POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

The course fits into the degree course, because it aims to provide students with an in-depth knowledge of the major philosophical-political approaches. Nonetheless, the course has not only the goal to provide an understanding of the primary and secondary bibliography related to the subject-matters, because it also aims to frame the social, political and cultural changes in the modern and contemporary world in the light of the fundamental philosophical-political concepts.

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 and autonomously about them; 3) apply them to the different political issues that animate our contemporary world. In order to achieve this result, the students will be familiarized with the basic aspects of the philosophico-political field and the main theoretical and interpretive traditions which have accompanied it.

Laurea magistrale (master's degree) students wishing to attend the course should be familiar with the basic concepts of political philosophy.

Course Topic:
Political Philosophies of German Idealism: Fichte and Hegel

As is widely known, the extraordinary philosophical effervescence in Germany in the late 18th and early 19th centuries involved not only theoretical philosophy but also practical philosophy. From Kant onward, the question of the foundation of private and public law thus returned central to philosophical investigation. In this course, the topic will be examined from a particular angle: that of the relationship between Fichte's and Hegel's practical philosophy. Although moving, especially at a certain stage, from some common philosophical premises, they will unfold them differently, even in the philosophical-political sphere.

Textbooks:

J. G. Fichte, Fondamento del diritto naturale secondo i principi della dottrina della scienza, a cura di L. Fonnesu, Laterza, Roma-Bari 1999.
G. Rametta, Fichte, Carocci, Roma 2017.
G.W.F. Hegel, Enciclopedia delle scienze filosofiche in compendio, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2002, parr. 483-552.
L. Cortella, L'etica della democrazia. Attualità della filosofia del diritto di Hegel, Marietti, Genova 2011.

Textbooks:

J. G. Fichte, Fondamento del diritto naturale secondo i principi della dottrina della scienza, a cura di L. Fonnesu, Laterza, Roma-Bari 1999.
G. Rametta, Fichte, Carocci, Roma 2017.
G.W.F. Hegel, Enciclopedia delle scienze filosofiche in compendio, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2002, parr. 483-552.
L. Cortella, L'etica della democrazia. Attualità della filosofia del diritto di Hegel, Marietti, Genova 2011.

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, 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.

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 four 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 teaching will be delivered in a frontal style, but the student participation will be encouraged and an interactive classroom strategy will be developed.

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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