the ego assumes a similar function for the thinkers of early modernity, from Montaigne to Kant. This mutation that imposes subjectivity as the privileged theme of philosophical research raises a series of unprecedented questions: is the ego to be traced back to its spiritual dimension alone (the mind) or does it also include the bodily dimension, and if so, in what capacity? Is the knowledge we have of ourselves of a different kind from the knowledge we have of objects outside ourselves? And again: is the consciousness of ourselves and our acts sufficient to answer the question "who am I?". The course aims to retrace the answers that the major thinkers of early modernity gave to these questions and to underline their persistent topicality.
Knowledge of the general outlines of the history of modern philosophy will also be acquired through the study of a textbook, urging the student to independently apply the indications of method and knowledge acquired to the authors and problems presented in the reference text.
Prerequisites for admission
No prerequisite is needed.
Teaching methods
The course will be a blended course. 3 lessons in-person are planned, at the beginning, middle and end of the course (8 hours); 10 video recorded lessons in asynchronous mode, one for each week (20 hours), 16 lessons in synchronous mode (streaming), two for each week (32 hours). The detailed plan of activities will be made available on the platform MyAriel at the begnning of course.
Teaching Resources
R. Descartes, dalle Meditazioni metafisiche, Meditazione II
J. Locke, Saggio sull'intelletto umano, libro II, cap. 27
G.W. Leibniz, Nuovi saggi sull'intelletto umano, libro II, cap. 27
D. Hume, Trattato sulla natura umana, Laterza, L. I, P. IV, sez 5 (L'immaterialità dell'anima) e 6 (L'identità personale), pp. 244-285.
I. Kant, dalla Critica della ragion pura, tr, a cura di C. Esposito, Bompiani, 2004: Dei paralogismi della ragion pura (ed. B), pp. 587-623; (ed. A), pp. 1246-1317.
J. Locke, Saggio sull'intelletto umano, libro II, cap. 27
G.W. Leibniz, Nuovi saggi sull'intelletto umano, libro II, cap. 27
D. Hume, Trattato sulla natura umana, Laterza, L. I, P. IV, sez 5 (L'immaterialità dell'anima) e 6 (L'identità personale), pp. 244-285.
I. Kant, dalla Critica della ragion pura, tr, a cura di C. Esposito, Bompiani, 2004: Dei paralogismi della ragion pura (ed. B), pp. 587-623; (ed. A), pp. 1246-1317.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Assessment methods and Criteria
The examination includes a preliminary and compulsory written test aimed at verifying the general knowledge of the history of philosophy acquired during the course and autonomous study on the handbook. No texts, textbooks or summaries may be used during the examination.
The oral examination will focus on understanding the texts in the syllabus and the problems and concepts developed in the course. Students will be assessed for their ability to discursively organise knowledge and for their ability to critically reason about the study carried out; the lecturer will take into account the quality of the exposition, the correct use of specialised vocabulary, and the linearity of the exposition.
Assessment result: the final grade will be expressed in thirtieths.
The examination includes a preliminary and compulsory written test aimed at verifying the general knowledge of the history of philosophy acquired during the course and autonomous study on the handbook. No texts, textbooks or summaries may be used during the examination.
The oral examination will focus on understanding the texts in the syllabus and the problems and concepts developed in the course. Students will be assessed for their ability to discursively organise knowledge and for their ability to critically reason about the study carried out; the lecturer will take into account the quality of the exposition, the correct use of specialised vocabulary, and the linearity of the exposition.
Assessment result: the final grade will be expressed in thirtieths.
M-FIL/06 - HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY - University credits: 9
Lessons: 60 hours
Professor:
Di Bella Stefano
[L-Z]
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
One of the characteristic features of modern philosophy is the emergence of the notion of subject. Whereas substance constitutes the focus of ancient and medieval philosophy, the subject (ego) acquires a central role in the thought of modern philosophers, from Montaigne to Kant. This shift towards the centrality of the subject opens up a number of new questions. For instance, is the ego to be assimilated to its spiritual dimension (i.e., the mind), or does it include its corporeal dimension, and how? Does our self-knowledge differ from the knowledge we have of external objects? Is our self-knowledge and the knowledge of our actions suffice to answer the question of who we are? And, finally, what does constitute one's identity throughout time?
