Teaching code

4S012294

Credits

6

Coordinator

Tommaso Tuppini

Language

Italian

Also offered in courses:

• Theories of the Absolute of the course Master's degree in Philosophy
• Theories of the Absolute - Lezione of the course Master's degree in Philosophy
• Theories of the Absolute - Esercitazione of the course Master's degree in Philosophy

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

M-FIL/01 - THEORETICAL PHILOSOPHY

Courses Single

Authorized

Moodle Seminars 0

The teaching is organized as follows:

Learning objectives

Students will acquire an in-depth knowledge of the main theories of the absolute developed in the history of philosophy. The main critical nodes of the philosophy of relationship will be explored from a perspective that enhances the concept of the absolute, highlighting the tensions and unexplored potential of the absolute in response to these currents. Due account will be taken of discussions of the absolute outside of strict philosophy, including the field of theoretical physics, to show how the concept of the absolute cuts across and influences different areas of thought and research. Students will develop the ability to critically analyze philosophical texts on the absolute, recognizing the main arguments, presuppositions and implications. This includes the ability to compare different theories of the absolute and to evaluate their internal coherence, their response to the philosophy of relation and their effect on contemporary thought. Students will learn to formulate their own philosophical arguments, both orally and in writing, with particular emphasis on defending the value and relevance of the absolute as opposed to dominant relational theories: this includes the ability to read critically and to situate the debate on the absolute all within broader cultural climates, the ability to integrate knowledge and methods from other fields of study into the philosophical debate on the absolute, promoting a richer and more multifaceted understanding of the concept. By incorporating these objectives, the course aims to provide students with a solid understanding of the concept of the absolute and its theoretical implications, as well as developing critical, argumentative and interpretive skills that make them free and independent thinkers, capable of navigating and contributing to contemporary philosophical debate.

Prerequisites and basic notions

There are no prerequisites,

Program

HEIDEGGER PHILOSOPHER OF TECHNOLOGY
The realm of technology strengthens and brings to its ultimate consequences a fundamental tendency of life: self-fabrication, self-production, imposition on inorganic matter and its disorganization. The goal of total self-production coincides with the possibility of genetic manipulation and the creation of life in vitro. The realm of technology is the illusion of a world that has erased all contingency, it is "communism" as Marx thought it: the final and decisive answer to the enigma of history. No philosopher has made such a decisive contribution to thinking about the conditions of possibility of technology, more than Heidegger. Technology is not primarily a set of tools, but a particular discovery of being, that is, of the world. What is the world of technology made of? What understanding of being does familiarity with technology presuppose?

Bibliography

Didactic methods

Frontal lectures and seminar meetings with student presentations.

Learning assessment procedures

There are three possibilities to pass the examination:
- Those who have attended at least three quarters of the meetings of the 'lectures' part (18 out of 24 hours), three quarters of the meetings of the 'exercises' part (18 out of 24 hours) and have prepared an oral report discussed in the classroom, will receive a grade proposal at the end of the course, which, if accepted, will be recorded on the day of the appeal.
- Those who have attended at least three quarters of the meetings of the 'lectures' part (18 out of 24 hours), three quarters of the meetings of the 'tutorials' part (18 out of 24 hours) and have not prepared an oral report discussed in the classroom, will write a report of approximately 18,000 characters, the topic of which must be agreed with the lecturer at least one month before the date of the appeal and which will be discussed orally in the examination.
- Those who have attended less than the meetings in the two cases listed above, or have not attended at all, will write a paper of approximately 24,000 characters, the subject of which must be agreed with the lecturer at least one month before the date of the appeal and which will be discussed orally in the examination.

Evaluation criteria

For those who have attended the number of hours listed above and have prepared a report discussed in class, the evaluation criteria are: quality and seriousness of the report, coherence of argumentation and clarity in presentation, active participation in the discussions of the seminar part. For those who have attended at least the number of hours listed above and have not prepared a report discussed in class, the evaluation criteria are: quality and seriousness of the written report, coherence of argumentation and clarity in presentation during the oral interview, active participation in the discussions of the seminar part. For those who have attended less than the number of hours listed above or have not attended, the evaluation criteria are: quality and seriousness of the written report, coherence of argumentation and clarity in presentation during the oral interview.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

Vote out of thirtieths.

Exam language

Italiano. Se lo studente è di una madrelingua differente: in inglese