Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

Study Plan

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.

1° Year

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Un insegnamento a scelta tra i seguenti
Un insegnamento a scelta tra i seguenti

2° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2015/2016

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Prova finale
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activated in the A.Y. 2015/2016
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 un insegnamento a scelta tra i seguenti
Prova finale
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Teaching code

4S003372

Coordinator

Guido Cusinato

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

M-FIL/01 - THEORETICAL PHILOSOPHY

Period

Sem. IA dal Sep 28, 2015 al Nov 8, 2015.

Learning outcomes

The course does not intend to learn by rote about philosophers and theories, but aims primarily to motivate the interest of students to cope with some of the core issues of philosophy. Classroom discussions, in addition to exercising critical skills of argumentation, are preparatory to the development of a short written text, to better refine the tools and terminology necessary for philosophical practice.

Program

This course addresses three issues that are closely intertwined with each other:
1) How does our memory work? It will refer to the research of Kandel (Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2000) on the synaptic plasticity of our brain;
2) What are the emotions? It will refer in particular to studies from the mid-eighties which have questioned the intellectualist thesis according to which emotions be merely a by-product of a perceptual and cognitive process;
3) What role do emotions play in the process of formation and of trans-formation of a person?

Reading list:
- G. Cusinato, Periagoge, Verona 2014
- E. Kandel, Alla ricerca della memoria. La storia di una nuova scienza della mente, Torino 2007, pp. 153-257;

In addition, students not attending the lectures should study one of the following texts:
- J. LeDoux, Il cervello emotivo, Milano 2003
- A. Damasio, L’errore di Cartesio, Milano 1995
- J. LeDoux, Il Sè sinaptico, Milano 2002 (in particular pp. 277-327)
- G. Hüther, Il cervello compassionevole, Roma 2014
- R. J. Davidson, La vita emotiva del cervello, Milano 2014

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
E. Kandel Alla ricerca della memoria 2007 Testo facoltativo
G. Hüther Il cervello compassionevole 2014
J. LeDoux Il cervello emotivo 2003
J. LeDoux Il Sè sinaptico 2002 pp. 277-327
R. J. Davidson La vita emotiva del cervello 2014
A. Damasio L’errore di Cartesio 1995
G. Cusinato Periagoge 2014

Examination Methods

The exam is in oral form and foresees discussion of the short thesis about 18,000 characters on the issue agreed with the professor during the reception hour and to be handed in by ten days before the exam.

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