Teaching code

4S01366

Teacher

Gianluca Solla

Coordinatore

Gianluca Solla

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

M-FIL/01 - THEORETICAL PHILOSOPHY

Period

Sem. 2A dal Feb 17, 2020 al Mar 28, 2020.

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars

Learning outcomes

The course is dedicated to a reflection on philosophy as adventure of the thought.

By the end of the course the students should have developed autonomy of reflection and judgment in order to elaborate reflections on philosophical thought, philosophical language skills, and understanding of the texts, but also to be able to applicate the concept so developed to the problems of the contemporaneity.

Program

The image thinks: art, photography and theater by Walter Benjamin
 
The course aims to address the issue of the truth of images with particular reference to the reflection of Walter Benjamin.

Bibliography:
1. Walter Benjamin, Il dramma barocco tedesco, Einaudi 1999.
2. Walter Benjamin, L'opera d'arte nell'epoca della sua riproducibilità tecnica e altri scritti sui media, a cura di Giulio Schiavoni, Milano, BUR, 2013
3. Walter Benjamin, Breve storia della fotografia, Passigli 2014.

Examination Methods

ORAL EXAM

In order to pass the oral exam, students will show that:
- they possess a deep knowledge of the main specific issues developed during the course;
- they possess also the capacity to make an independent reflection on philosophical implications of such issues, using a pertinent and appropriate language.

The competence of all students, either those who attended the course or those who didn’t, will be valued through an oral examination about the specific topics and questions discussed during the classes. The final score will be expressed in /30s.