The course of History of Contemporary Philosophy, for students of Educational Sciences, in this academic year aims to address in Part one the theme relating to the fate of the present between history, time and life, with particular reference to historical thought. philosophical and dialectical between Hegel, Simmel, Habermas and contemporaries. The intention is to analyze, reconstruct and interpret, in our present, "between classic and contemporary", the relationship between philosophy and history, between the history of philosophy and the philosophy of history, between the time of history and the thought of history, between Chronos, Kairos and Krisis under the urgency of contemporaneity that continues to pervade and disturb the forms of human life. In the Second part, the course will analytically examine the original narrative, critical and interpretative tangle documented on the historical-philosophical, sociological and aesthetic level aimed, in the present scene, to make known the constellations of analysis with which Georg Simmel, Siegfried Kracauer, Walter Benjamin and Roland Barthes read in the twentieth century the genesis of modern individuality, the morphology of the human experience of the urban space of the metropolis and the birth and developments of contemporary photography. In Part Three, the subject of thematic and critical discussion will be the relationship between Bildung, Europe and the West, with particular reference to the intertwining between culture, history of philosophy, politics, religion and critical theory of society in the thought of Hegel, Simmel, Adorno, Gadamer and Habermas.

1. Introduction. The fate of the present. History, time and life. Hegel, Simmel, Habermas and us.

2. Contemporary presentism. The experience of time, the orders of temporality and the regimes of historicity.

3. The West and time: Chronos and Kairos. Contemporaneity and anachronism. Philosophy of the present and destiny of the present.

4. Philosophical stage I. Being and history. Read Simmel: “The problems of the philosophy of history”: individuality, lived experience and historical knowledge.

5. Simmel: the philosopher and history. The problem of "historical laws" and the "meaning" of history.

6. History, time and life in Georg Simmel's philosophy.

7. Time, form and understanding of history.

8. The man of Simmel. The limit, the time and the transcendence of life.

9. The power of the negative. Form, life and history. Hegel, Simmel and us.

10. Philosophical stage II. Metropolis and photography. From Simmel to Benjamin and beyond. Introduction

11. (A) Georg Simmel: space, metropolis and money. (B) Walter Benjamin: capitalism, religion, metropolis.

12. (C) Work of art, aura and photography. Between Kracauer and Benjamin. (D) Roland Barthes and photography.

13. Philosophical stage III. (A) Bildung, Europe and the West. (B) Being and politics. Dialectic of the human.

14. Culture, philosophy and politics. Between Hegel, Simmel, Adorno, Gadamer and Habermas.

18. The “last” Habermas. A "reading" of the history of philosophy. On the genealogy of post-metaphysical thought.

19. (A) Modernity, learning processes and philosophical narratives of the 20th century. (B) Religion and secularization.

20. West, philosophy and theory of society.

In relation to the discipline, the student must show:

Knowledge and understanding:

- knowledge of the fundamental themes of the history of contemporary philosophy exposed in class and in-depth in textbooks and understanding of its fundamental concepts in their cultural, philosophical, historical, political, aesthetic and pedagogical implications (see Educational Objectives);

- knowledge of philosophical forms and cultural, historical, socio-political, aesthetic and pedagogical metamorphoses and dynamics exposed in class and in-depth in textbooks and understanding of the processes that have shaped them.

- understanding of the constituent elements of the relationship between philosophy, time, history, life and dialectics, between culture, politics and history and between styles and forms of the aesthetic experience between modern and contemporary in relation to the subject area covered and the program carried out.

Applied knowledge and understanding:

- ability to orient oneself in the contemporary cultural, philosophical, political, sociological, aesthetic and pedagogical debate and to understand the elements that today structurally consolidate the knowledge of the fundamental problems of the history of contemporary philosophy also in the educational, philosophical and historical fields.

Making judgments:

- ability to autonomously take a stand with respect to the main cultural, philosophical, historical-political, sociological, aesthetic and pedagogical issues of the critical debate on contemporary thought.

