CODE 65152 ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026 CREDITS 9 cfu anno 2 FILOSOFIA 8455 (L-5) - GENOVA 9 cfu anno 3 STORIA 8459 (L-42) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR M-FIL/06 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB 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 Fracture of the Sky. Tragic Visions of the Absolute and Life Contents for students who are taking the 9-CFU course The Fracture of the Sky. Tragic Visions of the Absolute and Life 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. Armando Carlini, Il mito del realismo, a cura e con Introduzione di Paolo De Lucia, Franco Angeli, Milano 2024. 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. Armando Carlini, Il mito del realismo, a cura e con Introduzione di Paolo De Lucia, Franco Angeli, Milano 2024. Friedrich Nietzsche, Così parlò Zarathustra. Un libro per tutti e per nessuno, Nota Introduttiva di Giorgio Colli, Versione e Appendici di Mazzino Montinari, XXXVI 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 PAOLO DE LUCIA Ricevimento: Professor De Lucia receives students in his office in Via Balbi, 4 (Hellenic Section): Friday 10-12 AM. LESSONS LESSONS START Tuesday 16 September 2025. Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy 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. FURTHER INFORMATION It is recommended that female and male students who have presented a certification of special educational needs at the Sector for Services for the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities and DSA contact the course's responsible professor and the School's Reference Professor (elisabetta.colagrossi@unige.it) to agree on the teaching and exam methods. Agenda 2030 - Sustainable Development Goals Quality education