PHILOSOPHY OF CULTURE
FILOSOFIA DELLA CULTURA
Classical / Contemporary. Culture, philosophy, politics and critical theory of society: between Machiavelli, Abensour and the first Habermas
Classico/Contemporaneo. Cultura, filosofia, politica e teoria critica della società: tra Machiavelli, Abensour e il primo Habermas
| A.Y. | Credits |
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| 2017/2018 | 6 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
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| 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 to outline and to analyze analytically the Classical / Contemporary relationship between culture, philosophy, politics and critical theory of society through the great lesson of Niccolò Machiavelli, Miguel Abensour and Jürgen Habermas.
Program
• Classic / Contemporary. Between philosophy, politics and literature.
• Machiavelli between culture, philosophy, history and politics.
• Miguel Abensour, Machiavelli and Critical Political Philosophy.
• The first Habermas. Critical theory, classics and contemporaneity.
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. There is a didactic-cultural event.
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 2017 (seconda edizione).
- ANTONIO DE SIMONE, Dismisure, Abensour, Machiavelli e la contemporaneità, Mimesis, Milano, 2017.
- ANTONIO DE SIMONE, Il primo Habermas. Ritratti di pensiero, Morlacchi, Peruglia, 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 2017 (seconda edizione).
- ANTONIO DE SIMONE, Dismisure, Abensour, Machiavelli e la contemporaneità, Mimesis, Milano, 2017.
- ANTONIO DE SIMONE, Il primo Habermas. Ritratti di pensiero, Morlacchi, Peruglia, 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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