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.
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.
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
Lectures; participatory lessons;peer tutoring
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
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
Ricevimento: Monday 3pm-5pm (by prior appointment)
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
MORAL PHILOSOPHY
Oral examination
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.
Expert on the subject (Cultore della materia): Dr Luisa Bellissimo
E-mail: luisa.bellissimo@edu.unige.it
