30413 - Philosophy Laboratory (1) (G.F)

Learning outcomes

The student learns to read and critically analyze philosophical texts and to write a philosophical essay.

Course contents

For general information about the laboratory, please visit the webpage of the organizer, Prof. Manlio Iofrida.

Laboratory topic: Levinas, Totality and Infinity

Course timetable: 3rd period, Wednesday 15-17 (Lecture room C, via Centotrecento); Thursday 11-13 (Lecture room XI, via Zamboni 38)

Course start date: January 30, 2019

Readings/Bibliography

E. Levinas, Totality and Infinity: An Essay on Exteriority, Nijhoff, The Hague-Boston-London 1979 (selected pages).

G. Ferretti, La filosofia di Levinas. Alterità e trascendenza, Rosenberg & Sellier, Torino 2010 (pp. 109-181).

Teaching methods

The laboratory has a seminar character. After a presentation of the fundamental topics of Levinas’s thought, we will proceed to reading, commenting and discussing some parts of Totality and Infinity.

Assessment methods

The exam will consist of a presentation and discussion of a short essay regarding topics and issues dealing with the texts analyzed during the Laboratory. The work will be evaluated as follows:

1. in terms of content;

2. in terms of the conceptual tools employed;

3. in terms of argumentative and writing skills.

The essay must be submitted at least two weeks before the date of the oral exam chosen by the student. A hard bound copy must be submitted to the Department’s Education Office (2nd floor, Mrs. Simonetta Manservisi); at the same time, the student must send his/her paper by email to the address of the teacher.

Assessment criteria:

Passed: The educational objectives have been achieved.

Not Passed: The educational objectives have not been achieved.

Teaching tools

PowerPoint slides

Office hours

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