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.

Knowledge and understanding (knowledge and understanding):

at the end of the course the student will have the knowledge of the concepts and the main philosophical topics covered during the course

Applied knowledge and understanding (applying knowledge and understanding):

at the end of the course the student must be able to master some conceptual tools for an autonomous reading and interpretation of a philosophical work

Judgment autonomy (making judgements):

at the end of the course the student will have to develop plausible interpretative hypotheses related to questions of a philosophical nature

Communication skills (communication skills):

at the end of the course the student will have to demonstrate that he has acquired sufficient communication skills 

Learning skills (learning skills):

at the end of the course the student must be able to find and know how to consult both primary and secondary sources

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.