HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY - I

The course belongs to the basic teaching activities of the Bachelor's Degree Programmes in Philosophy, placing itself within the teachings of the historical-philosophical area. The educational objective of the course is to provide knowledge related to the history of philosophy from the beginnigs to the Hegelian system. Particular attention will be paid to the history of metaphysics as a privileged thread for the investigation of the history of philosophy. At the end of the course are expected students' understanding and knowledge about the main authors and problems of the history of metaphysics, as well as the ability to apply such knowledge in order to compare different philosophical theories, catching similarities and differences, and in order to be able to argue in critical way about the expounded historical-philosophical problems.

At the end of the course the students
1) should demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the most important themes of the history of metaphysics;
2) should have the ability to analyze in argumentative way the materials of the book of examination;
3) could communicate and discuss the ideas and the most relevant problems of the history of metaphysics.

No specific pre-requisite is required. The student will learn the history of metaphysics from the lectures given by the professor.

History of western metaphysics (from Parmenides to Fichte)
Parmenides, Plato, Aristoteles, Plotin, Augustine, Anselm, Thomas, Ockham, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant, Fichte.

Texts for the examination:
- L. Cortella (ed.), Storia della metafisica. Dalle origini greche a Hegel. Antologia di testi commentata (8th edition), Libreria Editrice Cafoscarina, Venezia 2020 (pp. 1-288).
[anthology of metaphysical texts distributed only by Libreria Cafoscarina - Venice]
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Not-attending students should study the above authors also in the following manual:
- Nicola Abbagnano, Storia della filosofia (voll. 1-3), Utet.

The evaluation will be based on a oral exam. The students should demonstrate
1) knowledge of the metaphysical thought of the following authors: Parmenides, Plato, Aristoteles, Plotin, Augustine, Anselm, Thomas, Ockham, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant, Fichte.
2) knowledge and understanding of the philosophical texts of the examination book "Storia della metafisica";
3) the ability to communicate in clear and argumentative way themes, problems and authors of the history of metaphysics.

Lecture with critical analysis of texts.
A SEMINAR dedicated to the critical analysis of the texts is held ALL FRIDAY MORNING (12.15-13.45) .

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There can be no "agreement" on alternative exam programs.

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