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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..
| Period | From | To |
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| Sem. 1A | Sep 21, 2020 | Oct 31, 2020 |
| Sem. 1B | Nov 9, 2020 | Jan 9, 2021 |
| Sem. 2A | Feb 15, 2021 | Apr 1, 2021 |
| Sem. 2B | Apr 14, 2021 | May 29, 2021 |
| Session | From | To |
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| Sessione d'esame invernale | Jan 14, 2021 | Feb 13, 2021 |
| Sessione d'esame estiva | Jun 7, 2021 | Jul 24, 2021 |
| Sessione d'esame autunnale | Aug 23, 2021 | Sep 18, 2021 |
| Session | From | To |
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| Sessione di laurea estiva | Jul 5, 2021 | Jul 10, 2021 |
| Sessione di laurea autunnale | Nov 8, 2021 | Nov 13, 2021 |
| Sessione di laurea invernale | Mar 28, 2022 | Apr 1, 2022 |
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Festa di Ognissanti | Nov 1, 2020 | Nov 1, 2020 |
| Festa dell'Immacolata | Dec 8, 2020 | Dec 8, 2020 |
| Vacanze di Natale | Dec 24, 2020 | Jan 6, 2021 |
| Vacanze di Pasqua | Apr 2, 2021 | Apr 6, 2021 |
| Festa della liberazione | Apr 25, 2021 | Apr 25, 2021 |
| Festa del lavoro | May 1, 2021 | May 1, 2021 |
| Festa del Santo Patrono | May 21, 2021 | May 21, 2021 |
| Festa della Repubblica | Jun 2, 2021 | Jun 2, 2021 |
| Vacanze estive | Aug 9, 2021 | Aug 15, 2021 |
Exam calendar
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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.
History of Medieval Philosophy (2020/2021)
Teaching code
4S003226
Teacher
Coordinatore
Credits
6
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
M-FIL/08 - HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY
Language
Italian
Period
Sem. 2B dal Apr 14, 2021 al May 29, 2021.
Learning outcomes
History of Medieval Philosophy Medieval philosophy spans from late Antiquity to the raise of Humanism (4th century aD-14th century), involving the whole Euro-Mediterranean region, and articulating in for languages: Latin, Greek, Arabic, and Hebrew. The course provides students with in-depth knowledge of the concepts, the schools, and the main thinkers of the philosophy of the Middle Ages, the latter always considered within the wider context of Western though. Students are expected: KNOWLEDGE: 1. To acquire knowledge of a given range of subjects, texts, and authors, belonging to medieval philosophy, the latter seen as part of the wider context of Western though. 2. By means of the knowledge acquired at point 1, to reach a wider knowledge of the main conceptual lines of Western philosophical tradition. ABILITIES: 1. To approach medieval philosophical texts (read in translations, but always referring them to the original Latin versions) in a scientifically sound way, showing the ability to use correct historical-critical and hermeneutical approaches, and properly using a correct philosophical terminology; 2. To autonomously formulate critically-founded assessments on the subjects analyzed during the course. 3. To use present-day sources and research tools (paper-supported and/or online archives, data banks, online catalogues), also in view of learning how to properly write an academic-style essay and/or the final dissertation. 4. To develop their capacity communicate philosophical contents to specialists and non-specialists alike; 5. To develop their capacity to continue their studies at a MA level.
Program
The course is dedicated to the topic "language and illumination". Two Works two works that mark the peaks of the medieval theory of expression and knowledge will be commented: De Magistro (389) by Augustine; De Vulgari eloquentia (1304) by Dante Alighieri. An attentive reading of the two texts will aim to expose their philosophical tenor, highlighting ancient, late antique, patristic and scholastic sources.
Bibliografia
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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| Dante Alighieri | Convivio | Garzanti | 2005 | 8811362490 | Parti scelte (Trattato primo). |
| Agostino | De vera religione - La vera religione | Mursia | 2012 | 8842511978 | Parti scelte. |
| Dante Alighieri | De vulgari eloquentia | Garzanti | 2005 | 8811364426 | |
| Agostino | Il maestro e la parola | Bompiani | 2004 | 9788845232718 | |
| Agostino | Le confessioni | Einaudi | 2015 | 9788806225650 | Parti scelte. |
Examination Methods
The examination aims to ascertain that the student has achieved the educational objectives: knowledge of the topics covered, critical reading skills, mastery of the conceptual apparatus, possession of a correct and sophisticated philosophical language.
the oral exam will cover the topics of the program and, in the case of non-attending students, any agreed topics; those who choose to present a paper will discuss it during the oral exam in the light of the topics covered in the course.
Oral examination. Possible presentation and discussion of a written paper.
