The course of the History of philosophy, for students ofpsychology, in this academic year is aimed at addressing the central theme of the relationship between "the understanding of the human and the modern destiny" through the analysis of philosophical thought, hermeneutics, theoretical-political and critical of three philosophers:Dilthey, Gadamer and Habermas

• The understanding of the human. I. Dilthey. Philosophical portraits.
• The philosophy of man. Dilthey and the foundation of “Geisteswissenschaften” between psychology, philosophy and hermeneutics.
• Dilthey and the philosophy of the twentieth century.
• The understanding of the human. II. Gadamer. Philosophical portraits.
• Of human living. Gadamer: hermeneutical philosophy and experience.
• Gadamer. The ontology of the art work between aesthetics and hermeneutics
• The circle of understanding. Gadamer between Dilthey, Heidegger and Habermas.
• Critical theory, classics and contemporaneity. The first Habermas.
• The first Habermas between hermeneutics, psychoanalysis and critical theory of society.
• Modern destiny and the metamorphosis of Western philosophy. Jürgen Habermas: the dialogues of critical reason.

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

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

During the course there will be interdisciplinary integrative seminars held by prof. Antonio De Simone and the philosophy research doctors Davide D'Alessandro and Alberto Simonetti. .A conference-seminar on the thought and work of Jürgen Habermas with the participation of Italian and foreign scholars is planned for the period March-April 2019.

Teaching

Frontal lessons, tutorials and scientific-educational seminars integrating in-depth study. 

Attendance

Participation in lessons is not mandatory but strongly recommended recommended for the development of learning logic and methodologies

Course books

• ANTONIO DE SIMONE, Oltre Hermes. Il comprendere dell’umano. Una storia filosofica da Dilthey a Gadamer, Mimesis, Milano 2018 (excluding chapters 2, 4, 15).
• ANTONIO DE SIMONE, Il primo Habermas. Ritratti di pensiero, Morlacchi, Perugia 2017 (seconda edizione 2018) (only chapters III, IV and V).
• ANTONIO DE SIMONE, Destino moderno. Jürgen Habermas. Il pensiero e la critica, Morlacchi, Perugia 2018 (excluding chapters V, VII, VIII) .

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.

Teaching

Non-Attending Students have to conform to the indications provided by the program and the course books of the vademecum.

Course books

• ANTONIO DE SIMONE, Oltre Hermes. Il comprendere dell’umano. Una storia filosofica da Dilthey a Gadamer, Mimesis, Milano 2018 (excluding chapters 2, 4, 15).
• ANTONIO DE SIMONE, Il primo Habermas. Ritratti di pensiero, Morlacchi, Perugia 2017 (seconda edizione 2018) (only chapters III, IV and V).
• ANTONIO DE SIMONE, Destino moderno. Jürgen Habermas. Il pensiero e la critica, Morlacchi, Perugia 2018 (excluding chapters V, VII, VIII).

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.