The course aims to highlight the convergence or even the substantial identity between the two famous Aristotelian definition of Homo sapiens animal that has language and political animal. studying the texts of some important linguists and philosophers of language, as well as the major work of Hannah Arendt, Vita Activa, we would like to clarify the reasons for which the verbal language can be considered the biological organ of public praxis.
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materiale didattico
This course aims to address one of the classic themes in the philosophy of language: the debate between models that are inspired by the Cartesian-rationalist tradition and theoretical perspectives that, by referring to the actual contexts of language use, promote a view based on the pragmatic aspects of human communication. The aim of the course is to show how this debate has important repercussions on the issue of human nature.
- Chomsky N. (1988) Linguaggio e problemi della conoscenza. Bologna: Il Mulino
- Tomasello M. (2014) Unicamente Umano: storia naturale del pensiero. Bologna: Il Mulino
- Ferretti F. (2015) La facoltà di linguaggio. Roma: Carocci.
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Programma
From Cartesian grammar to the pragmatics of languageThis course aims to address one of the classic themes in the philosophy of language: the debate between models that are inspired by the Cartesian-rationalist tradition and theoretical perspectives that, by referring to the actual contexts of language use, promote a view based on the pragmatic aspects of human communication. The aim of the course is to show how this debate has important repercussions on the issue of human nature.
Testi Adottati
- Chomsky N. (1988) Linguaggio e problemi della conoscenza. Bologna: Il Mulino
- Tomasello M. (2014) Unicamente Umano: storia naturale del pensiero. Bologna: Il Mulino
- Ferretti F. (2015) La facoltà di linguaggio. Roma: Carocci.
Modalità Frequenza
.Modalità Valutazione
Oral examination