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Attachments
| Title | Info File |
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Adempimenti amministrativi domanda di laurea novembre e marzo 2021 - a.a. 2020/2021
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List of theses and work experience proposals
| theses proposals | Research area |
|---|---|
| Capitalismo e tecnica | Cultures and Cultural Production: Literature, philology, cultural studies, anthropology, study of the arts, philosophy - Ethics; social and political philosophy |
| Heidegger, Severino, e il nichilismo | Cultures and Cultural Production: Literature, philology, cultural studies, anthropology, study of the arts, philosophy - Ethics; social and political philosophy |
| Capitalismo e tecnica | Cultures and Cultural Production: Literature, philology, cultural studies, anthropology, study of the arts, philosophy - History of philosophy |
| Heidegger, Severino, e il nichilismo | Cultures and Cultural Production: Literature, philology, cultural studies, anthropology, study of the arts, philosophy - History of philosophy |
| Capitalismo e tecnica | Cultures and Cultural Production: Literature, philology, cultural studies, anthropology, study of the arts, philosophy - Metaphysics, philosophical anthropology; aesthetics |
| Cinema e sacrificio | Cultures and Cultural Production: Literature, philology, cultural studies, anthropology, study of the arts, philosophy - Metaphysics, philosophical anthropology; aesthetics |
| Heidegger, Severino, e il nichilismo | Cultures and Cultural Production: Literature, philology, cultural studies, anthropology, study of the arts, philosophy - Metaphysics, philosophical anthropology; aesthetics |
| Cinema e sacrificio | HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY - 19th AND 20th CENTURIES |
| Heidegger e la questione della tecnica | HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY - 19th AND 20th CENTURIES |
| Identità e differenza nel "Commento al Sofista" di Martin Heidegger | HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY - 19th AND 20th CENTURIES |
| Il lavoro come valore: uno sguardo inattuale (Nietzsche e Günther Anders) | HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY - 19th AND 20th CENTURIES |
| Il linguaggio nelle opere di Samuel Beckett | HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY - 19th AND 20th CENTURIES |
| Il problema del divenire nel pensiero di Emanuele Severino | HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY - 19th AND 20th CENTURIES |
| Il tema dell'autenticità in "Essere e tempo" | HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY - 19th AND 20th CENTURIES |
| La stanchezza dell'Occidente nel pensiero di Friedrich Nietzsche | HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY - 19th AND 20th CENTURIES |
| L'esperienza della relazione tra territorio e città | HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY - 19th AND 20th CENTURIES |
| Libertà e nichilismo nel pensiero di Emanuele Severino | HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY - 19th AND 20th CENTURIES |
| Nietzsche e il pensiero marxista della liberazione | HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY - 19th AND 20th CENTURIES |
| Il trascendentale nella "Critica della ragion pura" | HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY - FROM RENAISSANCE TO ENLIGHTENMENT |
| La felicità in Agostino | HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY - MIDDLE AGES |
| La povertà in Bonaventura da Bagnoregio | HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY - MIDDLE AGES |
| Origene teologo della salvezza | HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY - MIDDLE AGES |
| L'Uomo universale. La realizzazione dell'umano in René Guénon | HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY - NON-WESTERN TRADITIONS |
| Cinema e sacrificio | PHILOSOPHY - ETHICS |
| Il potere della seduzione | PHILOSOPHY - ETHICS |
| Libertà e necessità nel pensiero di Emanuele Severino | Philosophy - METAPHYSICS AND ONTOLOGY |
| Cinema e sacrificio | Philosophy - PHILOSOPHY OF ART |
| L'esperienza della relazione tra territorio e città | PHILOSOPHY - SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY |
| Libertà e liberalismo | PHILOSOPHY - SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY |
| Anoressia e consumismo | Various topics |
| Ascesi e mistica in Plotino | Various topics |
| Autismo e caring | Various topics |
| Consolazione della filosofia: Platone e Boezio | Various topics |
| Ecologia e responsabilità in Hans Jonas | Various topics |
| Etica della cura e "principio responsabilità" | Various topics |
| I colori e le emozioni dei bambini | Various topics |
| Il Dio negativo nel pensiero filosofico | Various topics |
| La metafora del monte nel pensiero medievale | Various topics |
| Le radici etiche dell'attuale crisi finanziaria | Various topics |
| Medicina narrativa e autismo | Various topics |
| Prendersi cura del mobbing | Various topics |
| Sacro e comunicazione in Georges Bataille | Various topics |
| Taoismo, non-azione, politica. Il "Tao tê Ching", Machiavelli, Nietzsche | Various topics |
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