CODE 65135 ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/2019 CREDITS 9 cfu anno 2 FILOSOFIA 8455 (L-5) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno 1 METODOLOGIE FILOSOFICHE 8465 (LM-78) - GENOVA 9 cfu anno 1 METODOLOGIE FILOSOFICHE 8465 (LM-78) - GENOVA 9 cfu anno 2 METODOLOGIE FILOSOFICHE 8465 (LM-78) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR M-FIL/01 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW Presentation The course is designed for students on their second year of the first cycle degree program in Philosophy; it is aimed at introducing the main topics of the continental phenomenological- hermeneutic approach in philosophy. The course will study in depth the distinction between knowing and understanding, and between truth and interpretation. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Learning Outcomes Addressing the complex topic of understanding and interpreting as an independent philosophical problem. Learning how to read correctly philosophical texts (with special attention to the classics of western philosophical tradition) through different approaches to texts (literal vs. allegorical method, authorial intent principle, historical contextualization, problematization). AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of the course the student should be able to: use the basic vocabulary of the discipline; assimilate the fundamental concepts in a critical and personal form; discuss in an original way the contents, the evolutionary lines, the permanent problems. PREREQUISITES The course is mainly addressed to second and third year students who have acquired the necessary basic knowledge in the field of reading, commenting and interpreting philosophical texts in their historical-cultural context. TEACHING METHODS Lectures SYLLABUS/CONTENT Contents Contents for students who are taking the 6-CFU course Topic: Understanding as a philosophical problem The course will outline the main features of the complex phenomena of understanding and interpreting in a hermeneutic perspective; it will refer especially to the text-centered approach (in authors such as Schleiermacher and Dilthey) and the philosophers who outgrew it: Heiddeger, Gadamer, Ricoeur and Derrida. Contents for students who are taking the 9-CFU course Part 1: Understanding as a philosophical problem The course will outline the main features of the complex phenomena of understanding and interpreting in a hermeneutic perspective; it will refer especially to the text-centered approach (in authors such as Schleiermacher and Dilthey) and the philosophers who outgrew it: Heiddeger, Gadamer, Ricoeur and Derrida. Part 2: Language as a medium of intercultural dialogue The lectures are intended to deepen and discuss the Heideggerian thesis of the originality of language through the dialogue with Buddhist thought (with particular reference the writings of Nagarjuna, 2nd century AD), in order to verify possible connections in the perspective of the elaboration of an intercultural hermeneutics. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Readings/Bibliography The reading list for this course, together with the lecturer's suggestions and instructions are available on the Italian version of the web page. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD FRANCESCO CAMERA Ricevimento: FRANCESCO CAMERA Office hours Monday 10-12 AM (DAFIST, Philosophy Section via Balbi 4, 2nd floor) Exam Board FRANCESCO CAMERA (President) ROBERTO CELADA BALLANTI ELISABETTA COLAGROSSI GERARDO CUNICO LESSONS LESSONS START Beginning of Classes February 18, 2019 Class schedule PHILOSOPHICAL HERMENEUTICS EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Assessment Methods Written and oral exam The assessment consists in a written exam and an oral exam. Pre-registration required. The 6-CFU exam will assess the knowledge of texts indicated in part 1. The 9-CFU exam will assess the knowledge of all texts (part 1 and 2). ASSESSMENT METHODS Assessment Methods The exam consists of a written test and an oral interview. The expected learning outcomes will be evaluated according to the following criteria: the acquisition of the basic vocabulary used in class and the understanding and presentation of the basic concepts illustrated in the texts indicated in the program. Pre-registration is required. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 14/01/2019 10:00 GENOVA Compitino 14/01/2019 10:00 GENOVA Orale 08/02/2019 10:00 GENOVA Compitino 08/02/2019 10:00 GENOVA Orale 20/05/2019 10:00 GENOVA Compitino 20/05/2019 10:00 GENOVA Orale 03/06/2019 10:00 GENOVA Compitino 03/06/2019 10:00 GENOVA Orale 17/06/2019 10:00 GENOVA Compitino 17/06/2019 10:00 GENOVA Orale 04/07/2019 10:00 GENOVA Compitino 04/07/2019 10:00 GENOVA Orale 12/09/2019 10:00 GENOVA Compitino 12/09/2019 10:00 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION Attendance is recommended.