The teaching of History of ancient philosophy is part of the formative activities characterizing cds in Philosophy. The aim of the course is to acquire a knowledge of the history of ancient philosophy in relation both to theoretical debates and to the contextualization of historical-cultural. In addition, the student will read a dialogue by Plato or a treatise by Aristotle, studying, in the fundamental lines, the issues and debates associated with them.
The student will be able to apply the acquired knowledge in discussion and argumentation both in a theoretical perspective and in a historical-philosophical perspective.
At the end of the course the student will have acquired:
- critical thinking in relation to the history of ancient thought and contextualization of both historical and philosophical type;
- the properties of language and argumentative ability in relation to the topics covered in the course;
- ability to read and critically analyse sources (in translation).
The student will be able to apply the acquired knowledge in discussion and argumentation both in a theoretical perspective and in a historical-philosophical perspective.
At the end of the course the student will have acquired:
- critical thinking in relation to the history of ancient thought and contextualization of both historical and philosophical type;
- the properties of language and argumentative ability in relation to the topics covered in the course;
- ability to read and critically analyse sources (in translation).
Curriculum
scheda docente
materiale didattico
Virtue, Agency and Happiness in Plato.
Part A will include weeks 1-6. The following issues will be covered: Socrates' intellectualism and Plato's criticism of it in the Republic, virtue and excellence, the soul's tripartition, justice and happiness.
B:
Virtue, Agency and Happiness in Aristotle.
Part B include weeks 7-12. The following issues will be covered: virtue and agency in Aristotle, virtue and contemplative life, happiness,
The syllabus of part A and the syllabus of part B must be studied in order to obtain 12 ECTS.
[1] B. Centrone, Prima lezione di filosofia antica, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2015.
R.Chiaradonna e P. Pecere, Vivere la Conoscenza, Mondadori Education, Milano, 2022, Volume 1A: Dalle origini ad Aristotele.
R. Chiaradonna, Platonismo, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2017.
[2] Platone, Repubblica, libro 1 e libro 4, trad. di M. Vegetti, Rizzoli, Milano 2007..
M. Vegetti, Quindici Lezioni su Platone, Einaudi, Torino, 2003.
M. Vegetti, L'etica degli antichi, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2023 (VII ristampa).
[3] Students are required to prepare a paper (2500 words) on one of the following topics (for the bibliography, see [1]):
[i] The origins of Greek philosophy: myth and logos, the Milesian school, Heraclitus
[ii] Parmenides, his followers and his critics: Parmenides, Zeno, Melissus, Gorgias, Plato
[iii] The so-called 'pluralistic' cosmologies in the fifth century BC: Empedocles, Anaxagoras, Democritus
[iv] Being and causes in Plato and Aristotle
B
[1] B. Centrone, Prima lezione di filosofia antica, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2015.
R.Chiaradonna e P. Pecere, Vivere la Conoscenza, Mondadori Education, Milano, 2022, Volume 1A: Dalle origini ad Aristotele.
R. Chiaradonna, Platonismo, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2017.
[2] Aristotele, Etica Nicomachea, libro 1 e libro 10, a cura di C. Natali, testo greco a fronte, Laterza-Bari 1999.
M. Vegetti e F. Ademollo, Incontro con Aristotele, Einaudi, Torino 2016.
M. Vegetti, L'etica degli antichi, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2023 (VII ristampa).
[3] Students are required to prepare a paper (2500 words) on one of the following topics (for the bibliography, see [1]):
[i] The origins of Greek philosophy: myth and logos, the Milesian school, Heraclitus
[ii] Parmenides, his followers and his critics: Parmenides, Zeno, Melissus, Gorgias, Plato
[iii] The so-called 'pluralistic' cosmologies in the fifth century BC: Empedocles, Anaxagoras, Democritus
[iv] Being and causes in Plato and Aristotle
Mutuazione: 20710018 STORIA DELLA FILOSOFIA ANTICA in Filosofia L-5 CHIARADONNA RICCARDO
Programma
A:Virtue, Agency and Happiness in Plato.
Part A will include weeks 1-6. The following issues will be covered: Socrates' intellectualism and Plato's criticism of it in the Republic, virtue and excellence, the soul's tripartition, justice and happiness.
B:
Virtue, Agency and Happiness in Aristotle.
Part B include weeks 7-12. The following issues will be covered: virtue and agency in Aristotle, virtue and contemplative life, happiness,
The syllabus of part A and the syllabus of part B must be studied in order to obtain 12 ECTS.
Testi Adottati
A[1] B. Centrone, Prima lezione di filosofia antica, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2015.
R.Chiaradonna e P. Pecere, Vivere la Conoscenza, Mondadori Education, Milano, 2022, Volume 1A: Dalle origini ad Aristotele.
R. Chiaradonna, Platonismo, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2017.
[2] Platone, Repubblica, libro 1 e libro 4, trad. di M. Vegetti, Rizzoli, Milano 2007..
M. Vegetti, Quindici Lezioni su Platone, Einaudi, Torino, 2003.
M. Vegetti, L'etica degli antichi, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2023 (VII ristampa).
[3] Students are required to prepare a paper (2500 words) on one of the following topics (for the bibliography, see [1]):
[i] The origins of Greek philosophy: myth and logos, the Milesian school, Heraclitus
[ii] Parmenides, his followers and his critics: Parmenides, Zeno, Melissus, Gorgias, Plato
[iii] The so-called 'pluralistic' cosmologies in the fifth century BC: Empedocles, Anaxagoras, Democritus
[iv] Being and causes in Plato and Aristotle
B
[1] B. Centrone, Prima lezione di filosofia antica, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2015.
R.Chiaradonna e P. Pecere, Vivere la Conoscenza, Mondadori Education, Milano, 2022, Volume 1A: Dalle origini ad Aristotele.
R. Chiaradonna, Platonismo, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2017.
[2] Aristotele, Etica Nicomachea, libro 1 e libro 10, a cura di C. Natali, testo greco a fronte, Laterza-Bari 1999.
M. Vegetti e F. Ademollo, Incontro con Aristotele, Einaudi, Torino 2016.
M. Vegetti, L'etica degli antichi, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2023 (VII ristampa).
[3] Students are required to prepare a paper (2500 words) on one of the following topics (for the bibliography, see [1]):
[i] The origins of Greek philosophy: myth and logos, the Milesian school, Heraclitus
[ii] Parmenides, his followers and his critics: Parmenides, Zeno, Melissus, Gorgias, Plato
[iii] The so-called 'pluralistic' cosmologies in the fifth century BC: Empedocles, Anaxagoras, Democritus
[iv] Being and causes in Plato and Aristotle
Modalità Erogazione
Lectures, discussions and debates with students (in-person and online).Modalità Frequenza
Attendance is not mandatory but strongly recommended.Modalità Valutazione
Oral interview. Students are required to prepare a paper (2500 words) to be discussed during the interview. Assessment: paper 40%; Interview 60%.
scheda docente
materiale didattico
Virtue, Agency and Happiness in Plato.
Part A will include weeks 1-6. The following issues will be covered: Socrates' intellectualism and Plato's criticism of it in the Republic, virtue and excellence, the soul's tripartition, justice and happiness.
B:
Virtue, Agency and Happiness in Aristotle.
Part B include weeks 7-12. The following issues will be covered: virtue and agency in Aristotle, virtue and contemplative life, happiness,
The syllabus of part A and the syllabus of part B must be studied in order to obtain 12 ECTS.
[1] B. Centrone, Prima lezione di filosofia antica, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2015.
R.Chiaradonna e P. Pecere, Vivere la Conoscenza, Mondadori Education, Milano, 2022, Volume 1A: Dalle origini ad Aristotele.
R. Chiaradonna, Platonismo, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2017.
[2] Platone, Repubblica, libro 1 e libro 4, trad. di M. Vegetti, Rizzoli, Milano 2007..
M. Vegetti, Quindici Lezioni su Platone, Einaudi, Torino, 2003.
M. Vegetti, L'etica degli antichi, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2023 (VII ristampa).
[3] Students are required to prepare a paper (2500 words) on one of the following topics (for the bibliography, see [1]):
[i] The origins of Greek philosophy: myth and logos, the Milesian school, Heraclitus
[ii] Parmenides, his followers and his critics: Parmenides, Zeno, Melissus, Gorgias, Plato
[iii] The so-called 'pluralistic' cosmologies in the fifth century BC: Empedocles, Anaxagoras, Democritus
[iv] Being and causes in Plato and Aristotle
B
[1] B. Centrone, Prima lezione di filosofia antica, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2015.
