CODE 65018 ACADEMIC YEAR 2023/2024 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 1 METODOLOGIE FILOSOFICHE 8465 (LM-78) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR M-FIL/03 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW Philosophical Ethics is not only the study and critical analysis of customs and institutions historically handed down, but it is especially a philosophically founded research of the Good aimed at the practice and the forming of honest ties. It is the tension of the mortal being towards the eternal, in the distinct but not unrelated ways of life: aesthetic, political, philosophical, religious, scientific. It is the wisdom of good life and good death. It is, in short, the phenomenology of the eternal in the time of mortal existence. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Being able to analyze the origins of Ethics in Greek philosophy, and to question the idea of Ethics as the 'prime philosophy' in modern and contemporary philosophical currents. Getting acquainted with the Platonic-Aristotelian tradition and being able to inquire into the philosophical connections (from Kant onwards) between ethics and metaphysics, ethics and religion, ethics and ontology, ethics and politics, ethics and history. Developing one's independent, critical thinking, one's creative thinking, and the philosophical orienteering abilities needed to face challenges in every domain of life. 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. TEACHING METHODS Lessons will be held in presence. Attendance, although not compulsory, is recommended. SYLLABUS/CONTENT The concept of Supreme Good in Philosophical Ethics of F.D.E. Schleiermacher RECOMMENDED READING/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 GUIDO GHIA Ricevimento: By appointament. Mail: ghiaguido@gmail.com. WhatsApp: +393383645441 / +393341641473. Exam Board GUIDO GHIA (President) ROBERTO CELADA BALLANTI LESSONS LESSONS START Lessons Start: 19/02/2024 Lessons days: Monday and Wednesday h. 5-7 p.m. Class schedule MODERN ETHICS (LM) EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION The exam takes place in oral, dialogical form, and focuses mainly on authors and texts, themes and problems discussed during the lessons. The submission of a paper is optional and does not replace the oral exam. ASSESSMENT METHODS In the final evaluation will be taken into consideration: the level of of the lexicon and of the basic notions of the discipline; the level of understanding of philosophical texts in their historical context, but also to in their supra-historical meaning; the ability to critically argue and discuss permanent questions and fundamental ethical questions in innovative and personal forms. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 03/06/2024 14:30 GENOVA Orale 18/06/2024 14:30 GENOVA Orale 22/07/2024 14:30 GENOVA Orale 03/09/2024 14:30 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION Attendance and direct contact with the teacher are recommended. Agenda 2030 - Sustainable Development Goals Good health and well being Quality education Sustainable cities and communities Peace, justice and strong institutions