Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Academic calendar
The academic calendar shows the deadlines and scheduled events that are relevant to students, teaching and technical-administrative staff of the University. Public holidays and University closures are also indicated. The academic year normally begins on 1 October each year and ends on 30 September of the following year.
Course calendar
The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..
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Sem. IA | Oct 1, 2014 | Nov 16, 2014 |
Sem. IB | Nov 17, 2014 | Jan 18, 2015 |
Sem. IIA | Feb 23, 2015 | Apr 19, 2015 |
Sem. IIB | Apr 20, 2015 | Jun 7, 2015 |
Session | From | To |
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Sessione Estiva (Esami sospesi dal 14 al 16 luglio) | Jun 8, 2015 | Jul 31, 2015 |
Sessione Autunnale | Sep 1, 2015 | Sep 30, 2015 |
Sessione Invernale | Jan 18, 2016 | Feb 21, 2016 |
Session | From | To |
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Sessione Estiva | Jul 14, 2015 | Jul 16, 2015 |
Sessione Autunnale | Nov 10, 2015 | Nov 12, 2015 |
Sessione Invernale | Mar 14, 2016 | Mar 17, 2016 |
Period | From | To |
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Festa di Ognissanti | Nov 1, 2014 | Nov 1, 2014 |
Festa dell'Immacolata Concezione | Dec 8, 2014 | Dec 8, 2014 |
Vacanze Natalizie | Dec 22, 2014 | Jan 6, 2015 |
Vacanze Pasquali | Apr 2, 2015 | Apr 7, 2015 |
Festa della Liberazione | Apr 25, 2015 | Apr 25, 2015 |
Festa dei lavoratori | May 1, 2015 | May 1, 2015 |
Festa del S. Patrono S. Zeno | May 21, 2015 | May 21, 2015 |
Festa della Repubblica | Jun 2, 2015 | Jun 2, 2015 |
Vacanze Estive | Aug 10, 2015 | Aug 16, 2015 |
Exam calendar
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Academic staff

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Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University. Please select your Study Plan based on your enrolment year.
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TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Visions of the Human and Ancient Philosophy (2014/2015)
Teaching code
4S003322
Teacher
Coordinatore
Credits
6
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
M-FIL/07 - HISTORY OF ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY
Period
Sem. IIA dal Feb 23, 2015 al Apr 19, 2015.
Learning outcomes
Pedagogical aims and prerequisites:
We aim at teaching the use of the proper philosophical terminology (nearly all deriving from the ancient Greek) and the critical reading of original philosophical texts, in order to acquire basic philosophical matters and concepts. Also, through seminars and debates, we aim at making postgraduates to acquire a skill to cross-examination. Moreover some instruments for bibliographical researches will be provided, useful for writing the final Thesis.
A general knowledge of the history of ancient philosophy (from 6th Century b.C. to 529 a.D.) is presupposed. Surely s competence in ancient Greek and Latin languages makes it easier the work within this scientific field, however it is not compulsory. An attention to lexical research and an interest in a critical reading of philosophical texts and to arguments are very useful.
Program
Wondering, aporia, eros: Plato’s anthropology.
These three concepts outline Plato’s “vision of human being”. Two famous ancient passages, in Plato’s Theaetetus (155d) and Aristotle’s Metaphysics (982b), regard the passion (pàthos) of wondering (thaumàzein) as the origin of philosophical researching. Then some contemporary scholars assume wondering as a men’s proper skill, even more an essential condition to human being. However, what exactly is thaumàzein? Are wondering (thaumàzein) and being puzzled (perplexity) the same status? The ancient verb aporeîn, used by Plato and Aristotle, means both wondering and being puzzled and describes a complex inner status, cognitive and emotional at the same time. We shall examine the features of this inner status: the Socratic knowledge of one’s ignorance (a cognitive feature) is not enough to move researching. In addition we must allow our desire of knowledge and beauty properly work: Plato’s Symposium shows that all of us, as daemon Eros’ children, naturally and necessarily feel this desire. We discover a central, basic role played just by love of knowledge (philosophìa), opposed to other negative emotions (confusion, instability, shame, fear or envy of others, etc.) we feel inside because of the thaumàzein / aporeîn itself. In order to acquire knowledge and to accomplish the kalokagathòn we always are looking for, we need to take a daily care not only of our knowledges, but also of the desires and the emotions we may feel.
Bibliography:
-Lecture Notes available at photocopy shops “La rapida” e “Ateneo” with: a) texts taken from contemporary authors (Berti, Hersch, Zambrano, Matthews); b) selected passages from Plato’s Dialogues (particularly from Theaetetus, Meno, Symposium and Republic) and from Aristotle’s Metaphysics; c) introductions and commentaries on Plato’s passages (Napolitano 2007, 2013 and 2014);
-a book optionally among:
-L.M. NAPOLITANO VALDITARA, Il sé, l’altro, l’intero. Rileggendo i Dialoghi di Platone, Milano-Udine Mimesis 2010
-L.M. NAPOLITANO VALDITARA, “Prospettive” del gioire e del soffrire nell’etica di Platone, Milano-Udine 20132
-L.M. NAPOLITANO VALDITARA, Virtù piacere e felicità nell’etica dei Greci, Verona Aemme Edizioni 2014;
-L.M. NAPOLITANO VALDITARA, Lo sguardo nel buio. Metafore visive e forme grecoantiche della razionalità, Roma-Bari Laterza 1994.
Lessons will be available by e-learning.
Didactical Methods: The course will be carried on by frontal lessons, with direct reading of the texts and following discussions. Therefore attendance at classes will be very useful and desirable, though obviously not compulsory.
The same program is valid for students who cannot attend lessons; nevertheless, they must get in touch with the teacher, in order to receive indications on adding texts, whose reading will compensate for lacking attendance: these texts will be agreed for every student, with regard to his previous knowledge, curriculum and interests.
Examination Methods
Ways of evaluation: Some oral questions will be put to the student; he will be invited to read and comment some passages of the original texts already read together during classes. Student is also allowed to write a paper on some subject of the course at his choice: this paper must be sent to the teacher at least a week before the exam and will be discussed together.
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Competenze linguistiche
I crediti formativi universitari relativi alle "Ulteriori competenze linguistiche" (B1 informatizzato se seconda lingua; livello B2 completo se stessa lingua della triennale) possono essere acquisiti in una delle due seguenti modalità:
- iscrizione da parte della/o studente presso il Centro Linguistico di Ateneo (CLA ➔ https://cla.univr.it/it/test-e-certificazioni) per il sostenimento e il superamento delle prove + iscrizione, sempre da parte della/o studente, in apposita lista per la registrazione crediti e registrazione CFU (senza presenza) da parte dell’Università.
Oppure
- equipollenza di certificazioni linguistiche esterne: riconoscimento equipollenza di certificazioni linguistiche esterne (➔ https://cla.univr.it/it/servizi/riconoscimento-delle-certificazioni-linguistiche-esterne).
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List of theses and work experience proposals
theses proposals | Research area |
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Linguaggio e mito in Tolkien | ENGLISH LITERATURE - Critical Theory & Poetics |
Dialettica del negativo in Meister Eckhart | HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY - MIDDLE AGES |
La felicità nel Medioevo | HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY - MIDDLE AGES |
Le figure di Eva e Maria in Ildegarda di Bingen | HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY - MIDDLE AGES |
IA. Una critica fenomenologica al concetto di Intelligenza Artificiale | The Human Mind and Its Complexity: Cognitive science, psychology, linguistics, philosophy of mind - Philosophy of science, epistemology and logic |