The course is aimed at acquiring the philosophical theory of Hans Jonas and his principle of responsibility which has so much conditioned modern reflection. The course aims, in particular, at mastering the concepts and procedures that characterize theoretical research and its ethical consequences.

Specifically, the course aims to promote the following specific educational objectives in the student:

- be able to distinguish the main influences that have marked the quality of the author;

- knowing how to use the language of research appropriately;

- distinguish issues related to the method and the basics

Arguments will be mainly:

- The truthful value that the author attributes to philosophical reflection

- Criticism of the capitalist vision of considering nature

- The systematic weight of religion

- Criticism of religious man in the name of radical evil

- Philosophical knowledge as the final synthesis of a different way of being in the world

- The choice of the responsibility principle as an inevitable ethical reading for the future of human generations.

seminar discussions related to the topics dealt with

- The student must show possession of mastery of basic knowledge related to:

epistemological order of the discipline, being able to distinguish between the different philosophical schools, expresses judgments based on the different ethical trends studied.

- The student must also show the possession of the knowledge and vocabulary of the subject in order to reason

according to the specific 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

Lectures, optional seminar activities held by the students

Teaching

Lectures and seminars

Course books

- Hans Jonas, Il prinicipio responsabilità, Un'etica per la civiltà tecnologica, a cura di P.P. Portinaro, Einaudi, Torino 2009

- Hans Jonas, Sull'orlo dell'abisso. Conversazioni sul rapporto tra uomo e natura, a cura di P. Becchi, tr. it. di A. Petrucco Becchi, Einaudi, Torino 2000

Assessment

Oral exam, seminar report, test to open end-of-course questions, in order to evaluate the achievement of the objectives that one wanted to achieve.

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

The same as those attending

Course books

The same as those attending

Assessment

Oral exam, seminar report, test to open end-of-course questions, in order to evaluate the achievement of the objectives that one wanted to achieve.

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.