The course is aimed at acquiring the theory of possible worlds of Alexander Langer and Ivan Illich and his political and philosophical endeavor to get out of the friendly-enemy dialectic by building bridges. The course aims, in particular, at mastering the concepts that support its reflection and learning the ethical consequences that can be brought into play.

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 the issues and priorities that have marked his message: the art of living together, the question of power, the unhappy conscience.

The topics will be mainly:

- Ecological conversion: politics and democracy

- How to be men of dialogue

- The revolutionary value of religion

- The misunderstanding of progressivism

- "Lentius, profundius, suavius"

seminar discussions related to the topics dealt with

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

content of the discipline, being able to distinguish between the different philosophical traditions of the author, 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 student must demonstrate that he has sufficient communication qualities.

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

- Alexander Langer, Il viaggiatore leggero, Scritti 1961-1995, a cura di E. Rabini e A. Sofri, Sellerio, Palermo 2011

- Ivan Illich, Elogio della bicicletta, a cura di F. La Cecla, tr. it. di E. Capriolo, Bollati Boringhieri, Torino 2006

- Mauro Bozzetti, Storia di mondi possibili: Alexander Langer, in Come le maree, a cura di R. Molle, Giorgiani editore, Castiglione (LE) pp. 123-147

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.