HISTORY OF ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY - II

The course is counted among the formative activities of History of Philosophy of the degree in Philosophy. As such the course aims to provide a critical knowledge of the main philosophical topic and questions in their historical development and in their connections with other disciplines and fields of research (psychology, human sciences, educational science, art). Within this framework, the course aims to provide 1) a deep knowledge of the main authors, works and philosophical orientations of ancient though; 2) the capacity of contextualizing, analyzing and critically interpreting sources of different kinds (witnesses, fragments, dialogues and treatises, letters and sentences); 3) the lexical and conceptual tools necessary to the study of the history of ancient and medieval and to the acquisition of good communication skills .
More in particular, the course will focus on the study of Aristotle's Metaphysics .

At the end of the course students are expected :
1) to know and understand :
- the main questions concerning ancient ethical and political theories .
- the terminology appropriate to this field of study.
2) to apply their knowledge to the analysis of ancient texts; to discuss in a pertinent and argumentative way philosophical and exegetical questions;
3) to present the acquired contents of the course.

Students are expected to have attended History of Ancient Philosophy I

Teaching devoted to Aristotle's philosophy starting with the reading, analysis and commentary of passages from the work known as Metaphysics.
1) Introduction (text, plan of the work, main questions)
2) Book I, reading and commentary on chapters 1-3, 6, 9 (the science sought, exposition and criticism of Platonic doctrine)
3) book IV chapters 1,2,4 and book VI, chapters 1-2 (the science of being as being, the meanings of being, the principle of non-contradiction, the division of sciences, the first philosophy, the accident)
4) book VIII chapters 3, 8, 13, 17 (substance, reference to Cat 5) ; book IX 6, 8 (act and priority of the act)
5) Book XII chapters 6, 7, 8, 9 (unmoved mover, i.e. prime substance, pluralism of movers, thought of thought)

F. Ferrari (a cura di), La filosofia antica, con la collaborazione di Michele Abbate, Francesco Ademollo, Francesco Fronterotta, Francesca Masi, Federico M. Petrucci, Le Monnier Universitaria, Milano 2024 (parti scelte)
E. Berti (a cura di), Aristotele. Metafisica, Laterza, Roma-Bari.
M. Vegetti-F. Ademollo, Incontro con Aristotele, Einaudi, Torino (parti scelte)

The examination will consist of 6 questions designed to test the historical-philosophical understanding of the topics covered during the course, the ability to discuss and argue theses examined, and the ability to analyse and comment on texts from Aristotle's work.

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Grading will be determined as follows:
historical-philosophical understanding of the course topics: up to 10 points;
ability to analyse and comment on texts: up to 10 points;
ability to expound in an argued and correct manner with propriety of language: up to 10 points.

Lectures;
Reading, commentary and discussion of some selected texts.

Materials will be available in Moodle.

Accessibility, Disability and Inclusion

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