Advanced course designed to outline , both historically and theoretically, the main aspects of contemporary moral debate with a strong attention to the need of theoretical foundation. The course requires an interest in ethical and metaethical themes.
Exploring the main themes and currents of contemporary philosophical reflection on action (praxis) which originated within the classical tradition.
Students will get acquaintened with the the main streams of contemporary ethics and particularly of contemporary foundation of ethics. The student has to learn terms, concepts and authors of ethics, becoming able to face the main streams of contemporary ethical debate and to acquire automomy of judgement in these fields.
Oral lessons. A paper about an argument of the course must be presented and discussed during the lessons or before the oral exam
Contents for students who are taking the 6-CFU course:
The main streams of contemporary foundation of ethics
Contents for students who who are taking 9-CFU course:
1)The main streams of contemporary foundation of ethics
2) An outline of the history of ethics since Kant
the reading list of this course are available on the italian version of the web page
MARIA SILVIA VACCAREZZA (President)
ANGELO CAMPODONICO
February 19, 2019
CONTEMPORARY PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY
oral exam
The oral exam will consist in an inteview on the topics of the course. Moreover the candidate's written essay may be analyzed and discussed during the exam. Knowledge of etical concepts, of main authors of ethics, capability of comparing different ethical approaches, autonomy of judgement and capabilities of communicating topics in a clear way will be evaluated during the exam.
