MODERN PHILOSOPHY

Francesco PIRO MODERN PHILOSOPHY

0322600183
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
EQF7
PHILOSOPHY
2024/2025

YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2021
SPRING SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
630LESSONS
ExamDate
APPELLO GENNAIO14/01/2025 - 11:00
APPELLO FEBBRAIO05/02/2025 - 11:00
Objectives

LECTURES AIM TO BRING STUDENTS TO HAVE A WIDER AND DEEPER KNOWLEDGE ABOUT TOPICS, LANGUAGE, ARGUMENTATIVE STYLE OF MODERN EUROPEAN PHILOSOPHY SINCE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION TO ENLIGHTENMENT. LECTURES OFFER INFORMATION ABOUT THE INFLUENCE OF THE MODERN PHILOSOPHICAL DEBATES ON CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY AND SHOW STUDENTS HOW TO READ MODERN TEXTS.
Prerequisites
BASIC COGNITIONS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY
Contents
LIFE AND CONCEPT. LEIBNIZ'S DOCTRINE OF COMPLETE CONCEPTS
Teaching Methods
LECTURES CONCERNING THE FUNDAMENTAL MOMENTS OF MODERN PHILOSOPHY; SEMINARS CENTERED ON THE DIRECT READING OF THE TEXTS AND THE CONNECTED DISCUSSION, AUDIOVISUAL DOCUMENTATION CONCERNING THE HISTORY OF SCIENCES AND SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE CONSIDERED AGE.
STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO TAKE PERSONAL INTERVENTIONS ON TOPICS CONNECTED TO THE LECTURES.
Verification of learning
THE FINAL PROOF CONSISTS INTO AN ORAL INTERVIEW BY THE TEACHER TO THE SINGLE STUDENTS WITH AT LEAST 3 QUESTIONS FOR EACH STUDENT CONCERNING THE GENERAL HISTORY OF EARLY-MODERN PHILOSOPHY (DESCARTES,BACON, HOBBES, SPINOZA, LEIBNIZ, LOCKE, HUME, WOLFF, KANT) AND AT LEAST OTHER 3 QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONTENTS OF LEIBNIZ'S TEXTS OF REFERENCE. THE FINAL EVALUATION DEPENDS ON (I) STUDENTS’ INFORMATION AND ITS COMPLETENESS; (II) THEIR ABILITY TO EXPOUND AND CLEAR UP THE EXAMINED PHILOSOPHERS’ VIEWPOINTS; (III) HOW ACCURATE IS THEIR USE OF THE PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPTS AND LEMMAS. EVEN THEIR FORMER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SEMINARIAL DISCUSSIONS WILL BE A PART OF THE FINAL EVALUATION.
Texts
(1) FAVARETTI CAMPOSAMPIERO, INTRODUZIONE AL RAZIONALISMO MODERNO, CAROCCI 2023
(2) LEIBNIZ, DISCORSO DI METAFIISCA / MONADOLOGIA, LATERZA (EVEN AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF BOTH THE TEXTS, NAMELY: LEIBNIZ'S DISCOURSE OF METAPHYSICS, MONADOLOGY)
A BASIC HANDBOOK OF HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY IS STRONGLY COUNSELLED; IN ORDER OF DEEPENING THE INFORMATION THAT LECTURES WILL GIVE ABOUT BACON, DESCARTES; HOBBES, SPINOZA; LEIBNIZ, LOCKE, BERKELEY, HUME, WOLFF, KANT
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