PHILOSOPHY OF CULTURE
FILOSOFIA DELLA CULTURA
The becoming of being. Conflict, power and culture between Machiavelli and Simmel.
Il divenire dell'essere. Conflitto, potere e cultura tra Machiavelli e Simmel.
| A.Y. | Credits |
|---|---|
| 2016/2017 | 6 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
|---|---|---|
| Antonio De Simone | Every Tuesday and Wednesday, from 1 to 2 p.m. |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
The course of Philosophy of Culture aims at dealing with the main problems of the becoming of being with reference with the relationship among conflict, power and culture through Machiavelli and Simmel.
Program
- Machiavelli and us: the usefulness of classics.
- Culture, philosophy, history and politics through Machiavelli.
- The becoming of being: space, homo urbanus and metropolis through Simmel.
- Simmel and the problems of the philosophy of culture.
Bridging Courses
None.
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
With regards to the discipline, the student has to show the possession of:
- the mastery of basic knowledge;
- the understanding of the fundamentals of the discipline;
- the capacity of using skills and concepts according to the logic of the discipline.
Teaching Material
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
Supporting Activities
Integrative interdisciplinary workshops will be held by Professor Antonio De Simone during the course. Additional practical classes will be provided by Davide D'Alessandro, Angela D'Ascoli and Alberto Simonetti.
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Frontal lesson, practical classes and scientific workshops.
- Attendance
Class attendance is not mandatory but strongly recommended.
- Course books
- ANTONIO DE SIMONE, DAVIDE D'ALESSANDRO, Intervista a Machiavelli. Tra cultura, filosofia e politica, Morlacchi, Perugia, 2016.
- ANTONIO DE SIMONE, Il ponte sul grande abisso. Simmel e il divenire dell'essere, Morlacchi, Perugia, 2015 (parte seconda).
- ANTONIO DE SIMONE, La via dell'anima. Simmel e la filosofia della cultura, Meltemi, Milano, 2017.
- 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.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Teaching
Non-Attending Students have to conform to the indications provided by the program and the course books of the vademecum.
- Attendance
Class attendance is not mandatory but strongly recommended.
- Course books
- ANTONIO DE SIMONE, DAVIDE D'ALESSANDRO, Intervista a Machiavelli. Tra cultura, filosofia e politica, Morlacchi, Perugia, 2016.
- ANTONIO DE SIMONE, Il ponte sul grande abisso. Simmel e il divenire dell'essere, Morlacchi, Perugia, 2015 (parte seconda).
- ANTONIO DE SIMONE, La via dell'anima. Simmel e la filosofia della cultura, Meltemi, Milano, 2017.
- 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.
Notes
The Professor is fully available for any agreement with Erasmus foreign students on personalised programmes.
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