12365 - History of Ancient Philosophy (2)

Academic Year 2018/2019

  • Docente: Walter Cavini
  • Credits: 6
  • SSD: M-FIL/07
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Philosophy (cod. 9216)

    Also valid for First cycle degree programme (L) in Philosophy (cod. 0957)

Learning outcomes

Three main objectives: (1) philological: to provide the essential tools for the study of ancient Greek and Roman philosophy; (2) dialectical: train to the discussion of a philosophical problem by examining ancient solutions compared to other solutions, particularly in modern and contemporary philosophy; (3) rhetorical: to provide a philosophical writing method aimed at preparing a written exercise on ancient philosophy.

Course contents

Course Title

The Substance of the World: An Introduction to the Reading of Aristotle's Metaphysics

Second Semester, Forth Period: March-May 2019.
Hours: Tuesday, 3-5pm, Classroom C (Via Zamboni, 34); Thursday, 11am-1pm, Classroom C; Friday, 11am-1pm, Classroom C.

Start: Tuesday, March 19, 3pm, 2019, Classroom C.

Office hours

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