Course teached as: B003876 - STORIA DELLA FILOSOFIA DEL RINASCIMENTO Second Cycle Degree in PHILOSOPHICAL STUDIES
Teaching Language
Italian
Course Content
Through reading and commenting a text and using specific bibliography, the course intends to high lighten the philosophical, theological, ethical and political context which characterizes the process of social transformation during 15th and 16th Century
1) Giordano Bruno, De la causa, principio e uno;
2) Michele Ciliberto, Introduzione a Giordano Bruno;
3) Cesare Vasoli, Le filosofie del Rinascimento (chapters 1-2; 10-12)
Learning Objectives
Knowledge: students verify their general knowledge achieved during the BA course by reading and commenting a text under teacher’s supervision and by using specific bibliographic resources. Competence: by analyzing the text and by comparing it both with preceding as well as with contemporary tradition, the students develop their capacities of understanding and of autonomous evaluation. Furthermore they put text and concepts into correct context within the development of philosophical thought. Applying knowledge they also exercise in elaborating coherently their own ideas and in exposing their achievements in proper scientific language.
Prerequisites
BA; basic knowledge of history of philosophy up to 16th century
Teaching Methods
Face-to-face lessons with moderated discussions, exercises on selected texts, potential preparation of short papers
Further information
Full time students must attend at least 2/3 of the lessons. Part time students need to agrees their programmes with the teacher.
Type of Assessment
During the oral examination students will develop the basic knowledge of history of philosophy acquired by attending the BA; they will apply their ability to analyze texts, to compare ancient and medieval philosophical tradition, to elaborate coherently their own ideas, exposing their achievements in a proper scientific language
Course program
The course will analyze Bruno's De la causa focusing particularly on ontology