OVERVIEW

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 of their main works).

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Presenting the lines of development and the main currents of contemporary philosophy. The more general hiistorical study will be accompained by insights into specific figures of thinkers through the analysis of some of their fundamental texts. Integral reading of one or more classical texts of contemporary thought.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students will know the main features and currents of contemporary philosophy; they will develop their criticism and their original, independent point of view.

PREREQUISITES

Knowledge of the fundamental cultural categories that have substantiated the Western civilization and the Western thought is required.

TEACHING METHODS

The Course will take place through Lectures; seminar Reports by students are foreseen.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Contents for students who are taking the 6-CFU course

The Filthy and the Brutal. Paths of contemporary speculative Tragicism

Contents for students who are taking the 9-CFU course

The Filthy and the Brutal. Paths of contemporary speculative Tragicism

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

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.

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

E. Berti - F. Volpi, Storia della filosofia dall’antichità a oggi (Edizione compatta), vol. II, L’età contemporanea, VII ed., Laterza, Roma-Bari 2014.

Paolo De Lucia, La valle dell’ombra. Percorsi del tragico nella filosofia italiana del Novecento, Marsilio, Venezia 2016.

Friedrich Nietzsche, La gaia scienza, Nota Introduttiva di Giorgio Colli, Versione di Ferruccio Masini, XXI ed., Adelphi, Milano 2017.

For students not attending, also

S. Giametta, Introduzione a Nietzsche opera per opera, II ed., Garzanti, Milano 2017.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

PAOLO DE LUCIA (President)

LETTERIO MAURO

OSCAR MEO (Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Tuesday, 19th September 2023.

Class schedule

HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral Exam.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

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.

Exam schedule