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Laurea in Filosofia - Enrollment from 2025/2026

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 enrollment year.

1° Year

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
One course to be chosen among the following
Foreign language B1 (CB Test)
6
E
-

2° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2017/2018

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
B
M-FIL/02
One course to be chosen among the following
One course to be chosen among the following
One course to be chosen among the following
6
C
M-PSI/06

3° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2018/2019

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
One/two courses to be chosen among the following
6
C
M-PSI/06
Prova finale
6
E
-
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
One course to be chosen among the following
Foreign language B1 (CB Test)
6
E
-
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
Stage or Laboratories
6
F
-

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Teaching code

4S01377

Coordinator

Wanda Tommasi

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

M-FIL/06 - HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY

Period

Sem. IA dal Sep 25, 2017 al Nov 11, 2017.

Learning outcomes

Learning Objectives: The course aims to introduce students to the history of contemporary philosophy. At the end of the course the student must be able to demonstrate ability to learn and to have knowledge and understanding of the authors and the texts dealt with. No general part is expected, because this is already explained by the same professor in the History of Philosophy B.

Objectifs: Le cours vise à initier les étudiants à l'histoire de la philosophie contemporaine. A la fin du cours, l'étudiant(e) devra être en mesure de démontrer une bonne connaissance des thèmes et d’avoir bien compris les auteurs et les textes traités. Aucune partie générale n’est prévue.

Program

Reason to the test of madness
The course will examine some authors who have brought the effort of reason to the utmost of madness. The relationship between reason and madness will be investigated in Rousseau, Nietzsche, von Druskowitz and Bachmann.
The program includes: Commentary of Roussseau’s Fantasies. Reflection on Nietzsche's madness and commentary on Ecce Homo. Commentary on von Druskowitz. Commentary on Büchner's Lenz and Bachmann’s Eventual Place.

La raison à l’épreuve de la folie
Le cours examinera des auteurs qui ont mené l'effort de la raison à l'extrême de la folie. On étudiera la relation entre la raison et la folie dans Rousseau, Nietzsche, von Duskowitz et Bachmann. Le programme comprend: Commentaire des Rêveries du promeneur solitaire de Rousseau.Réflexion sur la folie de Nietzsche et commentaire de Ecce Homo. Commentaire du Propositions cardinal pessimiste de von Druskowitz. Commentaire du Lenz de Büchner et du Place éventuelle de Bachmann.

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
Nietzsche Friedrich Ecce homo Adelphi 1969
Büchner Georg Lenz Adelphi 2008
Rousseau Jean-Jacques Le passeggiate del sognatore solitario Feltrinelli 1996
Bachmann Ingeborg Luogo eventuale SE 1992
Von Druskowitz Helene Vademecum per gli spiriti più liberi. Proposizioni cardinali pessimistiche Castelvecchi 2017

Examination Methods

Exam methods: oral. The purpose of the exam is to ensure knowledge and understanding of the topics dealt with and to evaluate the skills of comparison between the authors acquired by the students. The exam does not include differences between attending and non-attending students.

Examen: oral. L'examen aura pour but de vérifier la connaissance et la compréhension des thèmes abordés et d'évaluer la capacité comparative des étudiants. Il n’y a pas de différence entre les étudiants participants et les étudiants non-participants.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE