12359 - History of Philosophy (1)

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, students acquire knowledge to deepen the philosophical sense of the experience at various periods of history and, together, show the genesis, the articulation and the destination of the theories developed by various authors in the concrete of philosophical research.

Course contents

Francesco Guicciardini's political conception

The course will deal with Francesco Guicciardini's political and philosophical development through the years, from the fall of the Medici regime in 1494 to the restauration of the duke Alessandro and the duke Cosimo. We will take into consideration his writings from the first Storie fiorentine and the Dialogo del reggimento di Firenze to the works in which his historiographical conception takes shape in the grand vision of the posthumous Storia d'Italia. The philosophical relevance of Guicciardini's conception will stand out through the comparison with the conception of his friend Machiavelli. For this reason, particular attention will be given to the Considerazioni ai Discorsi del Machiavelli.

Readings/Bibliography

Student must read:

Roberto Ridolfi, Vita di Francesco Guicciardini, Firenze, Sansoni, varie edizioni in vari anni;

Vincenzo De Caprariis, Francesco Guicciardini dalla politica alla storia, Bari, 1950.

Teaching methods

lectures. During class the teacher reads, translates and comments on relevant textual passages and thematic nodes.

Assessment methods

Oral examination: Students are recommended to bring the texts when examining.
Students who have attended lectures may agree on exams (whether written or oral) devoted to specific topics.

Assessment criteria and thresholds of evaluation:

30 cum laude - Excellent as to knowledge, philosophical lexicon and critical expression.

30 – Excellent: knowledge is complete, well argued and correctly expressed, with some slight faults.

27-29 – Good: thorough and satisfactory knowledge; essentially correct expression.

24-26 - Fairly good: knowledge broadly acquired, and not always correctely expressed.

21-23 – Sufficient: superficial and partial knowledge; exposure and articulation are incomplete and often not sufficiently appropriate

18-21 - Almost sufficient: superficial and decontextualized knowledge. The exposure of the contents shows important gaps.

Exam failed - Students are requested to show up at a subsequent exam session if basic skills and knowledge are not sufficiently acquired and not placed in the historical-philosophical context.

Teaching tools

books

Office hours

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