CODE 65136 ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025 CREDITS 9 cfu anno 3 STORIA 8459 (L-42) - GENOVA 9 cfu anno 1 FILOSOFIA 8455 (L-5) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR M-FIL/06 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW History of philosophy introduces the students to the knowing of the most important figures and traditions of the most important figures and traditions of the history of the thought. It is based on the analysis and the commentary of the texts through a critical-philological method. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Gaining a more direct and in-depth knowledge of the main classics of the history of thought, through a critical approach to their most significant works, which adequately focuses, alongside the context, on their conceptual apparatus and their argumentative techniques. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES 1) Being able to analyze classics of philosophy 2) Knowing the major turning points in the history of philosophy 3) Being able to focus on the argumentative strategies of different philosophers 4) Acquiring the philosophical terminology, increasing the abilities of abstraction, selecting the argumentative strategies according to the different contexts PREREQUISITES A basic knowledge of the history of the Western thought is required to understanding adequately the methodology of the research and the contents of the classes. TEACHING METHODS Traditional classes with reading and commentary of the scheduled classics SYLLABUS/CONTENT The following themes from the history of Western thought will be addressed: Nature and natural law Modernity and rights Case study: migrants' rights in the contemporary age RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY For the 6 cfu exam: Il Diritto di essere un uomo. Antologia mondiale della libertà, raccolta di testi preparata sotto la direzione di Jeanne Hersch, Mimesis – Unesco, Milano –Udine 2015 J. Locke, Saggi sulla legge naturale, Laterza, Roma- Bari 2019. Papers from: In-fidelitas. Fra passato e presente, Genova University Press, Genova 2024. Book in open access (downloadable from the GUP site). For the 9 cfu exam: Il Diritto di essere un uomo. Antologia mondiale della libertà, raccolta di testi preparata sotto la direzione di Jeanne Hersch, Mimesis – Unesco, Milano –Udine 2015 J. Locke, Saggi sulla legge naturale, Laterza, Roma- Bari 2019. J. Hersch, I diritti umani da un punto di vista filosofico, Mondadori, Milano 2000. M. Dummett, Migrazioni e profughi, Kaiak Edizioni, Pompei 2022. Papers from: In-fidelitas. Fra passato e presente, Genova University Press, Genova 2024. Book in open access (downloadable from the GUP site). Optional insights: A. Affinito, John Locke. Legge di natura, diritti, rivelazione, CEDAM, Padova 2016 A. Allegra, Dopo l’anima. Locke e la discussione sull’identità personale alle origini del pensiero moderno, Studium, Roma 2005. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD SIMONA LANGELLA Ricevimento: The teacher receives by appointment Email: langellaunige@gmail.com MARCO DAMONTE Ricevimento: Students and Near-graduates: Monday and Tuesday 2-3 pm in the teacher's office at DAFIST – Philosophy Section, Via Balbi 4 – 1st floor and by appointment Lesson timetable Monday from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Tuesday from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Exam Board SIMONA LANGELLA (President) MARCO DAMONTE PAOLO DE LUCIA (Substitute) ALMA MASSARO (Substitute) SOFIA TORRE (Substitute) STEFANIA ZANARDI (Substitute) LESSONS LESSONS START 18/09/2024 Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral exam. The exam is meant to assess students’ grasp of the topics covered by the course and their ability to link topics with the relevant historical and cultural contexts. The exam will also assesse students’use of philosophical terminology in relation to authors and texts and students’ability to build effective arguments. ASSESSMENT METHODS Particular emphasis will be given to the students ability to manage sources and bibliography in order to obtain the necessary information and to illustrate topics and issues finding connections between them. The assessment will be based on: knowledge of the subject matter; concept analysis and synthesis; clarity of expression, proper terminology. Students who show proficiency in knowledge and critical perspective, as well as proficiency in expression and technical vocabulary will be granted the highest marks. Students who show they have studied, but in a mnemonic way, and are able of synthesis and analysis expressed adequately, will be granted of medium marks. Students who show basic knowledge, but inadequate vocabulary, will have a pass. Students who show insufficient knowledge, inadequate vocabulary and don't know appropriately the bibliography, will not pass the exam. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 16/12/2024 09:00 GENOVA Orale 13/01/2025 09:00 GENOVA Orale 30/01/2025 10:00 GENOVA Orale 05/05/2025 09:00 GENOVA Orale 26/05/2025 09:00 GENOVA Orale 09/06/2025 09:00 GENOVA Orale 23/06/2025 09:00 GENOVA Orale 01/09/2025 09:00 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION http://www.dafist.unige.it/?dipendente=C0746 e-mail: C0746@unige.it langellauni@gmail.com Agenda 2030 - Sustainable Development Goals Quality education Gender equality Reduce inequality Peace, justice and strong institutions