MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY
STORIA DELLA FILOSOFIA MEDIEVALE
The thought of Nicholas of Cues: philosophy, theology and religion
Il pensiero di Niccolò Cusano tra filosofia, teologia e religione
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| 2019/2020 | 6 |
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| Fabio Frosini | Tuesday, 11h |
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Course with optional materials in a foreign language
English
French
German
This course is entirely taught in Italian. Study materials can be provided in the foreign language and the final exam can be taken in the foreign language. |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
The course aims to retrace some fundamental aspects of Nicholas of Cues' thought.
Program
1. Introduction to the course
2. Life and personality of Nicholas of Cues.
3. The "docta ignorantia"
4. "Conjectures"
5. The hidden God
6. The "non-aliud"
7. "De possest"
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
Applying knowledge and understanding: Increased capacity of building philosophical reasoning; Awareness about the medieval roots of some conceptual paradigms of the present
Making judgments: Acquisition of information and / or data about a long period of the history of philosophy; increased attitude for reflection, hypothesis formulation and determination of independent judgments.
Communication skills: capacity of speaking about philosophical issues to specialist and non-specialist interlocutors concerning medieval philosophy .
Learning skills: autonomy in study and learning.
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
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Lectures
- Attendance
None
- Course books
M. Pereira, La filosofia nel Medioevo. Secoli VI-XV, Carocci, Roma 2008
M. Pereira, La filosofia nel Medioevo. Secoli VI-XV, Carocci, Roma 2008.
N. Cusano, Opere filosofiche, a cura di G. Federici Vescovini, Torino, Utet, 1972.
M. Maurizi, La nostalgia del totalmente non-altro. Cusano e la genesi della modernità, Soveria Mannelli, Rubbettino, 2007.
A selection of texts will be available on the website.
- 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
- Attendance
None
- Course books
M. Pereira, La filosofia nel Medioevo. Secoli VI-XV, Carocci, Roma 2008
N. Cusano, La dotta ignoranza, Roma, Città Nuova, 1998.
N. Cusano, Il Dio nascosto, Milano, Rizzoli, 2002 (ovvero Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2004).
N. Cusano, Il gioco della palla, Roma, Città Nuova, 2001.
G. Santinello, Introduzione a Cusano, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 1999.
M. Maurizi, La nostalgia del totalmente non-altro. Cusano e la genesi della modernità, Soveria Mannelli, Rubbettino, 2007.
- 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
At the student's request, the course bibliography can also be provided - and the exam taken - in English, Spanish, French and German.
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