Teaching code

4S007342

Teacher

Alessandra Pantano

Coordinator

Alessandra Pantano

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

M-FIL/06 - HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY

Period

Sem. 1B dal Nov 14, 2022 al Dec 23, 2022.

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

Didactical Methods of Teaching Philosophy: We aim at acquiring cognitive and hermeneutical competencies: a) about the most prominent discussions, within the Western history of philosophy, on teaching philosophy and ‘making philosophy’ with others; b) about the recent Italian debates on teaching philosophy, with reference to demands of philosophical education also in extra-scholastic contexts, with proper distinctions of recipients, philosophical demands and didactical contexts; c) about documents and and different ways useful for teaching philosophy. We will also try to encourage students' seminar as well, in order to improve students’ skills to organise real lessons on the on topics chosen by the students themselves.

Prerequisites and basic notions

There are no prerequisites.

Program

COMMUNICATION IN THE TEACHING OF PHILOSOPHY. POINTS FOR REFLECTION FROM SOME OF KIERKEGAARD'S WRITINGS Thinking about the teaching of philosophy means thinking about the internal contradiction of its communication, which, on the one hand, implies the transmission of programmed knowledge and, on the other, cannot help but be free exercise of thought capable of fielding concepts that speak to students and female students. Starting from the reflection of Sören Kierkegaard, the course aims to question the ways that teach philosophy. Indirect communication, pseudonymy, shooting, the movements of the knight of faith are some concepts with which it is possible to reflect on the different ways in which to stay in the internal contradiction of philosophical communication. Towards the end of the course a workshop lesson will be organized in which it will be proposed to set up, individually or in groups, a lesson proposing texts taken from the history of Western thought. The goal is to imagine together a lesson that holds together the two opposing sides, that of knowledge and that of thought. Texts: FOR ATTENDING AND NON ATTENDING ATTENDANTS: Sören Kierkegaard, “The dialectic of ethical and ethical-religious communication” in Writings on communication, edited by Cornelio Fabro, Orthotes, Naples Salerno 2015, pp. 51-91. Sören Kierkegaard, The recovery. Constantin Constantius' attempt at experimental psychology, edited by A. Zucconi, SE, Milan 2013, pp. 29-59. Sören Kierkegaard, Fear and tremor. Dialectical lyric by Johannes de Silentio, in The great philosophical and theological works, tr. it. by Cornelio Fabro, Bompiani, Milan 2013, pp. 199-255. Alessandra Pantano, In teaching philosophy, Aracne, Rome 2022. Other texts and films for a possible study and reflection: A. Caputo, Rethinking skills at school. Problems and perspectives, Carocci, Rome 2019, in particular pp. 49-72. A. Gaiani, Teaching concepts. Philosophy in today's school, Carocci, Rome 2012, pp. 13-76. L. Illetterati (ed.), Teaching philosophy. Models of thought and didactic practices, Utet, Turin 2007, pp. IX-XXVII, pp. 67-78.

Didactic methods

Lectures Reading of texts in the classroom Simulation of lessons. The simulation is scheduled in a lesson before the end of the course. On a voluntary basis, attending students will be invited to simulate a lesson to be delivered in a class to give the opportunity to measure themselves with a teaching method. Discussions on relevant course issues. During the whole course, moments of discussion will be encouraged by following the stimuli that the phases of the course, the theoretical and the applicative ones, offer. ALL LESSONS WILL BE RECORDED

Learning assessment procedures

The exam will be oral.

Evaluation criteria

The following will be assessed: - knowledge of the fundamental points of the course, some concepts of Kierkegaard's philosophy useful for thinking about internal communication in the teaching of philosophy; attention to the ways that teach philosophy; - understanding the usefulness of an integrated approach to philosophical texts; awareness of the role and function of teaching philosophy. the ability to apply the acquired knowledge to elaborate a personal didactic proposal. the ability to discuss the knowledge acquired and to expose it to others. For attending and non-attending students, the exam procedure is the same.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

The final grade will be expressed out of thirty.

Exam language

Lingua italiana