Teaching code

4S00765

Teacher

Elena De Silvestri

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

M-FIL/03 - MORAL PHILOSOPHY

Period

Sem. 2A dal Feb 13, 2023 al Mar 30, 2023.

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

Knowledge and understanding 1. To know and understand the fundamental aspects of some of the most important ethical problems in the history of philosophical thought and in the contemporary world. 2. To criticize the moral principles that, during the course of history, have guided human actions, be they individual acts or choices made by an entire society. 3. Deepen in a philosophical sense the question of evil, in order to be able to face the forms of negativity such as suffering, perversion, mourning, madness, deprivation of physical and psychological freedom. Applying knowledge and understanding 1. To learn how to use an ethical language to develop reflections and arguments of a moral nature, to be integrated within one's personal and professional experience. 2. Strengthen the ability to reflect autonomously on the ethical issues that studied and relate them to the different axiological, individual and social contexts in which the educator may find himself operating.

Prerequisites and basic notions

There are no necessary pre-requisites.

Program

FROM WAKING LIFE TO DREAMING AND BACK.
The subject of the course will be the theme of the dream-waking relationship, as developed by Freud in The Interpretation of Dreams. In the first part, will be focused the notion of 'dream-work', with particular reference to chapters 6 and 7. Using some entries from the Encyclopaedia of Psychoanalysis, will be constructed a reference lexicon in order to allow an access to Freud's work. The second part will focus on the critical discussion of the text, starting with some essays and articles that highlight the ethical implications of Freud's theory. Special attention will be paid to the link between the dream - considered essentially 'asocial' - and the community. The "discovery of the unconscious", to which dream analysis offers an access, in fact equally involves a re-discovery of waking life. The central themes will therefore be the language and desire of the dream, as founding elements of a collective dimension.

Bibliography

Didactic methods

The course will be developed mainly in frontal lessons, through the reading and commentary of "The Interpretation of Dreams". Students will also be provided with a glossary with some entries from the Encyclopaedia of Psychoanalysis, which will be preparatory to study. The second part of the course will focus on a critical approach to Freud's dream theory. Starting from the proposed critical bibliography, the theme of the ethics of dreaming and the idea of dream community will be discussed, encouraging a debate.

Learning assessment procedures

The final examination will consist of an oral test, which will comprise ten multi-choice questions (only one correct answer) and two open questions aimed to ascertain students’ knowledge on the following topics: 1) history of Western ethics; 2) knowledge on the topics of the classes.
The same rules apply for students who do NOT attend the classes.

Evaluation criteria

The examination aims to ascertain
-the knowledge of the main topics and concepts, supplemented by individual study;
-the student's ability to use appropriate terminology;
-the student's ability to approach the text critically, developing a personal reflection;
-the student's ability to engage in a comparative dialogue with critical bibliography.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

The final score will result from the evaluation of the level of the students’ acquired knowledge and competences and their proper usage of a critically-oriented language (max 10 points each).

Exam language

Italiano.