General part: know, understand and be able to analyze the concepts and theories of the philosophers of the Renaissance.

Lecture part: understand and acquire knowledge of the philosophy of Étienne de La Boétie, through reading-analysis of his famous pamphlet: The voluntary servitude.

The course aims to analyze a crucial stage of the moral and political debate of the sixteenth century through the monographic study of a classic in the history of Renaissance Philosophy: The voluntary servitude of Étienne de La Boétie.

Upstream of the modern discipline and research practices of authority legitimacy conditions, La Boétie calls into question the very raison d'etre of power, riconducendone the origin senseless act by which many - men, villages, cities - renounce the natural freedom and equality, in the determination to awaken the conscience because they conceal from the yoke of tyranny.

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In relation to the student discipline you will have to show possession:
– The mastery of basic skills;
– Understanding of the basic concepts of the discipline;
– The ability to use knowledge and concepts to reason according to the logic of the discipline.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

In Blended Learning UniUrb platform.

Teaching

Lectures, individual and group exercises.

Attendance

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Course books

1. La Boétie, Étienne de, Discorso della servitù volontaria, a cura di Enrico Donaggio, interventi di Miguel Benasayag e Miguel Abensour, Milano, Feltrinelli, 2014, 125 pp. [ISBN 978-88-07-90082-2]

2. Panichi, Nicola, Plutarchus redivivus? La Boétie e i suoi interpreti, Roma, Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura, 2008, 259 pp. [ISBN 978-88-6372-061-7]

3. Un buon manuale liceale; si consiglia: Esposito, Costantino e Porro, Pasquale, Filosofia moderna, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2009, vol. 2 (solo le pp. 1-126) [ISBN 978-88-421-0913-6]

Assessment

Oral exam.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.