00389 - Philosophy of History

Learning outcomes

An introduction in the main themes of contemporary philosophical and political debate; a guide to critical discussion and to self-orientation in the ethical and political problems of contemporaneity.

Course contents

FIRST COURSE - PROF. MANLIO IOFRIDA

 

History, body and power in Michel Foucault

Program for attending students

It is a basic introduction to Michel Foucault's thought: no preliminary notions of French or German contemporary philosophy are required. A selection of the main themes of Foucault's thought will be presented: after a general introduction (4 hours), a detailed commentary of passages from History of Madness (10 hours), from The order of things (6 hours), from Discipline and punish and other later works will be made. All these texts will be found in photocopies in Copyshop Centotrecento, via Centotrecento. Obligatory text: M. Iofrida - D. Melegari, Michel Foucault, Carocci, Roma, 2017; Suggested reading: Michel Foucault, Storia della follia nell'età classica, a cura di M. Galzigna, Milano, Bompiani, 2011.

Hours and room: IV Period, Mon 17-9 AULA TIBILETTI - via Zamboni 38 Tue 15-17 (Aula IV) Wed  17-9 AULA TIBILETTI.

The lessons start on April 1 2019

Program for non attending students

Michel Foucault, Storia della follia nell'età classica, tr. it. Milano, Rizzoli, 2011 (no previous edition is accepted!)

M. Iofrida - D. Melegari, Michel Foucault, Carocci, Roma, 2017.

 

SECOND COURSE - DOTT.SSA PIA CAMPEGGIANI

 

VERSIONE INGLESE

Course contents

This module is an introduction to the emerging interdisciplinary field of ‘embodied approaches’ to the study of human culture.

Readings/Bibliography

Mandatory reading:

Gallagher Shaun & Dan Zahavi, La mente fenomenologica : filosofia della mente e scienze cognitive, Milano: Raffaello Cortina 2009.

Caruana Fausto & Borghi Anna, Il cervello in azione: introduzione alle nuove scienze della mente, Bologna: il Mulino 2016.

Suggested reading (non-mandatory):

George Lakoff & Mark Johnson, Philosophy in the Flesh. The Embodied Mind and its Challenge to Western Thought, Basic Books 1999.

Edward Slingerland, What Science Offers the Humanities. Integrating Body and Culture, CUP 2008.

Francisco Varela, Evan Thompson & Eleanor Rosch, Th Embodied Mind. Cognitive Science and Human Experience, MIT 1991.

Teaching methods

Lectures.

Assessment methods

Viva voce examination.

Grades will be distributed as follows: active participation during classes (20%), final examination (80%).

 

 

Readings/Bibliography

See the program.

Assessment methods

The final examination is finalized to verify that didactic focuses have been realized, i. e. the capacity of the student to trace the mean philosophical streamings of French contemporary philosophy ; his knowledge of the basic historical-philosophical notions necessary to a first degree student in this arguments.

Evaluation criteria are listed and explained in the lecturer’s website. 

Teaching tools

Seminars and composition of papers attaining to the course program.

Office hours

See the website of Manlio Iofrida

See the website of Pia Campeggiani