32854 - Theoretical Philosophy. Philosophy of Knowledge and Forms of Experience 1

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student knows the main positions that have developed about the theme of human knowledge, especially during modern and contemporary age; knows the prospects of the phenomenological investigation and the relationship between philosophy and psychology; knows the problems of scientific method and different subject areas that characterize the human sciences; knows orientation within the human knowledge and knows how to recognize the areas in which concrete knowledge theories are applied; knows recognize and distinguish the main features of scientific inquiry and how to apply these characteristics to practical contexts of education; knows the various forms of experience and reflect on their meanings and their complexity; knows critically the various contexts of communication and training, using forms of thought learned with a view to restructuring and an improvement of these contexts; recognises and highlights the different forms of experience, in order to identify means of communication best suited for each of them; knows acquire a degree of autonomy in reading and interpretation of a conceptual text, has the tools to continue and deepen its studies as part of human knowledge and different forms of experience. At the end of the course, the students are expected to acquire expository and argumentative skills.

Course contents

The course will examine the theme of madness, as it was developed by Foucault in the course of his work, relating them with the status of philosophical reasonFor reasons of thematic coherence and continuity in teaching, we recommend to sit for both exams of Theoretical Philosophy, for a total of 10 credits.  Who chooses to do both exams (as we recommended), can support the exam in a single solution, but with two distinct minutes 5 credits each, for a total of 10 credits, or can support them in a separate and at different times.

Title of the course:

«The thought of madness in the Michel Foucault's work».

The course will examine the theme of madness, as it has been developed by Foucault in the course of his work, putting it in connection with the statute of philosophical reason.

 

Readings/Bibliography

 

M. Foucault, La storia della follia nell'età classica, BUR, Rizzoli, Milano, 1976, 1998

This test program also applies to non attending.

Teaching methods

Frontal lesson, textual commentary, discussion on specific issues.

Assessment methods

Oral examination

 

Teaching tools

Blackboard, PC, slide projector

Links to further information

http://www.scform.unibo.it

Office hours

See the website of Stefano Besoli