GNOSEOLOGY

The course of Gnoseology, of theoretical field, deals in particular with the issues related to the theory of knowledge elaborated in the modern age, constantly referring to the themes evoked by classical thought and the outcomes of contemporary philosophical reflection. The course privileges the analytical work on texts, the exhibition of the argumentative strategies and the clarification of speculative terms devised by the thinkers who have measured themselves with the question of the possibility and limits of knowledge.

A general knowledge of the issues and fundamental problems of gnoseology, in relation to the nodal points of the Western philosophical tradition and its developments in the contemporary debate;

General knowledge and understanding of some important classic texts of Western gnoseology

Knowledge of the fundamental argumentative strategies on theoretical dimension of philosophical experience, with particular attention to the lexicon, categories and definitions of different speculative survey areas.

Ability to deal with a philosophical text, emphasizing the theoretical approach

Ability to analyze, understand and argue the reasons underlying philosophical issues, including in relation to the consequences of a practical nature

Basic knowledge of the history of philosophy

The Ego and the World. Twentieth-century Descartes’s readings
1. After Hegel
2. G. Bontadini
3. L. Scaravelli
4. E. Husserl
5. M. Heidegger.

Cartesio, Discorso sul metodo, Meditazioni metafisiche, Principi di filosofia [parts to be determined]

G.W. F. Hegel, Lezioni sulla storia della filosofia, a cura di R. Bortoli, Roma-Bari, Laterza 2009 [parts to be determined]
G. Bontadini, Introduzione a Cartesio, Discorso sul metodo, Brescia, La Scuola 1938 (e ristampe)
G. Bontadini, Studi di filosofia moderna, Milano, Vita e Pensiero 1996, pp. 37-50
L. Scaravelli, Scritti su Cartesio, a cura di G. D’Acunto, Milano, Franco Angeli 2007 [parts to be determined]
E. Husserl, Meditazioni cartesiane e lezioni parigine, a cura di A. Canzonieri, Brescia, La Scuola 2017 [parts to be determined]
M. Heidegger, L’epoca dell’immagine nel mondo, in Sentieri interrotti, a c. di P. Chiodi, La Nuova Italia, Firenze 1968

For the examination, the student will have to demonstrate to:

1) knowing how to introduce and contextualize the themes of the course from the theoretical and historical-philosophical point of view;
2) learn the terminology, the basic concepts and the theoretical points covered during the course;
3) being able to reconstruct the development of the texts, highlighting points / steps nodal and argument ways.

Lecture.
Introduction, reading and analysis of the texts

Italian

The examination syllabus will be specified.
Students who do not attend lessons are required to agree the program with the teacher.

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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