The course will introduce the main features and currents of contemporary philosophy, from a perspective that reflects the speculative posture of the Professor. General introduction will be complemented by in-depth study of major figures in contemporary philosophy (through the analysis of one or more of their main works).
Getting acquainted with the main features and currents of contemporary philosophy. After an historical introduction, students will focus on specific philosophers, through the analysis of some of their works. Reading one or more classics of contemporary philosophy.
Students will know the main features and currents of contemporary philosophy; they will develop their criticism and their original, independent point of view.
Knowledge of the fundamental cultural categories that have substantiated the Western civilization and the Western thought is required.
The Lessons will be held in Classroom P (Via Balbi, 4), on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9-11 am.
The Code to participate in distance Lessons (Team "Storia della Filosofia Contemporanea Prof. De Lucia") is: ac2j346
Contents for students who are taking the 6-CFU course
Unsuspected Ferocity of Things. Chapters of the Tragic in the contemporary horizon
Contents for students who are taking the 9-CFU course
For students who are taking the 6-CFU course
E. Berti - F. Volpi, Storia della filosofia dall’antichità a oggi (Edizione compatta), vol. II, L’età contemporanea, VII ed., Laterza, Roma-Bari 2014.
Reading: Francesco Fistetti, Il Novecento nello specchio delle filosofie. Linguaggi, immagini del mondo, paradigmi, II ed., De Agostini Scuola, Novara 2021.
Paolo De Lucia, La valle dell’ombra. Percorsi del tragico nella filosofia italiana del Novecento, Marsilio, Venezia 2016.
For students not attending, also
S. Giametta, Introduzione a Nietzsche opera per opera, II ed., Garzanti, Milano 2017.
For students who are taking the 9-CFU course
Friedrich Nietzsche, Al di là del bene e del male, XXX ed., Nota Introduttiva di Giorgio Colli, Versione di Ferruccio Masini, Adelphi, Milano 2019.
Ricevimento: Professor De Lucia receives students in his office in via Balbi 4 (2nd floor): Friday 10-12 AM.
PAOLO DE LUCIA (President)
LETTERIO MAURO
OSCAR MEO (Substitute)
Tuesday, 28th September 2021.
HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY
Oral Exam.
Evaluation of the knowledge component: up to 15/30; Evaluation of the processing capacities: up to 10/30; Evaluation of the communication skills: up to 5/30.
