| CODE | 98520 |
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| ACADEMIC YEAR | 2022/2023 |
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| SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR | M-FIL/03 |
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| SEMESTER | 1° Semester |
| TEACHING MATERIALS | AULAWEB |
Philosophy of religion developed within Modern-Age thought between the 17th and the 18th centuries, as a reaction to the religious wars in Europe. It acquired the status of academic teaching in the Age of Enlightenment and German Idealism. Nevertheless, its object (a reflection on religion that moves from speculative assumptions) was already studied by Greek philosophy, which developed a rational criticism (based on logos) and applied it to mythical discourse since the Age of Pre-Socratic philosophers.
Students will learn to define, through a phenomenological and transcendental method, the peculiar nature and structure of the religious experience, independent and different from other domains of the spirit (ethic, aesthetic, metaphysic domain). Students will learn to explain how the independent status of religion is the result of a long, analytical work, and the result of a speculative process which started at the beginning of Modern Age; the outcome of this process is philosophy of religion becoming a unique field of knowledge.
Developing critical thinking towards the religious experience, moving from speculative assumptions, and showing its universal, ecumenic nature.
Lessons will be held in presence. Attendance, although not compulsory, is recommended. Only those who attend lessons in presence will be deemed attending students. The teacher, upon specific request by single students, could allow them to access the recordings of the lessons via Teams at the end of the teaching.Those who request lessons are considered not attending-students.
Non-attending students are required to add the following book to the indicated program: R. Celada Ballanti, La parabola dei tre anelli. Migrazioni e metamorfosi di un racconto tra Oriente e Occidente, Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura, Roma 2017.
Contents for students who are taking the 6-CFU course
Greek premises and modern origins of the Philosophy of Religion
The first part of the teaching aims to analyze the premises of the Philosophy of Religion in Greek thought, in particular in the Platonic Euthyphron dialogue, then showing the modern developments of the discipline from Humanism to the Enlightenment.
Contents for students who are taking the 9-CFU course
Part I: Greek premises and modern origins of the Philosophy of Religion
The first part of the teaching aims to analyze the premises of the Philosophy of Religion in Greek thought, in particular in the Platonic Euthyphron dialogue, then showing the modern developments of the discipline from Humanism to the Enlightenment.
Part II: The philosophy of Alberto Caracciolo
The second part is focused on the philosophy of religion of Alberto Caracciolo.
The reading list for this course, together with the lecturer's suggestions and instructions are available on the Italian version of the web page.
Office hours: Thursday 2-3 PM (DAFIST, Philosophy Section via Balbi 4, 2nd floor)
ROBERTO CELADA BALLANTI (President)
FRANCESCO CAMERA
GERARDO CUNICO (Substitute)
September 20, 2022
Oral exam
The exam will take place in oral form, through a dialogue aimed at verify the contents discussed during the course. The expositive ability and the critical reasoning of the student will also be ascertained.
| Date | Time | Location | Type | Notes |
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| 12/12/2022 | 10:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
| 17/01/2023 | 10:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
| 10/02/2023 | 10:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
| 09/05/2023 | 10:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
| 29/05/2023 | 10:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
| 14/06/2023 | 10:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
| 06/07/2023 | 10:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
| 14/09/2023 | 10:00 | GENOVA | Orale |
Attendance is reccomended