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Laurea in Scienze della comunicazione - Enrollment from 2025/2026

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 enrollment year.

2° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
2nd foreign language
6
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3° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2020/2021

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
Prova finale
6
E
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activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
2nd foreign language
6
E
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Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
Stage/laboratories
9
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Teaching code

4S02210

Coordinator

Ilaria Possenti

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

SPS/01 - POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

Period

CuCi IA dal Sep 21, 2020 al Oct 31, 2020.

Learning outcomes

The course aims to provide examples of the contribution that philosophy can bring:
- to the understanding of political problems, as an exercise in critical thinking;
- to public communication, as a practice of rational argumentation.
At the end of the course the student should demonstrate:
- to have acquired a precise knowledge of the topics addressed in the course;
- to be able to expose them in an orderly and synthetic way;
- to have developed the ability to formulate its/her own judgment.

Program

Planete Earth is dealing today with an unprecedented ecological question.
Can we face in a proper political way the challenges posed by this global crises?
The Course aims to introduce and discuss the issue starting from some fundemental philosophical-political concepts and from the work of André Gorz. Thus, the first part will be particularly devoted to the concepts of "(political) citizenship" and "freedom", "property" and "(capital) accumulation". The second part will then focus on the reading of A. Gorz, "Ecologia e libertà", which can be considered as a classic in political ecology.

TEXTS
1. S. Petrucciani, “Modelli di filosofia politica”, Einaudi 2003: Capitoli I-V e pp. 167-174.
2. A. Gorz, "Ecologia e libertà", a cura di E. Leonardi, Orthotes 2015.

METHODS AND CONTACTS
TEXTS
1. S. Petrucciani, “Modelli di filosofia politica”, Einaudi 2003 (pp. 33-57, 77-88, 91-113, 125-42, 150-63).
2. Classics: selected passages from Aristotele, John Locke, Karl Marx, Hannah Arendt (available on Moodle).
3. A. Gorz, "Ecologia e libertà", ed. by E. Leonardi, Orthotes 2015.

METHODS
Lectures will be based on reading and discussion of texts and topics.
Students will receive the full lesson calendar and further information on the first day of class.
Informations and some texts and documents will be available on Moodle.
Throughout the academic year, the teacher holds "Ricevimento studenti" (office hours) at the times indicated on her webpage (it is recommended that you consult the page to be informed of any changes): http://www.dsu.univr.it/?ent=persona&id=20137&lang=it
Email address: ilaria.possenti@univr.it

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
André Gorz Ecologia e libertà Orthotes 2015
S. Petrucciani Modelli di filosofia politica Einaudi 2003

Examination Methods

Written exam. Exam sessions: from January to September 2020.

STANDARD FINAL EXAM
The exam (90 minutes) is divided into two parts: A and B.
Part A consists of a questionnaire with 3 specific open answers (45 minutes; 0-30/30).
Part B consists of 1 open answer on a general topic (45 minutes; 0-30/30).
Final evaluation: 0-30/30 (average value for the two parts).
The following will be evaluated: pertinence of the information provided in the answers; consequentiality of the arguments; ability to autonomously process the knowledge acquired.

ATTENTION: Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, during the 2020-21 academic year the assessment modality could be modified. Information will be updated if needed.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE