POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY II

The course fits into the degree course, because it allows students to know some of the major philosophical-political positions and their underlying concepts. Having achieved this result, students should be able to better evaluate the grounds of political obligation and to understand the main issues that animate the contemporary political debate.

By the end of the course, the students should be able to 1) understand the meaning and the scope of the concepts discussed during the course; 2) reflect critically about them; 3) apply them to the different political issues that animate our contemporary world.

Students must have a good level of general education.

Course topic:
Socialism: history and significance

The course will analyze texts which are helpful for addressing the issues brought up by socialism as modern political theory. After having studied the most important texts presented by the first socialism (Fourier, Proudhon, Owen etc.), the course will investigate the Marxian contribution to the development of the problematic inherent both to socialism and communism and its organizational outcomes (socialdemocracy, leninism). In the last part of the course, we will focus on some political theories which have revivified the contemporary discussion on socialism.

Textbooks:
Alfredo Salsano (a cura di), Antologia del pensiero socialista. I precursori, Laterza, Roma-Bari 1979, Tomo 1, 2 (pp. 5-21, 45-79, 107-145, 173-190, 193-230, 297-316, 329-346, 435-481, 485-521);
Karl Marx, Il Manifesto del partito comunista, Einaudi, Torino 2014;
Eduard Bernstein, I presupposti del socialismo e i compiti della socialdemocrazia, Laterza, Roma-Bari 1974 (pp. 27-284);
Nancy Fraser, Cosa vuol dire socialismo nel XXI secolo?, Castelvecchi, Roma 2020.

Testi d'esame:
Alfredo Salsano (a cura di), Antologia del pensiero socialista. I precursori, Laterza, Roma-Bari 1979, Tomo 1, 2 (pp. 5-21, 45-79, 107-145, 173-190, 193-230, 297-316, 329-346, 435-481, 485-521);
Karl Marx, Il Manifesto del partito comunista, Einaudi, Torino 2014;
Eduard Bernstein, I presupposti del socialismo e i compiti della socialdemocrazia, Laterza, Roma-Bari 1974 (pp. 27-284);
Nancy Fraser, Cosa vuol dire socialismo nel XXI secolo?, Castelvecchi, Roma 2020.

The following list does not cover the textbooks. It covers some texts I could mention during the lectures.

J. Habermas, Solidarietà fra estranei, trad. it. di L. Ceppa, Guerini, Milano 1997.
J. Habermas, Storia e critica dell'opinione pubblica, trad. it di A. Illuminati, F. Masini e W. Perretta, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2005.
J. Habermas, Teoria dell'agire comunicativo, trad. it di P. Rinaudo, il Mulino, Bologna 1986, 2 voll.
Th. Hobbes, Leviatano, ed. it. di A. Pacchi, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2014.
H. Kelsen, Lineamenti di dottrina pura del diritto, ed. it. a cura di M. G. Losano, Einaudi, Torino 1966.
N. Luhmann, Potere e complessità sociale, trad. it. di R. Schmidt e D. Zolo, il Saggiatore, Milano 2010.
J. Rawls, Una teoria della giustizia, ed. it. di S. Maffettone, Feltrinelli, Milano 1983.
J.J. Rousseau, Contratto sociale, in Id., Scritti politici, ed. it. a cura di M. Garin, Laterza, Roma-Bari 1994.
M. Weber, Economia e società, ed. it. a cura di P. Rossi, Edizioni di Comunità, Torino 1986.

The examination modalities for the 2020/2021 academic year are affected by the health crisis linked to COVID-19. The definitive terms will be communicated to you during the classes.
As in the previous academic years, though, the exam will be oral. It will be structured in the following manner: students are required to answer three questions related to the contents developed within the course and the textbooks. Furthermore, the questions will be aimed to test the understanding of the conceptual contents and to develop the capacity to reflect critically on them. In order to pass the exam, at least three questions must be answered. The exam takes about twenty-five minutes.
The textbooks and the assessment methods are not different for non attending students. The latter are, though, invited to contact me (via email) in order to get an overview of the course.

The course will be realized by using the frontal lecture as teaching method. However, the student participation will be encouraged.

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This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Poverty and inequalities" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development