PHILOSOPHICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 1
- Academic year
- 2019/2020 Syllabus of previous years
- Official course title
- ANTROPOLOGIA FILOSOFICA I SP.
- Course code
- FM0395 (AF:283913 AR:169028)
- Modality
- On campus classes
- ECTS credits
- 6 out of 12 of PHILOSOPHICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
- Degree level
- Master's Degree Programme (DM270)
- Educational sector code
- M-FIL/03
- Period
- 3rd Term
- Course year
- 2
- Where
- VENEZIA
Contribution of the course to the overall degree programme goals
The aim of this course is to get the students in touch with one of the founders of the modern philosophical thought: Blaise Pascal. Following the fil rouge of his most famous work – Pensées ‒, I will try to explore some other remarkable passages of Pascal’s production.
Expected learning outcomes
Students have to recognize the different argumentative patterns contained in the Pascal's apologetic, and they have to recognize the specific role of the philosophical argumentation in the Pascalian thought and its connections with existential experience and biblical wisdom.
Pre-requirements
There are not any particular pre-requirements. Certainly, an elementary knowledge of French language can make the attendance at the seminars, connected with course, easier.
Contents
Title: PASCAL'S PENSEES: Philosophy, Mathematics, Physics and Theology.
1. Bio-bibliography information about Blaise Pascal.
2. Heart and Reason.
3. The infinite as mathematical, ontological and metaphysical figure.
4. "Pari" and "libertinage".
5. Experimental Knowledge and Faith.
6. "Esprit de géometrie" and "esprit de finesse".
1. Bio-bibliography information about Blaise Pascal.
2. Heart and Reason.
3. The infinite as mathematical, ontological and metaphysical figure.
4. "Pari" and "libertinage".
5. Experimental Knowledge and Faith.
6. "Esprit de géometrie" and "esprit de finesse".
Referral texts
- J. Mesnard, Sui 'Pensieri' di Pascal, transl. by M.V. Romeo, Morcelliana, Brescia 2011.
- A. Bausola, Introduzione a Pascal, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2005.
- A. Peratoner, Blaise Pascal. Ragione, rivelazione e fondazione dell'etica. Il percorso dell'Apologie, 2 voll. , Cafoscarina, Venezia 2002.
- A. Peratoner, Pascal, Carocci, Roma 2011.
- Ph. Sellier, Pascal e Port-Royal, transl. by M.V. Romeo, Morcelliana, Brescia 2013.
- M.V. Romeo, Il numero e l'infinito. L'itinerario pascaliano dalla scienza alla filosofia,CUECM, Catania 2004.
- M.V. Romeo, Il re di concupiscenza, Saggio su Pascal etico-politico, Vita e Pensiero, Milano 2009.
- M.F. Sciacca, Pascal, La Scuola, Brescia 1945.
- A. Bausola, Introduzione a Pascal, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2005.
- A. Peratoner, Blaise Pascal. Ragione, rivelazione e fondazione dell'etica. Il percorso dell'Apologie, 2 voll. , Cafoscarina, Venezia 2002.
- A. Peratoner, Pascal, Carocci, Roma 2011.
- Ph. Sellier, Pascal e Port-Royal, transl. by M.V. Romeo, Morcelliana, Brescia 2013.
- M.V. Romeo, Il numero e l'infinito. L'itinerario pascaliano dalla scienza alla filosofia,CUECM, Catania 2004.
- M.V. Romeo, Il re di concupiscenza, Saggio su Pascal etico-politico, Vita e Pensiero, Milano 2009.
- M.F. Sciacca, Pascal, La Scuola, Brescia 1945.
Assessment methods
For those who need to take the 6-credits exam, the preparation will be tested through an oral test (about 30 minutes).
Teaching methods
The course will based on head-on lectures, enhancing students’ contribution.
Teaching language
Italian
Further information
BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR THE EXAM:
- Lecture notes, edited by professor
- B.Pascal, Pensieri,. Recommended edition: by A. Bausola, with French text, Bompiani, Milano 2000.
Possible differentiations of the programme will be pointed out during the lectures.
- Lecture notes, edited by professor
- B.Pascal, Pensieri,. Recommended edition: by A. Bausola, with French text, Bompiani, Milano 2000.
Possible differentiations of the programme will be pointed out during the lectures.
Type of exam
oral
Definitive programme.
Last update of the programme: 04/09/2019