WORLD PHILOSOPHIES

The World Philosophies course is part of a broader Master's programme dedicated to World Cultural Heritage.
Within an international cultural context such as that of the International College of Ca' Foscari, where the humanities, politics and international relations are studied in depth, the World Philosophies seminar aims to introduce students to systems of knowledge that underpin the cultural, social and political life of leading countries in the global scenario.
The course will therefore provide an introductory overview of some of the main traditions of non-European thought.

By the end of the course, the student will have acquired a general knowledge of the main traditions of thought, will have a basic philosophical lexicon, and will be able to expound and argue on the topics covered in class.

There are no prerequisites

The seminar will be articulated into five session
The first will be devoted to the American Philosophy; the second to Chinese Philosophy, the third and the fourth to Buddhism and Indian Philosophy, and the fifth to Arabic Philosophy.
Each session will be articulated into two parts. In the first part, students will discuss with their tutor the bibliographical material preliminary to the seminar. In the second part, students will interactively take part in the seminar hold by expert of the topic dealt with.

William Edelglass Jay L. Garfield (Editor), The Oxford Handbook of World Philosophy (Oxford Handbooks in Philosophy)
Students will be provided with bibliographical material and will be evaluated on the basis of their assignments and active participation in the various sessions.

The examination consists of an oral discussion of the course content. The examination is designed to ascertain basic knowledge of world philosophies, lexical appropriateness and the ability to expound and argue.
A sufficient level of preparation will be graded 18 to 23; good 24 to 28; excellent 29 to 30L.

Seminar lectures, group work, lectures by external experts.

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