CONTEMPORARY PHYSOLOPHY
STORIA DELLA FILOSOFIA CONTEMPORANEA
The Significance of Nonsense in Contemporary Philosophy
La presenza del nonsense nella filosofia contemporanea e nel buddhismo Chan/Zen
| A.Y. | Credits |
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| 2018/2019 | 12 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
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| Leonardo Vittorio Arena | h. 16,30 |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
A student should be able to analyze texts from a theoretic point of view, without giving place to unfounded hypotheses. The lectures on meditation will improve students' mindfulness and insights.
Program
The Course is divided into two interlinked sections, as follows: 1. The analysis of Samuel Beckett's philosophy as to nonsense. 2. The anaysis of Chan/Zen Buddhism and of koans as to nonsense. Chan/Zen school has given nonsense a new life,above all, starting from the Sixties in the XXth century. The two sections will be dealt with two different though interlinked approaches, as to the West and the East cultures. The lectures on mindfullness will allow to show other similarities between the two sections.
Bridging Courses
Philosophy of language, Theoretic philosophy.
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
A student should be capable of analzying the texts and the topics they open. S/he should have a preliminary knowledge of the history of philosophy.
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
A few lectures will be dedicated to meditation (mindfulness). Students will be asked to give feedbacks about their experiences.
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises) and specific communications from the lecturer can be found, together with other supporting activities, inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Lectures. Group meditation.
- Attendance
Students have to attend almost all the lectures; otherwise, they will be considered "non frequentanti"(not-attending). The Course books cannot be replaced, otherwise indicated.
- Course books
Samuel Beckett, The Unnameable; Idem, Malone Dies (whatever editions and languages). Il libro della tranquillità, a cura di L. V. Arena (e-book). Secundary Literature: L. V. Arena, Nonsense o il senso della vita (e-book); Idem, Watt la cosa e il nulla (e-book). Idem,Introduzione alla storia del buddhismo Chan (e-book)*, L'innocenza del Tao (e-book);** L. V. Arena, La Via del Risveglio, Manuale di meditazione, Rizzoli, Milano 2017.
NB: * It can be replaced with H. Dumoulin, Zen Buddhism: A History, vol. I, 2005. **It can be replaced with H. Nakamura, Ways of Thinking of Eastern Peoples, University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu 1981 (only the chapters on China).
Teacher's e-books are available at: www.amazon.it
- Assessment
Oral examination. Disabled students will be examined through multiple-answers tests.
- Disabilità e DSA
Le studentesse e gli studenti che hanno registrato la certificazione di disabilità o la certificazione di DSA presso l'Ufficio Inclusione e diritto allo studio, possono chiedere di utilizzare le mappe concettuali (per parole chiave) durante la prova di esame.
A tal fine, è necessario inviare le mappe, due settimane prima dell’appello di esame, alla o al docente del corso, che ne verificherà la coerenza con le indicazioni delle linee guida di ateneo e potrà chiederne la modifica.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Teaching
Students have to consult the teacher on the difficult aspects of learning.
- Attendance
Students should be in touch with the teacher and attend some lectures.
- Course books
They are the same as the ones for the attending students.
- Assessment
Oral examination. Disabled students will be examined through multiple-answers tests.
- Disabilità e DSA
Le studentesse e gli studenti che hanno registrato la certificazione di disabilità o la certificazione di DSA presso l'Ufficio Inclusione e diritto allo studio, possono chiedere di utilizzare le mappe concettuali (per parole chiave) durante la prova di esame.
A tal fine, è necessario inviare le mappe, due settimane prima dell’appello di esame, alla o al docente del corso, che ne verificherà la coerenza con le indicazioni delle linee guida di ateneo e potrà chiederne la modifica.
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