Communication skills:

- ability to adequately communicate what has been learned in the forms of university-level study; ability to transmit and communicate the fundamental aspects and principles of the history of contemporary philosophy expressed in its inescapable disciplinary relationship for the education of the student of education.

Ability to learn:

- on the basis of the knowledge acquired through the course, the student must be able to autonomously build in-depth courses and understand which readings and experiences can help him in this regard.

In relation to the discipline, therefore, the student must show possession:

• mastery of basic knowledge;

• understanding of the fundamental concepts of the discipline;

• the ability to use knowledge and concepts to reason 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

Teaching

Lectures

Attendance

Participation in lectures and seminars is recommended for the development of disciplinary learning logic and methodologies

Course books

- ANTONIO DE SIMONE, The fate of the present. History, time and life. Simmel and us, Mimesis, Milan 2022.

- ANTONIO DE SIMONE, Metropolis and photography. From Simmel to Benjamin and beyond. Philosophical constellations, Mimesis, Milan 2022.

- ANTONIO DE SIMONE, Bildung, Europe and the West. Culture, philosophy and politics between Hegel and Habermas, Morlacchi Editore, Perugia 2020.

Assessment

The final evaluation is expressed out of thirty.

The evaluation criteria and the relative scores out of thirty are determined according to the following scale:

under 18: sufficient proficiency level. The candidate does not achieve any of the learning outcomes provided for in the point "knowledge and understanding"

18-20: sufficient proficiency level. The candidate achieves the learning outcomes foreseen in the point "knowledge and understanding".

21-23: fully sufficient level of competence. The candidate achieves the learning outcomes foreseen in the points "knowledge and understanding" and "applied knowledge and understanding".

24-26: good skill level. The candidate achieves the learning outcomes envisaged in the points "knowledge and understanding"; "applied knowledge and understanding" and "independent judgment".

27-29: very good level of competence. The candidate achieves the learning outcomes envisaged in the points "knowledge and understanding", "applied knowledge and understanding", "independent judgment" and "communication skills".

30 and 30 cum laude: excellent level of competence. The candidate fully achieves the learning outcomes envisaged in the points "knowledge and understanding"; "applied knowledge and understanding"; "autonomy of judgment"; "communication skills" and "ability to learn".

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 will have to take the same program and study texts as the attending students.

Course books

- ANTONIO DE SIMONE, The fate of the present. History, time and life. Simmel and us, Mimesis, Milan 2022.

- ANTONIO DE SIMONE, Metropolis and photography. From Simmel to Benjamin and beyond. Philosophical constellations, Mimesis, Milan 2022.

- ANTONIO DE SIMONE, Bildung, Europe and the West. Culture, philosophy and politics between Hegel and Habermas, Morlacchi Editore, Perugia 2020.

Assessment

The final evaluation is expressed out of thirty.

The evaluation criteria and the relative scores out of thirty are determined according to the following scale:

under 18: sufficient proficiency level. The candidate does not achieve any of the learning outcomes provided for in the point "knowledge and understanding"

18-20: sufficient proficiency level. The candidate achieves the learning outcomes foreseen in the point "knowledge and understanding".

21-23: fully sufficient level of competence. The candidate achieves the learning outcomes foreseen in the points "knowledge and understanding" and "applied knowledge and understanding".

24-26: good skill level. The candidate achieves the learning outcomes envisaged in the points "knowledge and understanding"; "applied knowledge and understanding" and "independent judgment".

27-29: very good level of competence. The candidate achieves the learning outcomes envisaged in the points "knowledge and understanding", "applied knowledge and understanding", "independent judgment" and "communication skills".

30 and 30 cum laude: excellent level of competence. The candidate fully achieves the learning outcomes envisaged in the points "knowledge and understanding"; "applied knowledge and understanding"; "autonomy of judgment"; "communication skills" and "ability to learn".

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.