04385 - History of Modern Philosophy

Learning outcomes

The course intends to provide basic knowledge within the field of the history of modern philosophy, through the analysis of significant traditions, moments and figures in the historical and philosophical contexts between XVIIth and XIXth centuries.

 

Course contents

Kant: Critique of Pure Reason and Philosophy of History

 

The course will deal with Kant's metaphysical and political thought on the bedrock of his "philosophy of history". Particular attention will be paid to the concept of "Reason" and to the political theory in the context of hif philosophy of History.

Dr. Gennaro Imbriano's Seminar will focus on Heidegger's Interpretation of Kant. 

Readings/Bibliography

1. Compulsory readings

texts commented in class (which will be published in the section Didactic Tools)

I. Kant, Prolegomeni a ogni metafisica futura che potrà presentarsi come scienza, a cura di L. Carabellese, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2006 [a c. R. Pettoello, La Scuola, Brescia 2016]

I. Kant, Scritti di storia, politica e diritto, a cura di F. Gonnelli, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2015

 

 2. Students are required to choose 2 texts from the following:

A. Burgio, Strutture e catastrofi. Kant, Hegel, Marx, Editori Riuniti, 2000

F. Gonnelli, La filosofia politica di Kant, Laterza, Roma-Bari 1996

O. Höffe, Immanuel Kant, il Mulino, Bologna 2002

C. La Rocca (a cura di), Leggere Kant, Ets, Pisa 2007

P. Manganaro, L’antropologia di Kant, Guida, Napoli 1983

E. Weil, Problemi kantiani, QuattroVenti, Urbino 1976

 

 For the oral exam, students are required to study the fundamental authors and themes of the History of Philosophy from the 17th to the 19th century (a list will be available online).

Teaching methods

Lessons and seminars

Assessment methods

 

The final oral examination will verify the acquired knowledge in the following three areas: (1) history of modern philosophy between the XVIth and XVIIIth centuries (see the list of themes and authors published in Didactic Tools); (2) bibliography of the course and the texts commented in class (which will be published in the section Didactic Tools); (3) the texts discussed during the seminar (which will be published in the section Didactic Tools).

The seminar is optional. Students who will confer on seminar’s topic are required for the exam only three (and not four) texts of secondary literature (two texts of compulsory bibliography and one text of section n. 2).

 

Notes:

18-21 basic level

22-25 moderate level

26-28 good level

29-30 excellent level

Teaching tools

 

Office hours

See the website of Alberto Burgio