HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY - I

The teaching belongs to the basic training activities of the degree course in philosophy, within the framework of the teachings of the history of philosophy area. The educational objective of the course is to provide knowledge related to the general development of the history of philosophy. The course aims to introduce the historical and cultural development of the main themes and problems that establish philosophical reflection, studying the figures, personalities, texts, literary genres and styles of thought that contribute to the formation of the Western philosophical "canon", with particular attention to the modern and contemporary tract. It also aims to deepen the methodological, hermeneutical and critical elements that are indispensable for the correct understanding of a philosophical text.

1. To know the history of philosophy in its fundamental themes, problems and figures;
2. Recognise the essential characteristics of the systems of thought and philosophical works dealt with;
3. Acquire the correct terminology in expressing the concepts and problems expounded by the authors studied;
4. Know how to connect philosophical thought with the more general themes of the epochs of cultural history.

Knowledge of the general outlines of the history of philosophy acquired through high school education. Students who do not have this knowledge make up for it by reading a good high school textbook.

1. Introduction to the history of philosophy. The critical gratuitousness of the philosophical gesture. The textuality of thought. The concept of the 'canon'. Differences, epochs and periodisations;
2. The idea and function of experience in the history of modern philosophy.

1. Introduction to the 'history of philosophy'
A. Tagliapietra, Il dono del filosofo. Sul gesto originario della filosofia, Einaudi, Torino 2009;
A. Tagliapietra, Il codino di Münchhausen. Sul rapporto della filosofia con la storia, in “Giornale Critico di Storia delle Idee” (2020), n. 2, pp. 43-68;
H. Blumenberg, Pensosità in “aut-aut”, n. 332, 2006, pp. 3-8.
R. Rorty, La storiografia filosofica: quattro generi, in G. Vattimo (a c. di), Filosofia ’87, Laterza, Roma 1988, pp. 81-114;
G.W.F. Hegel, Introduzione alla filosofia moderna, in id., Lezioni di storia della filosofia, La Nuova Italia, Firenze 1981, vol. III, t. 2, pp. 1-14.

2.1. Classroom readings in seminar format of excerpts from the following texts:
Platone, Teeteto;
- , Fedone;
Aristotele, Metafisica;
- , Analitici Secondi;
M. de Montaigne, Saggi;
F. Bacone, Novum Organum;
G. Galilei, Il Saggiatore;
J. Locke, Saggio sull’intelletto umano:
D. Hume, Trattato sulla natura umana;
I. Kant, Critica della ragion pura;

2.2. Secondary sources:
A. Tagliapietra, Esperienza. Filosofia e storia di un’idea, Raffaello Cortina Editore, Milano 2017, pp. 9-163;

For those wishing to supplement their prerequisite preparation, we recommend reading E. Berti - F. Volpi, Storia della filosofia dall'antichità a oggi, compact edition in 2 tomes, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2023.

The examination will consist of an oral colloquium in which students will have to demonstrate their knowledge of the texts commented on in class and of the general framework of the subject matter presented during the course (lecture notes, presentations, slides and excerpts made available in the documents section of the university). Relevant indicators in the assessment of the exam: 1. Ability to deal with the required topics in a cross-critical manner; 2. Correctness, clarity, synthesis and fluency of presentation; 3. The student's active participation during the lessons contributes to the final assessment.

The teaching consists of lectures, in which the main texts of the authors studied will be read and commented upon, with the possible use of digital media and tools, viewing and commenting on videos, images, diagrams and conceptual schemes.

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