HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY

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. Particular attention will be paid to the concept 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 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 students should
1) demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the most important themes of the course of lections;
2) have the ability to analyze in argumentative way the materials of the book of examination;
3) be able to communicate and discuss ideas and problems of the course of lections.

Knowledge of the history of western philosophy (from its origins to Nietzsche).

From linguistic turn to the theory of recognition
1) Parte one: Language and Intersubjectivity in the XX. Century (Dilthey, Gadamer, Wittgenstein, Austin, Apel, Habermas).
2) Part two: Genesis and Structure of the theory of recognition (from Habermas to Honneth and back to Hegel).

Texts for the examination:
- L. CORTELLA, La filosofia contemporanea, Laterza (Chapter IV: pp. 100-109, 180-187; Chapter V: pp. 242-262; Chapter VII: 390-406, 417-437, 446-451).
- G.W.F. HEGEL, Fenomenologia dello spirito, Einaudi (cap. IV, pp. 121-156; cap. VI, pp. 418-444).
- A. HONNETH, Lotta per il riconoscimento, Il Saggiatore (pp. 9-79; 188-209).
- L. CORTELLA, "Etica del discorso ed etica del riconoscimento", in Libertà, giustizia e bene in una società plurale (a cura di C. Vigna), Vita e Pensiero, pp. 225-248.
- L. CORTELLA, "Una teoria del riconoscimento", in Contesti del riconoscimento (a cura di F. Gregoratto - F. Ranchio), Mimesis, pp. 21-39.
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Recommended texts
- J. Hyppolite, Genesi e struttura della Fenomenologia dello spirito, La Nuova Italia (pp. 191-260 e 603-651).
- L. Cortella, «L’esposizione di un fallimento. Il mancato riconoscimento del signore e del servo nella Fenomenologia dello spirito», in Hegel & Sons. Filosofie del riconoscimento, a cura di J.M.H. Mascat e S. Tortorella, ETS, Pisa 2019, pp. 99-108.
- L. Cortella, «Sapere assoluto e riconoscimento. Hegel e la conclusione intersoggettiva della Fenomenologia dello spirito», in Filosofia e critica del dominio. Studi in onore di Leonardo Samonà, a cura di C. Agnello, R. Caldarone, A. Cicatello, R.M. Lupo, G. Palumbo, Palermo University Press, Palermo 2020, vol. II, pp. 105-117.

The evaluation will be based on a oral exam. Students must demonstrate:
1) knowledge of the thinking of the following authors: Dilthey, Gadamer, Wittgenstein, Austin, Apel, Habermas, Honneth;
2) general knowledge of the themes of Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit;
3) the ability to communicate and expound in their specificity Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit (chapter IV and VI).

Lectures and Seminars.

Italian

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

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