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Laurea magistrale in Scienze filosofiche - 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. 2016/2017

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Prova finale
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activated in the A.Y. 2016/2017
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Teaching code

4S003324

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

SPS/01 - POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

Period

Sem. IIA dal Feb 22, 2016 al Apr 24, 2016.

Learning outcomes

the course aims at providing critical and methodological tools for reading and discussing texts related to political philosophy, subjectivity and the definition of the human.

Program

In order to highlight Hannah Arendt's political thought originality, the course focuses on her interpretation of Socrates, assumed as an exemplary figure to resist both 'radical evil' and the 'banality of evil'. Besides, the course compares Arendt's and Michel Foucault's philosophical positions on this issue.

Texts:
H. Arendt, Socrate, Raffaello Cortina, Milano 2015
H. Arendt, La banalità del male, Feltrinelli 2013.
M.Foucault, Discorso e verità nella Grecia antica, Donzelli, Roma 2013

Examination Methods

oral exam

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