The course is intended to lead the student in the lecture of philosophical classics.

Particular attention will be reserved to the acquisition of the specific philosophical terminology and to the analysis of fondamental problems and concepts considered and discussed.

The objective of the course is to acquire knowledge of historical and conceptual development of Stoics thought, from Ellenism to Late Antiquity, and to consider it until its renaissance in modern and contemporary age. Through  a reading of Senecas’ Letters it will focus on the principal features of Stoicism – especially in (meta)physics, psychology and ethics – with a view to evaluating and discussing their beginning, problematic development, conceptual modifications and – particularly in Epitteto and Marco Aurelio's thought – their ‘practical’ implementation.

Prerequisited are not required

Knowledge and understanding
The student will be able to understand and explain the philosophical text examined, to master the philosophical terminology, and to discuss critically the topics which have been dealt in the course.
 

Making judgments
The student will demonstrate independent judgment in the evaluation of the philosophical theories studied and ability to rework personal knowledge.
 

Learning skills
The student will be able to acquire new knowledge and skills, in order to access to additional training levels.

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

Integrative lessons.

Seminars in collaboration with the permanent Seminar "Spinoza e il pensiero filosofico moderno".

Informations about seminars dates will be published on the Moodle blended.uniurb.it

Teaching

Lectures. Seminars.

Attendance

The course requires a regular attendance (at least 2/3 of the lectures). Alternatively, please make use of the informations for not attending students.

Course books

A. Texts
Seneca, Lettere a Lucilio, a cura di G. Monti, testo latino a fronte, 2 voll., Rizzoli, Milano 1998 (scelta di lettere).
Manuale di Epitteto,  Introduzione, commento e traduzione di P. Hadot, testo greco a fronte, Einaudi, Torino 2006.

B. Literature
P. Hadot, La cittadella interiore. Introduzione ai “Pensieri” di Marco Aurelio, trad. di A. Bori e M. Natali, Presentazione di G. Reale, Vita e Pensiero, Milano 1972.
C. Levy, Le filosofie ellenistiche, trad. di A. Taglia, Einaudi (PBE), Torino 2002,  oppure  P. Hadot, Che cos’è la filosofia antica?, trad. di E. Giovannelli, Einaudi, Torino 1998. 

C. Recommanded Literature
P. Grimal, Seneca, Garzanti, Milano 1991 (Parte seconda. Un filosofo estraneo alla scuola,  pp. 166-289).
P. Hadot, La felicità degli antichi, trad. di A. Ghilardotti, Raffaello Cortina, Milano 2011 (in particolare i saggi 3 e 4).
C. Horn, L’arte della vita nell’antichità. Felicità e morale da Socrate ai neoplatonici, trad. di E. Spinelli, Carocci, Roma 2006 (in particolare cap. 4. Ostacoli a una condotta di vita razionale, pp. 137-173 e cap. 6. Tappe storiche del modello di arte della vita, pp. 209-230).
A. A. Long, La filosofia ellenistica. Stoici, epicurei, scettici, trad. di A. Calzolari, Il Mulino, Bologna 1997 (in particolare cap. IV. Lo stoicismo, pp. 145-280).
G. Reale, La filosofia di Seneca come terapia ai mali dell’anima, Bompiani 2016r.
G. Rodis-Lewis, La morale stoïcienne, Puf, Paris 1970.

Assessment

Oral exam on all the material at point (A), (B).

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.

Teaching

Not attending students can contact the teacher in the office hours to ask for explanations about the program and the content of the texts for the exam.

Attendance

Please contact the teacher at least two months in advance of the scheduled date of the exam.

Course books

To the material reported at points A, B of Course books, the non attending student will add a text chosen amongs those indicated at point C.

Assessment

Oral exam on the texts of the program.

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.