Course teached as: B003876 - STORIA DELLA FILOSOFIA DEL RINASCIMENTO Second Cycle Degree in PHILOSOPHICAL STUDIES
Teaching Language
Italian
Course Content
Through reading and commenting a text and using specific bibliography, the course intends to high lighten the philosophical, theological, ethical and political context which characterizes the process of social transformation during 15th and 16th Century
Giovanni Gioviano Pontano, La fortuna, trad. it. di F. Tateo, La Scuola di Pitagora, Napoli, 2012
Learning Objectives
Knowledge: students verify their general knowledge achieved during the preceding three years course by reading and commenting a text under teacher’s supervision and by using specific bibliographic resources. Competence: by analyzing the text and by comparing it both with preceding as well as with contemporary tradition, the students develop their capacities of understanding and of autonomous evaluation. Furthermore they put text and concepts into correct context within the development of philosophical thought. Applying knowledge they also exercise in elaborating coherently their own ideas and in exposing their achievements in proper scientific language.
Prerequisites
Laurea triennale (BA); basic knowledge of history of philosophy up to 16th century
Teaching Methods
Face-to-face lessons with moderated discussions, exercise on selected texts, potential preparation of short papers
Further information
The course may also be attended by students of laurea magistrale LM-14 Filologia moderna (B006082 Storia della filosofia, mutuazione)
Type of Assessment
Oral examination
Course program
"Fortune: some aspects of a Renaissance debate". This course offers some thoughts on Renaissance debate about fortune, a topic which expresses a common belief and involves the fundamental philosophical question about human destiny and human actions: fortune is used to describe the relationship between humans and contingency. The aim is to propose examples of how Renaissance philosophy tried to neutralize the impact of ‘Fortuna’ - from Boetius to Giordano Bruno and particularly attention to Giovanni Pontano, La fortuna.