Learning outcomes

The course aims at teaching the use of philosophical terminology, which derives almost all from the Greek and Latin traditions, together with the critical use of texts also in the original classic languages (Greek and Latin) for becoming aware of relevant philosophical problems and concepts. It aims also at teaching the ability of contradictory argumenting by means of classroom confrontations and debates. Knowledge of the history of Greek and Latin philosophy (from the sixth century B.C. to 529 A.D.) is presupposed. Knowledge of Greek and Latin is a help; however, although highly auspicious, is not mandatory. Required are instead a great attention to lexical analysis together with the disposition to critically reading philosophical texts and to argumentative discourse.