The course will address these questions, their present relevance, and the answers that were given to them by some of the most important philosophers of the modern period.
Students will also gain some knowledge of the history of modern philosophy thanks to a handbook that they will study autonomously thanks to the methodologies acquired through the course.
The course will address these questions, their present relevance, and the answers that were given to them by some of the most important philosophers of the modern period.
Students will also gain some knowledge of the history of modern philosophy thanks to a handbook that they will study autonomously thanks to the methodologies acquired through the course.
Prerequisites for admission
No prior knowledge is needed beyond what is generally required for enrolling in the philosophy BA.
Teaching methods
Lectures, debate and discussion.
Teaching Resources
Assigned readings, 6/9 ECTU:
- G. Cambiano, L. Fonnesu, M. Mori, (ed.), La filosofia moderna. Il Seicento e il Settecento, Bologna, il Mulino, 2018.
- M. de Montaigne, Saggi, III, 2, passi scelti da "Del pentirsi" e III, 13 "Dell'esperienza". Italian translations: Saggi, Milano, Bompiani, 2012; Saggi, Milano, Adelphi, 1966 (and more recent reprints).
- R. Descartes, Meditazioni metafisiche, ed. S. Landucci, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 1997: Meditazioni II e VI.
- J. Locke, Saggio sull'intelletto umano, libro II, capitolo 27 "Dell'identità e della diversità". Italian translations: Saggio sull'intelligenza umana, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 1998, vol. 2; Saggio sull'intelletto umano, Torino, UTET, 1970 (and more recent reprints); Saggio sull'intelletto umano, Milano, Bompiani, 2004.
- G.W. Leibniz, Nuovi saggi sull'intelletto umano, bk. II, cap. 27. Italian translations: Nuovi saggi sull'intelletto umano, Milano, Bompiani, 2011; in Opere, Torino, UTET, 2000.
Assigned readings 9 ECTU:
- D. Hume, Trattato sulla natura umana, bk. I, pt. IV, sec. VI "L'identità personale". Italian translations: Trattato sulla natura umana, Milano, Bompiani, 2020; Opere filosofiche, I, Trattato sulla natura umana, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 1987 (and more recent reprints.).
- I. Kant, Critica della ragione pura, " Dei paralogismi della ragion pura" ed. B, pp. 399-432. Italian translations: Critica della ragion pura, Milano, Bompiani, 2004; Critica della ragion pura, Torino, UTET, 1970 (and more recent reprints).
NB: All the assigned readings will be available to students on the website of the course (MyAriel).
The texts, presentations, and handouts provided to the students through the course will also be part of the assigned readings and will be uploaded to the website of the course.
Non attending students 6/9 ECTU:
To the above readings, non attending students sitting the exam for both 6 and 9 ECTY will add one of the following readings:
- Paradigmi: Rivista di critica filosofica, 3/2022 (tutti gli articoli del volume) [available online].
- P. Kitcher, The Self: A History, Oxford, OUP, 2021.
- E. Lecaldano, Identità personale. Storia e critica di un'idea, Roma, Carocci, 2021 [covers some contemporary debates on the Self].
- R. Martin e J. Barresi, Naturalization of the Self: Self and Personality in the Eighteenth Century, London, Routledge, 2000 [suggested, with specific concern to the British eighteenth century].
- U. Thiel, The Early Modern Subject: Self-Consciousness and Personal Identity from Descartes to Humes, Oxford, OUP, 2011 [highly suggested, but more advanced].
Specific activities for non-attending students: 2 lessons for non attending students will be recorded and uploaded online. Further information will be made available on the website of the course.
Students will have the possibility to take this exam for one year after the end of the course, as per academic regulations of the philosophy BA.
- G. Cambiano, L. Fonnesu, M. Mori, (ed.), La filosofia moderna. Il Seicento e il Settecento, Bologna, il Mulino, 2018.
- M. de Montaigne, Saggi, III, 2, passi scelti da "Del pentirsi" e III, 13 "Dell'esperienza". Italian translations: Saggi, Milano, Bompiani, 2012; Saggi, Milano, Adelphi, 1966 (and more recent reprints).
- R. Descartes, Meditazioni metafisiche, ed. S. Landucci, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 1997: Meditazioni II e VI.
- J. Locke, Saggio sull'intelletto umano, libro II, capitolo 27 "Dell'identità e della diversità". Italian translations: Saggio sull'intelligenza umana, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 1998, vol. 2; Saggio sull'intelletto umano, Torino, UTET, 1970 (and more recent reprints); Saggio sull'intelletto umano, Milano, Bompiani, 2004.
- G.W. Leibniz, Nuovi saggi sull'intelletto umano, bk. II, cap. 27. Italian translations: Nuovi saggi sull'intelletto umano, Milano, Bompiani, 2011; in Opere, Torino, UTET, 2000.
Assigned readings 9 ECTU:
- D. Hume, Trattato sulla natura umana, bk. I, pt. IV, sec. VI "L'identità personale". Italian translations: Trattato sulla natura umana, Milano, Bompiani, 2020; Opere filosofiche, I, Trattato sulla natura umana, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 1987 (and more recent reprints.).
- I. Kant, Critica della ragione pura, " Dei paralogismi della ragion pura" ed. B, pp. 399-432. Italian translations: Critica della ragion pura, Milano, Bompiani, 2004; Critica della ragion pura, Torino, UTET, 1970 (and more recent reprints).
NB: All the assigned readings will be available to students on the website of the course (MyAriel).
The texts, presentations, and handouts provided to the students through the course will also be part of the assigned readings and will be uploaded to the website of the course.
Non attending students 6/9 ECTU:
To the above readings, non attending students sitting the exam for both 6 and 9 ECTY will add one of the following readings:
- Paradigmi: Rivista di critica filosofica, 3/2022 (tutti gli articoli del volume) [available online].
- P. Kitcher, The Self: A History, Oxford, OUP, 2021.
- E. Lecaldano, Identità personale. Storia e critica di un'idea, Roma, Carocci, 2021 [covers some contemporary debates on the Self].
- R. Martin e J. Barresi, Naturalization of the Self: Self and Personality in the Eighteenth Century, London, Routledge, 2000 [suggested, with specific concern to the British eighteenth century].
- U. Thiel, The Early Modern Subject: Self-Consciousness and Personal Identity from Descartes to Humes, Oxford, OUP, 2011 [highly suggested, but more advanced].
Specific activities for non-attending students: 2 lessons for non attending students will be recorded and uploaded online. Further information will be made available on the website of the course.
Students will have the possibility to take this exam for one year after the end of the course, as per academic regulations of the philosophy BA.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The final exam includes a preliminary written test that will evaluate the students' knowledge in the history of philosophy, as acquired both through the course and autonomously. The use of texts, handbooks, and notes will not be allowed during the written test. After the written test, students will sit an oral exam aimed at evaluating their critical and argumentative abilities upon discussing the texts, notions, and concepts addressed through the course. The evaluation will take into consideration the students' argumentative rigour and their use of technical lexicon. The final grade will be on a scale from 18 to 30 (below 18 = fail).
Educational website(s)
Professor(s)
Reception:
Wendesday 09.30a.m. - 12.30 a.m.
In the office and on Microsoft Teams, Team "Ricevimento SDB" . Access Code: ourk7ks
Reception:
Wednesday from 15 to 18 p.m. Contact the professor to schedule an appointment.
Dipartimento di Filosofia, Cortile Ghiacciaia, Ist floor.
Reception:
Thursdays, h. 14,00-17,00 (on skype/teams). Students can schedule an online meeting by email
Skype / Teams