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The Question of Evil Between Philosophy, Politics and Literature (Ordinario)

Period of duration of course
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Course info
Number of course hours
56
Number of hours of lecturers of reference
40
Number of hours of supplementary teaching
16
CFU 6
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Modalità esame

Part 1

Oral exam and paper


Part 2

paper


Note modalità di esame

Part 1

For students in the first two years of the regular course, the test consists of an oral examination on a date to be agreed with the lecturer. From the third year onward, there is the possibility of giving a seminar, or preparing a written paper to be agreed with the lecturer.

Course attendance is a requirement and will be taken into account for the final evaluation. Similarly, participation in discussion and updating of readings from lecture to lecture, as indicated in the objectives, will be evaluated.


Part 2

For students in the first two years of the regular course, the test consists of an oral examination on a date to be agreed with the lecturer. From the third year onward, there is the possibility of giving a seminar, or preparing a written paper to be agreed with the lecturer.

Course attendance is a requirement and will be taken into account for the final evaluation. Similarly, participation in discussion and updating of readings from lecture to lecture, as indicated in the objectives, will be evaluated.

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Prerequisiti

Part 1

The class is recommended for students in the first three years of the Scuola Normale. Designed for those pursuing the Bachelor of Philosophy degree, because it is designed in an interdisciplinary manner it is also open to students in other Humanities degree programs


Part 2

This part of the course is oriented to both undergraduate and phd students.


Supplementary teaching


No requirements needed. Students of the first and second year are invited to partecipate, especially those who attend a class of political philosophy for the first time. However, the class is open to all the students who wish to partecipate.

Programma

Part 1: From evil as absence of being to evil as will to destruction (bachelor's students)


From 5/11/24 to 4/12/24


The question of evil is surely the theme that, in a cross-cutting way, questions the coherence of philosophical systems. In this first part of the course, we will trace the most representative conceptions related to the idea of evil: from Socrates to Heidegger. We will also test their meaning through their possible consequences in the political sphere. Reading some literary texts will help us highlighting the connection between evil and power.


Part 2: From radical evil to 'normal' evil (master's and PhD students)


From 10/12/24 to 10/02/25


More than any other historical era, the twentieth century has confronted us with so-called "crimes of obedience." This course focuses on how political philosophy has been able to conceptually elaborate this unprecedented form of political evil, in part thanks to the contribution made by socio-historical sciences and literature.


Supplementary teaching: The Concept of Crisis in Political Philosophy


From October 2024 to March 2025


This peer-to-peer class aims to provide bachelor's students with cross methodological skills for reading and understanding philosophical texts. Supplementary teaching will focus on the concept of crisis. Starting from the analysis of some selected books of Plato's "Republic", following readings from modern and contemporary philosophy will be pinpointed on the basis of partecipats' preferences and perspectives.


Reading workshop will be divided into two parts:


  • Part 1 - Introduction: reading of Plato's "Republic" (6 hours)
  • Part 2 - Reading of contemporary authors on crisis (10 hours)

Obiettivi formativi

Part 1

The goal is to acquire skills in questioning concepts and in-depth study of texts. Equally important is to develop collaborative interaction in seminar discussion


Part 2

The goal is to acquire skills in questioning concepts and in-depth study of texts. Equally important is to develop collaborative interaction in seminar discussion


Supplementary teaching


Provide students with textual, methodological, and conceptual skills for the understanding of political philosophy. Analyse classical and contemporary textual sources in light of the philosophical questions of the concept of crisis. To employ the topics debated in the class of political philosophy, especially focusing on the concept of crisis.

Riferimenti bibliografici

Part 1

The main reference readings will be presented at the beginning of the course


Part 2

Texts will be indicated at the beginning of the course


Supplementary teaching

  • Platone, Repubblica, BUR, Roma, 2007 o Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2018 (libri 2, 8 e 9)
  • R. Koselleck, Crisi. Per un lessico della modernità, ombrecorte, Verona, 2012

Moduli

Modulo Ore CFU Docenti
Modulo 1: Dal male come assenza di essere al male come volontà di distruzione (per ordinari) 20 3 Simona Forti
Modulo 2: Dal male radicale al male 'normale' (per ordinari e PhD) 20 3 Simona Forti
Supplementary teaching activity 16 0 Federico Ammirabile, Francesco Azzarone, Sabrina De Biasio, Sofia Elena Merli, Gabriele Parrino, Marco Ridolfi, Valerio Tanteri, Marco Zolli
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