R.Chiaradonna e P. Pecere, Vivere la Conoscenza, Mondadori Education, Milano, 2022, Volume 1A: Dalle origini ad Aristotele.
R. Chiaradonna, Platonismo, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2017.
[2] Aristotele, Etica Nicomachea, libro 1 e libro 10, a cura di C. Natali, testo greco a fronte, Laterza-Bari 1999.
M. Vegetti e F. Ademollo, Incontro con Aristotele, Einaudi, Torino 2016.
M. Vegetti, L'etica degli antichi, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2023 (VII ristampa).
[3] Students are required to prepare a paper (2500 words) on one of the following topics (for the bibliography, see [1]):
[i] The origins of Greek philosophy: myth and logos, the Milesian school, Heraclitus
[ii] Parmenides, his followers and his critics: Parmenides, Zeno, Melissus, Gorgias, Plato
[iii] The so-called 'pluralistic' cosmologies in the fifth century BC: Empedocles, Anaxagoras, Democritus
[iv] Being and causes in Plato and Aristotle
Mutuazione: 20710018 STORIA DELLA FILOSOFIA ANTICA in Filosofia L-5 CHIARADONNA RICCARDO
Programma
A:Virtue, Agency and Happiness in Plato.
Part A will include weeks 1-6. The following issues will be covered: Socrates' intellectualism and Plato's criticism of it in the Republic, virtue and excellence, the soul's tripartition, justice and happiness.
B:
Virtue, Agency and Happiness in Aristotle.
Part B include weeks 7-12. The following issues will be covered: virtue and agency in Aristotle, virtue and contemplative life, happiness,
The syllabus of part A and the syllabus of part B must be studied in order to obtain 12 ECTS.
Testi Adottati
A[1] B. Centrone, Prima lezione di filosofia antica, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2015.
R.Chiaradonna e P. Pecere, Vivere la Conoscenza, Mondadori Education, Milano, 2022, Volume 1A: Dalle origini ad Aristotele.
R. Chiaradonna, Platonismo, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2017.
[2] Platone, Repubblica, libro 1 e libro 4, trad. di M. Vegetti, Rizzoli, Milano 2007..
M. Vegetti, Quindici Lezioni su Platone, Einaudi, Torino, 2003.
M. Vegetti, L'etica degli antichi, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2023 (VII ristampa).
[3] Students are required to prepare a paper (2500 words) on one of the following topics (for the bibliography, see [1]):
[i] The origins of Greek philosophy: myth and logos, the Milesian school, Heraclitus
[ii] Parmenides, his followers and his critics: Parmenides, Zeno, Melissus, Gorgias, Plato
[iii] The so-called 'pluralistic' cosmologies in the fifth century BC: Empedocles, Anaxagoras, Democritus
[iv] Being and causes in Plato and Aristotle
B
[1] B. Centrone, Prima lezione di filosofia antica, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2015.
R.Chiaradonna e P. Pecere, Vivere la Conoscenza, Mondadori Education, Milano, 2022, Volume 1A: Dalle origini ad Aristotele.
R. Chiaradonna, Platonismo, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2017.
[2] Aristotele, Etica Nicomachea, libro 1 e libro 10, a cura di C. Natali, testo greco a fronte, Laterza-Bari 1999.
M. Vegetti e F. Ademollo, Incontro con Aristotele, Einaudi, Torino 2016.
M. Vegetti, L'etica degli antichi, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2023 (VII ristampa).
[3] Students are required to prepare a paper (2500 words) on one of the following topics (for the bibliography, see [1]):
[i] The origins of Greek philosophy: myth and logos, the Milesian school, Heraclitus
[ii] Parmenides, his followers and his critics: Parmenides, Zeno, Melissus, Gorgias, Plato
[iii] The so-called 'pluralistic' cosmologies in the fifth century BC: Empedocles, Anaxagoras, Democritus
[iv] Being and causes in Plato and Aristotle
Modalità Erogazione
Lectures, discussions and debates with students (in-person and online).Modalità Frequenza
Attendance is not mandatory but strongly recommended.Modalità Valutazione
Oral interview. Students are required to prepare a paper (2500 words) to be discussed during the interview. Assessment: paper 40%; Interview 60%.