• Understanding and Knowledge (DD1)

  • To know the categories and models of inquiry used in the discipline, through knowledge of the most relevant issues dealt with in the field of modern philosophy. (core 1)

  Applied Understanding and Knowledge (DD2)

  • To connect the theoretical and methodological content learned to the periodization and temporal contextualization of philosophers. (core 1)

  • To be able to conduct research aimed at intervention through the use of technology. (core 2)

  • To be able to conduct research aimed at intervention through the use of national and international databases. (core 2)

  • To be able to manage self-assessment processes. (core 5)

  Independent Judgement (DD3)

  • To be able to synthesize the different approaches present in the thought of philosophers. (core 1)

  • To be able to organize and classify issues and philosophers, through a relevant use of philosophical vocabulary. (core 6)

  Communication Skills (DD4)

  • To be able to communicate and share the complexity and internal articulations of philosophical issues related to a specific period or philosopher. (core 1)

  Learning Skills (DD5)

  • To be able to identify the results of research and its possible developments on a methodological level and its impact on other disciplines. (core 2)

Lectures (methodological strategy used: Active learning, 70%). 30% Group work, Exercises on philosophical texts.

Knowledge of philosophical issues and the most representative philosophers in the history of ancient and modern philosophy.

The following matters will be examined: Mind, Knowledge, Language, Science, Morality, Politics, Law, Metaphysics, the re-enactment of the History of Philosophy.

• Module A: The following thinkers will be dealt with through their biographical and philosophical development: Post-Hegelian Schools, Schopehauer, Marx, Husserl, Heidegger, Jaspers, Russell, Wittgenstein, The Vienna Circle, Popper.
• Module B:  Nihilism, performance, and digital society.

1. G. Cambiano, M. Mori, Storia della filosofia contemporanea, Laterza, Bari 2014. 
2. Byung-Chul Han, La società della stanchezza, Nottetempo, Milano 2020.
3. Byung-Chul Han, L'espulsione dell'Altro, Nottetempo, Milano 2017.
4. Byung-Chul Han, Psicopolitica, Nottetempo, Roma 2016. 
5. Byung-Chul Han, Nello sciame, Nottetempo, Roma 2015.

6. Youheng Zhang, A Historical Interaction between Artificial Intelligence and Philosophy. (2023). Teorie vědy Theory of Science, 45(2), 215-245. https://doi.org/10.46938/tv.2023.579

The final exam is oral. Individual learning will be assessed throughout the course through questionnaires. Self-assessment tests are available on the TEAMS University platform only for those enrolled in the course. They are designed to progressively test the learning objectives outlined in the curriculum and do not influence the final grade in any way, which will take into account only the oral exam. The final grade is based on the following indicators: Systematic approach to content; Adequacy of expression regarding content (mastery of philosophical terminology); Ability to rework knowledge; Ability to organize knowledge according to specific objectives; Demonstrated level of analytical ability in relation to the topics covered in the exam; Ability to engage in critical analysis.

Please note that the questions in the midterm self-assessment tests and the final oral exam differ, depending on the cognitive input provided to the student, which requires them to demonstrate: 1) content knowledge (first level - 34% of the final grade); 2) analytical skills (second level - 33% of the final grade); 3) aptitude for problematization and critical comparison (third level - 33% of the final grade). Therefore, all questions relating to the historical contextualization of philosophers; understanding the correct meaning of the terms and basic concepts relating to their philosophies; correctly attributing their major works to philosophers and having a basic understanding of the content they refer to; and comparing perspectives and ideas are considered essential for passing the exam.
(Example questions for the general section: Apollonian and Dionysian in Nietzsche; Hegel: publication dates and titles of his most important works; Comparison of the category of Being in Jaspers and Heidegger; Specific characteristics of the genesis of Capital; Critical analysis of the different positions within the Vienna Circle.)