GREEK ORIGINS OF EUROPEAN PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHT

The course takes place in the third period (January / March) and is the direct completion of what was dealt with in the first module (November / December): for a total of 12 ECTS. In particular we will face the study of a fundamental work of ancient philosophy, so that students, through reading, analysis and common discussion can reach a deep knowledge of ancient philosophical thought. The comparison with the contemporary approach to the same problems will allow us to appreciate the value of the Western philosophical tradition.

The student:
- will know a fundamental text of Greek philosophical culture in depth,
- will master the tools to proceed in the philosophical investigation, also using secondary literature,
- will be able to effectively argue on the topics faced,
- will be able to contextualize what has been learned with respect to the historical period,
- will be able to proceed to the conceptualization of the problems faced.

The success on the course of [FM0398-1] GREEK ORIGINS OF EUROPEAN PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHT I is required.
A basic knowledge of classical languages is also desired.

General theme:
Plato and the philosophy of the Sophists. The Gorgias

A) - Platone, Gorgia, a cura di A. Taglia e F. M. Petrucci, Torino : Einaudi, 2014

B) One of the following books, to be chosen:
- F. Ferrari, Introduzione a Platone, Bologna : Il Mulino, 2018
- F. Trabattoni, Platone, Roma : Carocci, 2009
- M. Erler, Platone. Un'introduzione, Torino : Einaudi, 2008

C) One of the following essays, to be chosen:
- M. Foucault, Discorso e verità nella Grecia antica, Donzelli, Roma 20052 (ed. orig. Discourse and Truth. The problematisation of parrhesia, Northwestern University Press : Evanston 1985)
- Irani T., Plato on the value of philosophy: the art of argument in the Gorgia and Phaedrus, Cambridge University Press : Cambridge-New York, 2017
- Vegetti M., Il potere della verità, Roma : Carocci, 2018
- Kahn C., Drama and dialectic in Plato's Gorgias, in "Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy", I, 1983, pp. 75-121

Participation in class reports and discussions.
Oral exam.
The student has to show a closed knowledge of Aristotle and his Poetics. In particular, an essay prepared by the student during the seminar activities will be discussed.

The course is developed in two sections; the second one is structured in a seminar way.
Occasional participation to the conferences of the Ca' Foscari's visiting professors is scheduled.
We practise a close analysis of The Gorgias of Plato.

Italian

In connection with the course will be scheduled a few days of study in which participants include researchers from European universities. During the course lectures will be given prompt notice of this.

For more information, www.philosophia-ve.it/universita
Handouts and other materials available online.

oral

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Human capital, health, education" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development