History of Ancient Philosophy

The exam will be entirely written and conducted on a computer in the IT lab via the Moodle platform. It will be divided into three parts and will last 90 minutes:

A test consisting of 20 multiple-choice questions, aimed at assessing the basic knowledge of the history of the discipline and the related historiographical issues. Each correct answer is worth 0.5 points, for a maximum of 10 points. The test is considered passed with a score of 7 points (14/20). Failure to achieve a passing score will result in the termination of the exam, with a "fail" grade.

A test consisting of 5 concepts or terms to be precisely defined, with a maximum of 80 words each, aimed at assessing the understanding of fundamental terminology and awareness of the changes in meaning that concepts have undergone in the historical development of ancient thought. Each response will be evaluated from 0 to 2 points, according to the following scheme: 0 points = absent or completely incorrect answer; 1 point = partially correct answer and/or expressed in a partially appropriate manner; 2 points = fully correct answer and expressed in a fully appropriate manner.

A test consisting of 2 open-ended questions on the topics and texts covered in the course, to be answered with a maximum of 200 words each, aimed at assessing the ability to argue the most relevant themes of the course and to comment on the texts discussed in class. Each response will be evaluated from 0 to 6 points, according to the following scheme: 0 points = absent or completely incorrect answer; 1 point = insufficient answer and/or expressed in a largely inadequate manner; 2 points = barely sufficient answer and poorly argued; 3 points = sufficient answer and adequately argued; 4 points = good and correctly argued answer; 5 points = excellent answer with rigorous lexical and argumentative precision; 6 points = outstanding answer, demonstrating full awareness of the discussed topic or text and excellent ability to critically navigate the history of ancient philosophy.
Note that two outstanding answers in the third test can compensate for four incorrect answers in the first test. The final grade, expressed out of thirty, is the sum of the scores of the three tests; if the total exceeds 30, honors will be awarded.

At each exam session, once the grading is complete, a formative oral meeting will be held to clarify and explain the assigned grades. Attendance at the formative meeting will be optional. The grade will not be changed under any circumstances, except for material errors made during grading and noticed by the student.

The exam will be taken on Moodle in the computer lab. It will consist of three parts and the allotted time will be 90 minutes.

1.The first part consists of 20 multiple choice questions, aimed to assess the acquisition of the fundamentals of the history of the discipline and the historiographical problems connected with it. Every correct answer will get a score of 0.5 point for a maximum of 10 points. 7 points is the minimum required to pass this test (14/20). Failure to achieve this minimum determines the end of the exam with the outcome "failed".

2. The second part comprises 5 concepts or terms to be defined appropriately, with a maximum of 80 words. This part is aimed to assess the comprehension of the fundamental vocabulary and the awareness of the semantic changes the different concepts have undergone in the historical development of ancient thought. Every answer will receive a score between 0 and 2 points, according to the following scheme: 0 point= completely wrong or no answer; 1 point=partially correct and/or expressed only in a partially appropriate way answer; 2 points=fully correct and appropriately expressed answer.

3. The third part comprises two open questions on the themes and texts discussed in class. Students are requested to answer with a maximum of 200 words. This parts aims to assess the capacity to discuss the most relevant themes of the course and to comment on the texts dealt with in class. Every answer will receive a score between 0 and 6 points, according to the following scheme: 0 score= completely wrong or no answer; 1 point=insufficient and/or largely inadequate answer; 2 points= barely sufficient and superficially argued answer; 3 points=sufficient and barely adequately argued answer; 4 points=good and correctly argued answer; 5 points= very good answer, showing rigor both with respect to the lexicon and the argument; 6 points= excellent answer, showing full awareness of the theme and subject under discussion and an excellent critical capacity in the field of the history of ancient philosophy.

Note that two outstanding answers in the third part allow the student to compensate for four inadequate or wrong answers in the first part. The final grade, expressed on a 30/30 basis, consists in the sum of the scores from the three parts; if the score exceeds 30, the student will be given full mark with distinction (i.e., "30 e lode").