73085 - History of Contemporary Philosophy (2) (LM)

Learning outcomes

The course of History of Contemporary Philosophy 2 aims at widening and exploring in-depth the same arguments and problems treated in the course of History of Contemporary Philosophy 1. Through the reading of texts and the involvement of students for comments and interpretations, the course focuses on the central themes that characterize twentieth century philosophy and culture. The aim is to encourage the acquisition of tools useful to understand some of the most important philosophical works of our time, as to increase the students’ critical capacity and awareness.

Course contents

 Philosophy and Politics in Croce and Gentile

 

Benedetto Croce and Giovanni Gentile are among the protagonists of Italian culture in the first half of the 20th century. The course on History of Contemporary Philosophy 2 will be dedicated to their philosophical and political thought.

After a few introductory lessons, during which the political and cultural situation in Italy between the 19th and 20th centuries will be reconstructed, some fundamental aspects of Croce's and Gentile's reflections will be examined. These include the relationship between history and history of philosophy, their reception of the philosophies of Hegel and Marx, and the role of fascism in Italy's history.

Readings/Bibliography

1 Compulsory readings

• Testi commentati a lezione (saranno resi disponibili nei materiali didattici);
• One book of your choice from each of the two blocks (a and b)
  

 

• A Benedetto Croce

La storia ridotta sotto il concetto generale dell’arte (1893), Adelphi, Milano, 1917

Materialismo storico ed economia marxistica, Bibliopolis, Napoli (1900), 2001 (ma anche qualsiasi edizione Laterza)

Estetica (1902), Adeldpi, Milano 1990 (ma anche qualsiasi edizione Laterza)

Logica come scienza del concetto puro (1909), Bibliopolis, Napoli, 1997, (ma anche qualsiasi edizione Laterza)

Filosofia della pratica (1909), Bibliopolis, Napoli, 1997, (ma anche qualsiasi edizione Laterza

La storia come pensiero e come azione (1938), Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2023

• B Giovanni Gentile

Rosmini e Gioberti:saggio storico sulla filosofia italiana del Risorgimento (1898)
Firenze ,1958 (qualsiasi edizione)

La filosofia di Marx (1899), Le Lettere, Firenze, 2003 (ma anche qualsiasi edizione)

La riforma della dialettica hegeliana (1913), Le lettere, Firenze, 2003 (ma anche qualsiasi edizione)

Teoria generale dello spirito come atto puro (1916), Le Lettere, Firenze, 1998 (ma anche qualsiasi altra edizione)

Fondamenti di filosofia del diritto (1916), Le Lettere, Firenze, 2003 (ma anche qualsiasi altra edizione)

Genesi e struttura della società (1946), Le Lettere, Firenze, 2003 (ma anche qualsiasi altra edizione)

2. Basic skills

The knowledge of fundamental authors and themes regarding the history of philosophy between the 19th and 20th centuries is required for the oral exam.

List of authors:

Fichte, Schelling, Hegel, Feuerbach, Marx, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, Comte, Mill, Spencer, Nietzsche, Freud, Bergson, Croce, Gentile, Husserl, Heidegger, Wittgenstein, Benjamin, la scuola di Francoforte, Gadamer, Sartre, Lévinas, Althusser, Foucault, Deleuze, Derrida, Habermas, Rawls.

Those who have already passed the History of Philosophy LM exam with Prof. A. Burgio and the Contemporary History of Philosophy 1 LM exam with Prof. G. Bonacina are exempted from taking the institutional part."

3. Reading recommendations (will not be subject to examination)

• E. Garin, Cronache di filosofia italiana : 1900-1943, Laterza, Bari 1955
• E. Garin, Storia della filosofia italiana, vol. III, Einaudi, Torino, 1966.
• S. Natoli, Giovanni Gentile filosofo europeo, Torino 1989
• G. Galasso, Croce e lo spirito del suo tempo, Il saggiatore, 1990
• M. Musté, Croce, Carocci, Roma, 2009
• D. Spanio, Gentile, Carocci, Roma, 2011

 

Non-attending students, in addition to the texts listed in the bibliography at point 1, are required to read the following works in their entirety: M. Musté, Croce, Carocci, Rome, 2009 D. Spanio, Gentile, Carocci, Rome, 2011

Non-attending students are advised to schedule an appointment with Professor Cerrato to arrange an interview.

Teaching methods

Ex cathedra lessons

Assessment methods

The final oral exam focuses on the programme’s material and will be held in the Professor’s office, Via Zamboni, 38.

The critical evaluation considers the fundamental notions, the level of the analysis and the critical skills. On the basis of these three principal parameters an overall evaluation in thirtieths is expressed.

18-21 Sufficient

22-25 Average

26-28 Good-Very Good

29-30 Excellent

Teaching tools

Slides with teaching materials will be made available online during the course. Some lectures will be recorded and made available to all students.

Office hours

See the website of Francesco Cerrato