- Docente: Marco Beretta
- Credits: 6
- SSD: M-STO/05
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
Italian Culture and Language for Foreigners (cod. 0983)
Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Philosophical Sciences (cod. 8773)
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in History and Oriental Studies (cod. 8845)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will be familiar texts and topics related to the history of science
Course contents
The course will examine the scientific and technical contents of Lucretius' poem De rerum natura. It will illustrates the relations of Lucretius' doctrine both with Epicurus' natural philosophy and lively cultural, scientific and technological context of ancient Rome. Particualr attention will be paid to the comment of books I, II, V, VI of the poem. BEGINNING OF THE COURSE SEPTEMBER 26, 2016, aula VII, via Zamboni 38, ore 11-13
Readings/Bibliography
Lucrezio, De rerum natura, a cura di Armando Fellin, Torino, Utet, 2013; Marco Beretta, La rivoluzione culturale di Lucrezio, Roma, Carocci, 2015.
Assessment methods
Oral examination. Students are expeected to achieve an accurate knowledge of the texts.
Office hours
See the website of Marco Beretta