PHILOSOPHICAL ANTHROPOLOGY

This course will seek to highlight the philosophical dimension of one of the greatest poetic works in Western literature: the Divine Comedy by Dante. Dante's Commedia expresses in dramatic terms Thomist metaphysics, anthropology and ethics and, more generally, the rich classical tradition on which they draw (Aristotle, Augustine, Boethius, Dionysius, Avicenna, Albertus Magnus).

The basic objectives that the course pursues are:
(a) To train students in an integral - philosophically competent - reading of the great literature.
(b) To show the perennial relevance of the great themes of Thomist philosophy: divine creation, human freedom, unity and spirituality of the human being, ethics and aesthetics of the virtues.

No special prerequisites are required.

Title: Dante's Inferno: a philosophical reading.
1. Introduction to Dante's Commedia.
2. Dante's Inferno as the site of a philosophical experiment.
3. Reading and analysis of the philosophical contents of the main Cantos of Inferno, with particular insistence on Cantos: I, IX, XIV, XXVI.

BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR THE EXAM
1. Dante Alighieri, Commedia (any edition).
2. Lecture notes by professor.
3. Anthology of texts by Thomas Aquinas edited by Professor
4. Introduction to philosophy, notes by Professor.
Texts 2, 3 and 4 will be provided by the lecturer during the course.

1. For those who have the 12 cfu exam in their study plan, there will be a single exam at the conclusion of the entire lecture series (60 hours).
2. For those who have the 6 cfu exam in their study plan, the exam will take place at the end of the first lecture cycle (30 hours).
In both cases, the examination will be conducted in oral form.
In case 2. the expected duration is about 30 minutes. One question will be on the anthology texts; one on the Dante text; one on the theoretical themes of the course.
Assessment will take into account the ability to respond by making relevant references to the texts of Dante and Thomas; lexical accuracy; argumentative coherence.

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
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 Accessibility Offices in Student Services: disabilita@unive.it.

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