CODE 66940 ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 3 SCIENZE DELL'EDUCAZIONE E DELLA FORMAZIONE 10841 (L-19) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR M-FIL/03 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The lessons are divided into two parts. The first is devoted to an analysis of the concepts and main articulations and schools of thought of moral philosophy. The second deals with the issue of the relationship between personal identity and artificial intelligence and the questions that arise regarding freedom of choice in a world of increasingly interconnected environments pervaded by algorithms. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims to provide an overview of the ways in which philosophers have dealt with the study, of moral problems and the fundamental results they have come to during their investigations. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES Knowledge: fundamental articulations, main schools of thought, sectorial language of moral philosophy Skills: argumentation relating to ethical issues characterising the history and current developments in moral philosophy Competencies: links, comparison and critical analysis relating to fundamental questions of moral philosophy At the end of the teaching the student will be able to: analyse a moral philosophical text; argue about ethical issues; give reasons to support one's views TEACHING METHODS Lectures; participatory lessons;peer tutoring SYLLABUS/CONTENT Part One: ethics and its object; descriptive ethics; metaethics; normative ethics (teleological, deontological, virtue ethics); the foundation of moral theory and its problematics; cognitivism, non-cognitivism and theoretical biases in ethics. Part two: personal identity and freedom of choice; identity, autonomy and relationships in the age of algorithms; ethical criteria for the protection of personal identity in relation to the development of artificial intelligence RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY D. Neri, Filosofia morale. Manuale introduttivo, Guerini, Milano 2013 (Chapters 1-8 for attending students; whole text for non-attending students) S. Tiribelli, Identità personale e algoritmi. Una questione di filosofia morale, Carocci, Roma 2023 Slides and materials made available by the lecturer and published in AulaWeb TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD FRANCO MANTI Ricevimento: Thursday from 9:30 am to 11:30 am DISFOR 2, Corso Podestà Room: 1A 7 Tel.: 010 20953603 Exam Board FRANCO MANTI (President) LUISA BELLISSIMO LESSONS LESSONS START Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Class schedule MORAL PHILOSOPHY EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral examination ASSESSMENT METHODS Assessment, by means of a conversation, of: knowledge relating to the syllabus; argumentative skills and in the approriate use of sectorial language; competencies in making connections between parts of the syllabus and in the logical-rational structure of the argumentation; ability to analyse a short text. The assessment is carried out using a qualitative-quantitative evaluation form published on AulaWeb. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 16/01/2025 09:30 GENOVA Orale 30/01/2025 09:30 GENOVA Orale 13/02/2025 09:30 GENOVA Orale 29/05/2025 09:30 GENOVA Orale 12/06/2025 14:30 GENOVA Orale 26/06/2025 09:30 GENOVA Orale 24/07/2025 09:30 GENOVA Orale 11/09/2025 09:30 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION Expert on the subject (Cultore della materia): Dr Luisa Bellissimo E-mail: luisa.bellissimo@edu.unige.it
