CODE 65135 ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022 CREDITS 9 cfu anno 2 FILOSOFIA 8455 (L-5) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR M-FIL/01 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 master the terminology of the subject; to treat and discuss its distinctive issues at an advanced level; to assimilate the fundamental concepts and arguments used in the presented texts in a critical and personal form. TEACHING METHODS Lectures will be held in presence, if possible. But students will have the oppurtunity to attend online lectures too (Teams: npsg743). SYLLABUS/CONTENT Contents Contents for students who are taking the 6-CFU course 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: Heidegger, 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: Heidegger, Gadamer, Ricoeur and Derrida. Part 2: Hermeneutics between thought and action The relationship between thought and action will be investigated starting from the analysis of texts by Paul Ricoeur and Hannah Arendt. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Readings/Bibliography The reading list for this course is available on the Italian version of the web page. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD EDOARDO SIMONOTTI Ricevimento: By e-mail appointment. Exam Board EDOARDO SIMONOTTI (President) FRANCESCO CAMERA ELISABETTA COLAGROSSI (Substitute) LESSONS LESSONS START 21 February, 2022 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 24/01/2022 10:00 GENOVA Orale 24/01/2022 10:00 GENOVA Orale 09/02/2022 10:00 GENOVA Orale 09/02/2022 10:00 GENOVA Orale 12/05/2022 10:00 GENOVA Orale 12/05/2022 10:00 GENOVA Orale 08/06/2022 10:00 GENOVA Orale 08/06/2022 10:00 GENOVA Orale 21/06/2022 10:00 GENOVA Orale 21/06/2022 10:00 GENOVA Orale 07/07/2022 10:00 GENOVA Orale 07/07/2022 10:00 GENOVA Orale 15/09/2022 10:00 GENOVA Orale 15/09/2022 10:00 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION Attendance is recommended.
