HISTORY OF ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY - I

The course is counted among the formative activities of History of Philosophy of the degree in Philosophy. As such the course aims to provide a critical knowledge of the main philosophical topic and questions in their historical development and in their connections with other disciplines and fields of research (psychology, human sciences, educational science, art). Within this framework, the course aims to provide 1) a deep knowledge of the main authors, works and philosophical schools of ancient though; 2) the capacity of contextualizing, analyzing and critically interpreting sources of different kinds (witnesses, fragments, dialogues and treatises, letters and sentences); 3) the lexical and conceptual tools necessary to the study of the history of ancient and medieval and to the acquisition of good communicative skills .
More in particular, the course will focus on the study of the psychology, ethics and politics in the classical age, with a specific concern on the Sophists, Socrates and Plato.

At the end of the course students are expected :
1) to know and understand :
- the main questions concerning the history of the ancient philosophy and in particular the psychological ancient theories.
- the terminology appropriate to this field of study
2) to apply their knowledge to the analysis of ancient texts; to discuss in a pertinent and argumentative way philosophical and exegetical questions;
3) to present in written and oral form the acquired contents of the course.

The attendance of the course of Introduction to the History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy is highly recommended.

The course will be diveded into three parts. The first will be devoted to a general Introduction to Ancient Psychological, Ethical and Political Theories . The second will be dedicated to the exame of Plato's psychology, Ethics and Politics and its philosophical and historical relevance. In the last part of the course some texts from Gorgias and Republic will be analyzed.

P.L. Donini, F. Ferrari, L'esercizio della ragione nel mondo classico, Einaudi. (Only for students who do not attend the course of Introduction to the History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy)
A. A., Long, La mente, l'anima e il corpo (trad. di Mauro Bonazzi), Piccola Biblioteca Einaudi (Only for students who attend the course of Introduction to the History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy).
M. Bonazzi, I sofisti, Carocci, 2010
M. Michela Sassi, Indagine su Socrate, Persona, Filosofo, Cittadino, Einaudi.
M. Vegetti, Quindici lezioni su Platone, Einaudi.
M. Bonazzi, Atene la città inquieta, Einaudi.
- Platone, Gorgia, trad. F. M. Petrucci, Einaudi (selected parts).
- Platone, Repubblica trad. Vegetti, BUR (selected parts)

The exam will consist in a written test composed of five open questions , that aim to verify 1) the basic knowledge of the history of ancient philosophy, of the ancient psychological , ethical and political doctrines, of platonic philosophy, of the platonic texts analyzed during the course; 2) the capacity of autonomously interpreting a philosophical text; 3) the ability to present a certain topic . The assignments will contribute to the final rating of the exam.

Lectures;
Reading, commentary and discussion of ancient philosophical texts.
Conferences.

Italian

Students who do not intend to attend the course are kindly requested to contact the teacher before taking the exam.

Materials will be available in Moodle.

Accessibility, Disability and Inclusion

Ca' Foscari abides by Italian Law (Law 17/1999; Law 170/2010) regarding support services and accommodation available to students with disabilities. This includes students with mobility, visual, hearing and other disabilities (Law 17/1999), and specific learning impairments (Law 170/2010). If you have a disability or impairment that requires accommodations (i.e., alternate testing, readers, note takers or interpreters) please contact the Disability and Acc
Accessibility Offices in Student Services: disabilita@unive.it.

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