The course will focus on a theoretical investigation of the main ethical and political implications of all the arguments that will be addressed. The objective is to acquire technical language and enhancing reading, comprehension and commentating abilities of philosophical material. The student will acquire the knowledge useful to deal with fundamental conceptual conundrums.

Continuing a project started last year (2015/2016), the lectures will focus on the different conceptions of "tolerance", term that political language inherited from religion modifying its meaning, time-by-time, until it acquired the positive acceptation of "respecting" different point of views in the pluralist world of values. In this regard, the pages of Spinoza's  Ethica and Tractatus theologico-politicus, will offer to students ideas for reflections on a problem that is still actual and debated, increasingly fundamental in the light of the recent happenings.

Knowledge and understanding:

The graduates must be able to:

comprehend and illustrate elementary and intermediate philosophical material; deal with classical problems from history and theory of philosophy, ethics and politics; use bibliographical and informational instruments that are relevant to the subject; know the problems of the subject with critical regard.

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

It is expected an active collaboration with both the permanent seminar "Spinoza e il pensiero filosofico moderno" and the course in History of Philosophy (professor Cristina Santinelli). Prof. Raffaella Santi (DISTUM) will also hold an in-depth seminar on the topics related to the course.

Teaching

Lectures and seminars.

Attendance

It is required a regular attendance to the course (equal to AT LEAST 2/3 of the lectures). If the student does not attend to the course, he must refer, for the course material, to the "NO attendance" section.

Course books

A. Philosophical material

Th. Hobbes, Il Leviatano, a cura di A. Pacchi, Laterza, Roma-Bari 1989 sgg., Parte I e II. 

It is also strongly advised to consult Italian translation with English text in front and Latin text in note by R. Santi, Bompiani, Milano 2001 sgg.

B. Critical material

AT LEAST ONE  of the following: 

·  N. Bobbio, Thomas Hobbes, Einaudi,Torino 2004 (19891).

·  R. Bodei, Geometria delle passioni. Paura, speranza, felicità: filosofia e uso politico, Feltrinelli, Milano 1991 sgg., in part. Parte I, pp. 57-175. [?]

·  F. Cerrato, Un secolo di passioni e politica. Hobbes, Descartes, Spinoza, DeriveApprodi, Roma 2012.

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Assessment

It is required a regular attendance to the course (equal to AT LEAST 2/3 of the lectures). If the student does not attend to the course, he must refer, for the course material, to the "NO attendance" section.

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.

Attendance

It is required that the student makes contact with the lecturer AT LEAST two months in advance.

Course books

All the material reported at point (A) and (B) in the section "course material" plus (C). 

- A. Pacchi, Introduzione a Hobbes, Laterza, Roma- Bari, 1971 sgg. 

Assessment

Oral exam on all the material at point (A), (B) and (C). Optional essay which has to be agreed upon with the lecturer in advance.

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.