Self and I. Subjectivity and Identity in modern and contemporary philosophy (Ordinario)

Period of duration of course
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Course info
Number of course hours
50
Number of hours of lecturers of reference
40
Number of hours of supplementary teaching
10
CFU 6
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Modalità esame

Oral exam or seminar or final paper.

 


Note modalità di esame

For students of the first year an oral exam (the date of which will be agreed upon between class and instructor) will be the final verification. From the second year on it is possible to present a so-called seminar, or to write a final paper on topics to be determined with the instructor.

Attendance is mandatory and will be evaluated in the final grade. Likewise, participation in class discussion and weekly readings will be part of the final grade, as per the 'Goals of the course'.

 


Lecturer

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Prerequisiti

The class is open to whoever wants to follow, from freshmen to Ph.D students. It is, however, particularly recommended for B.A. students. There are no prerequisites.


Programma

 

We will read some texts by modern philosophers. In the first part we will focus on select passages by Descartes, Locke, Hume, Kant, in the second part by Hegel, Freud and Husserl.


Obiettivi formativi

The goal is to acquire the skills to interrogate and work on texts and to develop a co-operative interaction in a seminar-style discussion


Riferimenti bibliografici

The full bibliography will be notified in due time

The select passages come from the following works:

Descartes, Meditations on first Philosophy

Locke, Essay on Human Understanding

Hume, Treatise on Human Nature

Kant, Critique of pure Reason

Hegel, Encyclopaedia of philosophical Sciences

Freud, The I and the Id

Freud, A Difficulty in Psychoanalysis

Husserl, Cartesian Meditations

Moduli

Modulo Ore CFU Docenti
Modulo 1: L'io e il sé in età moderna (per ordinari) 20 3 Alfredo Ferrarin
Modulo 2: L'io e il sé in Hegel, Freud e Husserl (per ordinari e PhD) 20 3 Alfredo Ferrarin
Supplementary teaching 10 0