GNOSEOLOGY

The course of Gnoseology, of theoretical field, deals in particular with the issues related to the theory of knowledge elaborated in the modern age, constantly referring to the themes evoked by classical thought and the outcomes of contemporary philosophical reflection. The course privileges the analytical work on texts, the exhibition of the argumentative strategies and the clarification of speculative terms devised by the thinkers who have measured themselves with the question of the possibility and limits of knowledge.

A general knowledge of the issues and fundamental problems of gnoseology, in relation to the nodal points of the Western philosophical tradition and its developments in the contemporary debate;

General knowledge and understanding of some important classic texts of Western gnoseology

Knowledge of the fundamental argumentative strategies on theoretical dimension of philosophical experience, with particular attention to the lexicon, categories and definitions of different speculative survey areas.

Ability to deal with a philosophical text, emphasizing the theoretical approach

Ability to analyze, understand and argue the reasons underlying philosophical issues, including in relation to the consequences of a practical nature

Basic knowledge of the history of philosophy

René Descartes. Philosophy as gnoseology.

1) Descartes and modern gnoseology
2) The doubt
2) The cogito
3) The existence of God
4) Truth and false

1.
Cartesio, Discorso sul metodo, a cura di G. Bontadini, Morcelliana, Brescia 2019, parti I-IV
R. Descartes, Meditazioni metafisiche, a cura di S. Landucci, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2017 (14a ed.)

2.
G. Brianese, Il 'Discorso sul Metodo' di Cartesio e il problema del Metodo nel XVII secolo, Paravia, Torino 1990
E. Scribano, Guida alla lettura delle «Meditazioni metafisiche» di Descartes, Roma-Bari, Laterza 2016 (2a ed.)

3.
S. Vanni Rovighi, Gnoseologia. Storia della filosofia della conoscenza, Morcelliana, Brescia 2021 (I ed. 1963) (= S. Vanni Rovighi, Filosofia della conoscenza, Edizioni Studio Domenicano, Bologna 2015)

4.
E. Garin, Vita e opere di Cartesio, Laterza, Roma-Bari 1967 (II ed. 1984)
G. Mori, Cartesio, Carocci, Milano 2010

For the examination, the student will have to demonstrate to:

1) knowing how to introduce and contextualize the themes of the course from the theoretical and historical-philosophical point of view;
2) learn the terminology, the basic concepts and the theoretical points covered during the course;
3) being able to reconstruct the development of the texts, highlighting points / steps nodal and argument ways.

Lecture.
Introduction, reading and analysis of the texts

Italian

The examination syllabus will be specified during the lessons.
Students who do not attend lessons are required to agree the program with the teacher.

Accessibility, Disability and Inclusion
Ca' Foscari abides by Italian Law (Law 17/1999; Law 170/2010) regarding support services and accommodation available to students with disabilities. This includes students with mobility, visual, hearing and other disabilities (Law 17/1999), and specific learning impairments (Law 170/2010). If you have a disability or impairment that requires accommodations (i.e., alternate testing, readers, note takers or interpreters) please contact the Disability and Accessibility Offices in Student Services: disabilita@unive.it.

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