Information updated until 30/06/2026 CODE 66940 ACADEMIC YEAR 2026/2027 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 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 Acquisition of skills relating to the study of human action in its ethical dimension Acquisition of the main concepts used in moral philosophy so as to enable the student to form the basic cognitive tools to address, with greater awareness, the ethical discussions of our time Knowledge of the fundamental stages in the history of moral doctrines with particular reference to applied ethics. 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 MARIA SILVIA VACCAREZZA Ricevimento: Monday 3pm-5pm (by prior appointment) FEDERICO ZUOLO Ricevimento: Write an email to federico.zuolo@unige.it Exam Board MARIA SILVIA VACCAREZZA (President) DAVIDE PARMIGIANI FEDERICO ZUOLO (President Substitute) LESSONS LESSONS START Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy 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. FURTHER INFORMATION Expert on the subject (Cultore della materia): Dr Luisa Bellissimo E-mail: luisa.bellissimo@edu.unige.it
