PHILOSOPHICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 1

Academic year
2019/2020 Syllabus of previous years
Official course title
ANTROPOLOGIA FILOSOFICA I SP.
Course code
FM0395 (AF:283913 AR:169028)
Modality
On campus classes
ECTS credits
6 out of 12 of PHILOSOPHICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Degree level
Master's Degree Programme (DM270)
Educational sector code
M-FIL/03
Period
3rd Term
Course year
2
Where
VENEZIA
The aim of this course is to get the students in touch with one of the founders of the modern philosophical thought: Blaise Pascal. Following the fil rouge of his most famous work – Pensées ‒, I will try to explore some other remarkable passages of Pascal’s production.


Students have to recognize the different argumentative patterns contained in the Pascal's apologetic, and they have to recognize the specific role of the philosophical argumentation in the Pascalian thought and its connections with existential experience and biblical wisdom.
There are not any particular pre-requirements. Certainly, an elementary knowledge of French language can make the attendance at the seminars, connected with course, easier.
Title: PASCAL'S PENSEES: Philosophy, Mathematics, Physics and Theology.
1. Bio-bibliography information about Blaise Pascal.
2. Heart and Reason.
3. The infinite as mathematical, ontological and metaphysical figure.
4. "Pari" and "libertinage".
5. Experimental Knowledge and Faith.
6. "Esprit de géometrie" and "esprit de finesse".
- J. Mesnard, Sui 'Pensieri' di Pascal, transl. by M.V. Romeo, Morcelliana, Brescia 2011.
- A. Bausola, Introduzione a Pascal, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2005.
- A. Peratoner, Blaise Pascal. Ragione, rivelazione e fondazione dell'etica. Il percorso dell'Apologie, 2 voll. , Cafoscarina, Venezia 2002.
- A. Peratoner, Pascal, Carocci, Roma 2011.
- Ph. Sellier, Pascal e Port-Royal, transl. by M.V. Romeo, Morcelliana, Brescia 2013.
- M.V. Romeo, Il numero e l'infinito. L'itinerario pascaliano dalla scienza alla filosofia,CUECM, Catania 2004.
- M.V. Romeo, Il re di concupiscenza, Saggio su Pascal etico-politico, Vita e Pensiero, Milano 2009.
- M.F. Sciacca, Pascal, La Scuola, Brescia 1945.
For those who need to take the 6-credits exam, the preparation will be tested through an oral test (about 30 minutes).

The course will based on head-on lectures, enhancing students’ contribution.
Italian
BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR THE EXAM:
- Lecture notes, edited by professor
- B.Pascal, Pensieri,. Recommended edition: by A. Bausola, with French text, Bompiani, Milano 2000.
Possible differentiations of the programme will be pointed out during the lectures.

oral
Definitive programme.
Last update of the programme: 04/09/2019