- Docente: Dino Buzzetti
- Credits: 6
- SSD: M-FIL/08
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Historical sciences (cod. 0978)
Learning outcomes
The course aims at providing a comprehensive knowledge of the
development of medieval thought and at fostering the acquisition of
the prerequisites for an adequate comprehension of its textual
production. The study of the subject matters dealt with
should fovour the attainment of the skills serviceable for the
analysis of the texts and the critical assessment of their
theoretical and historical relevance.
Course contents
The course shall deal with the following subject matter:
Theology, logic and reality in Anselm of Canterbury.
In particular, the Proslogion and the De casu diaboli
shall be read and commented upon. The emphasis shall be
chiefly put on the relationship between the development of Anselm's
theological programme and his use of language analysis.
Nota Bene: The final syllabus shall be published in
the following website: http://antonietta.philo.unibo.it.
Readings/Bibliography
Anselmo d'Aosta, Opere filosofiche, a cura di Sofia Vanni Rovighi, Bari, Laterza, 2008; Id., Monologio e Proslogio, a cura di Italo Sciuto, Miloano, Bompiani, 2002; Id., La caduta del diavolo, a cura di G. Elia e G. Marchetti, Milano, Bompiani, 2006; K. Barth, Fides quaerens intellectum, in Filosofia e rivelazione, Milano, Silva, 1965. M. Dal Pra, Logica e realtà: Momenti del pensiero medievale, Bari, Laterza, 1974; M. Parodi, Il conflitto del pensiero: Studio su Anselmo d'Aosta, Bergamo, Lubrina, 1988.
Teaching methods
The course shall consist in lectures and seminar discussions and
shall organise, if possible, the presentation and discussion of
essays prepared by the students on texts or subject matters agreed
upon with the teacher.
Assessment methods
The examination shall consist in an oral interview on the subjects
dealt with in the course and in a discussion on the essays
submitted by the students.
Teaching tools
If possible, the texts read and commented upon shall be made
available on the Web.
Links to further information
http://antonietta.philo.unibo.it
Office hours
See the website of Dino Buzzetti