HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY - II

Academic year
2023/2024 Syllabus of previous years
Official course title
STORIA DELLA FILOSOFIA II
Course code
FT0277 (AF:444860 AR:257631)
Modality
On campus classes
ECTS credits
6 out of 12 of HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY
Degree level
Bachelor's Degree Programme
Educational sector code
M-FIL/06
Period
4th Term
Course year
1
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The course belongs to the basic teaching activities of the Bachelor's Degree Programmes in Philosophy, placing itself within the teachings of the historical-philosophical area. The educational objective of the course is to provide knowledge related to the history of philosophy. Particular attention will be paid to the concept of metaphysics as a privileged thread for the investigation of the history of philosophy. At the end of the course are expected students' understanding and knowledge about authors and problems of the history of metaphysics, as well as the ability to apply such knowledge in order to compare different philosophical theories, catching similarities and differences, and in order to be able to argue in critical way about the expounded historical-philosophical problems.
At the end of the course students should:
1) demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the most important themes of the course;
2) have the ability to analyze in argumentative way the materials of the book of examination;
3) be able to communicate and discuss ideas and problems of the course.
Knowledge of Western metaphysics history (from the origins to Hegel) is advisable.
Hegel and modern Metaphysics: Cartesio, Spinoza, Leibniz, Berkeley, Kant, Fichte, Schelling.
Texts for the examination:
- G.W.F. Hegel, Enciclopedia delle scienze filosofiche, §§ 26-78, Laterza.
§§ 26-78 (prima, seconda, terza posizione del pensiero)
§§ 117-118 (la differenza)
§ 194 (l'oggetto)

- G.W.F. Hegel, Scienza della Logica, Laterza.
vol. I, pp. 105-108 (Qualità)
vol. II, pp. 449-450 (Nota alla riflessione esterna)
vol. II, pp. 470-471 (Nota alla diversità)
vol. II, pp. 498-499 (Nota al fondamento)
vol. II, pp. 547-549 (Nota alla cosa in sé)
vol. II, pp. 604-609 (Nota sull'assoluto)
vol. II, pp. 659-670 (Del concetto in generale)

- G.W.F. Hegel, Lezioni sulla storia della filosofia - Parte terza: Filosofia moderna - con un'Introduzione di Lucio Cortella - Libreria Editrice Cafoscarina - Venezia 2024
[pp. I-XIX; 1-14; 66-144; 182-206; 221-227; 284-369; 375-409].

- L. Cortella, Autocritica del moderno. Saggi su Hegel (only chapters I and III), Il Poligrafo.
The students should demonstrate the ability to communicate and to explain in clear and argumentative way the philosophical texts about the hegelian interpretation of modern metaphysics (from The Encyclopaedia, Science of Logic and History of Philosophy).
Lecture with critical analysis of texts.
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