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CODE 65153
ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021
CREDITS
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR M-FIL/08
LANGUAGE Italian
TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
SEMESTER 1° Semester
TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

OVERVIEW

 

The course offers an overview of medieval philosophy from its origins to the crisis of Scholasticism, by analyzing different schools and authors and, by referring constantly to texts and by analyzing the context of philosophical themes and works.

 


AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Having a good grasp of the authors, currents, texts and themes that are relevant in the history of medieval philosophy.
Being able to read and comment some major works of medieval philosophy.
Being able to analyze the medieval reflection on methaphysics (in particulary, through readings on the subject from Siger of Brabant).


AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Having a good grasp of the authors, currents, texts and themes that are relevant in the history of medieval philosophy.
Being able to read and comment some major works of medieval philosophy.
Being able to analyze the medieval reflection on methaphysics (in particulary, through readings on the subject from Siger of Brabant).


PREREQUISITES

To know basic livel of history of philosophy, in particular of ancient and medieval history of philosophy.

TEACHING METHODS

Frontal lesson, eventually by Microsoft Teams, cod.: 6z2ilqd.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Contents for students who are taking the 6-CFU course

_Notions of history of medieval philosophy.
_Reading and commentary of some major works of medieval philosophy.

Contents for students who are taking the 9-CFU course

_Notions of history of medieval philosophy.
_Reading and commentary of some major works of medieval philosophy.
_Medieval reflection on methaphysics, readings on the subject from Siger of Brabant.


RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Reccomended reading/bibliography for students who are taking the 6-CFU course

_M. Pereira, La filosofia nel Medioevo. Secoli VI-XV, Carocci, Roma 2008; oppure: un altro manuale concordato col docente.
_ Filosofia medievale, a cura di M. Bettetini - L. Bianchi - C. Marmo - P. Porro, Cortina, Milano 2004.

Reccomended reading/bibliography for students who are taking the 9-CFU course

_M. Pereira, La filosofia nel Medioevo. Secoli VI-XV, Carocci, Roma 2008; oppure: un altro manuale concordato col docente.
_ Filosofia medievale, a cura di M. Bettetini - L. Bianchi - C. Marmo - P. Porro, Cortina, Milano 2004.

_Sigieri di Brabante, L’eternità del mondo. De aeternitate mundi, introduzione, traduzione e note a cura di A. Vella, presentazione di P. Porro, postfazione di C. Martello, (Machina philosophorum. Testi e studi dalle culture euromediterranee, 20) Officina di Studi Medievali, Palermo 2009.

_F.X. Putallaz, R. Imbach, Professione filosofo. Sigieri di Brabante, trad. it. A. Tombolini, (Eredità medievale, ’98/12) ISTeM/Jaca Book, Milano 1998.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

MATTEO ZOPPI (President)

LETTERIO MAURO

ELISABETTA CATTANEI (Substitute)

MARCO DAMONTE (Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

 

September 22, 2020


EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral exam

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Oral exam

FURTHER INFORMATION

Students who cannot attend lessons are invited to contact the theacher (zoppimatteo@unige.it).