MORAL PHILOSOPHY I

The aim of this course is to introduce the students to the comprehension of one of the main categories which has marked the development of philosophical anthropology and ethics. The notion of Freedom will be introduced through a preliminary delineation of its different dimensions and an examination of the main philosophical models that have dealt with it.

The main goals of the course are:
a) to make the students able to formulate the theoretical problems about human life, connecting them to its essential features
b) to avoid reductive conceptions about human life, which do not take into account the effective experience of a human being

There are not any particular pre-requirements.

Title. FREEDOM: PHENOMENOLOGY AND ARGUMENTATION.
1. From an empirical reconnaissance to an eidetics of freedom.
2. Structural assumptions of a theory of freedom.
4. Transcendentality and freedom: Thomas Aquinas. Transcendentality and freedom: J.P. Sartre.
5. Legality and freedom: Kant. Legality and freedom: J. Lequier.
6. Indeterminism and freedom. The analytical model of D. Davidson; the neuroscientific model of J. C. Eccles.

1. BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR THE EXAM:
- Anthology of philosophical texts (also in original language) produced by professor.
- Lecture notes produced by professor.
- P. Pagani, Introduzione alla filosofia, pro manuscripto, Lugano 1997.
These texts will provided by the professor during the course.
Possible differentiations of the programme will be pointed out during the lectures.

2. Some classical Texts: Aristotele, Etica Nicomachea, edited by C. Natali, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2001;; Tommaso d'Aquino, Summa Theologiae, Edizioni studio Domenicano, Bologna 2014; Kant, Critica della ragion pratica, edited by V. Mathieu, Rusconi, Milano 1996; J. Lequier, Oeuvres Complètes, edited by J. Grenier, éd. De la Baconnière, Neuchâtel 1952; J.P. Sartre, L'essere e il nulla, translated by G. Del Bo, Il saggiatore, Milano 1980; J.C. Eccles, Evoluzione del cervello e creazione dell'io, translated by L. Lopiano, Armando, Roma 1995; D. Davidson, Azioni ed eventi, translated by R. Brigati, Il Mulino, Bologna 1992;

The exam will be written.
The written test will be composed of four open-ended questions (2h).
After the evaluation, the written proof will be commented (by an assistant of the professor) with each student.

The course will based on head-on lectures, enhancing students’ contribution.
Parallel to the course, a seminar will be held (by an assistant of the professor), which will guide the students throughout the reading and the comment of the main passages of the anthology.

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Accessibility, Disability and Inclusion
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