Epistemology and philosophy of communication
- Overview
- Assessment methods
- Learning objectives
- Contents
- Bibliography
- Teaching methods
- Contacts/Info
The teachings of the three-year curriculum, in particular the linguistic, historical, scientific and communication constitute the conceptual heritage essential in order to tackle the issues proposed in the course.
It is the only scheduled final oral examination during which you will:
- The ability to adequately understand the reading of a text;
- Adequate knowledge of exam papers;
- The ability to develop their own self-critical reflection.
The exam consists of an oral examination to evaluate the assessment of the acquisition and understanding of the contents of the texts that will be studied in its entirety: the contents of each volume will be raised two questions. There is an assessment of the ability of critical analysis of interdisciplinary and independent judgment on the main topics of the course (two questions). It will also be expected to know of the topics covered in class (at least 1 question). The final grade will take into account the accuracy and quality of the responses (70%), as well as the skill of communication shown during the interview (10%) and the ability to adequately justify statements, analyzes and opinions (20%).
The course aims to define and analyze the epistemology which hermeneutics of knowledge in order to understand the role and function of communication in the dynamic growth of knowledge. To develop this approach will consider the history of critical rationalism Western Europe, with particular reference to the discussion of the problem of meaning, philosophy of language, philosophy of logic and philosophy of mathematics. Particular attention will be devoted to the analysis of some epistemological texts, with the aim of seizing the essential lines, the development of various conceptual forms, the explanation of the various categories, the analysis of scientific language and its organization on the basis of an in-depth analytical and critical path.
- analysis of the relationship between common language and philosophical language
- Bachelard’s epistemological vocabulary ;
- The Bachelard’s rationalism in the European context;
- The cultural value of science
- Bachelrad’s epistemology: value and limits
It required the study of the following texts:
- Gaston Bachlard, L’impegno razionalista, Prefazione di Georges Canguilhelm, ed. it. a cura di Francesca Bonicalzi, trad. it. di Emilio Sergio, Jaca Book, Milano 2003 (32 hours)
- Gaston Bachelard, Il diritto di sognare, trad. it. di Marina Bianchi, Dedalo, Bari 2008 (32 hours)
One of the following texts to choose from:
- Gaston Bachelard. Il nuovo spirito scientifico, Prefazione di Ludovico Geymonat e Pietro Redondi, trad. it. di Francesco Albegamo rivista, Laterza, Bari 1978
- Francesca Bonicalzi, Leggere Bachelard: le ragioni del sapere, JacaBook, Milano 2007
- Gaspare Polizzi, La filosofia di Gaston Bachelard. Tempi, spazi, elementi, Edizioni ETS, Pisa 2015
- Aa. Vv., Bachlard e le “provocazioni” della materia, a cura di Francesca Bonicalzi, il Melangolo, Genova 2012
The educational objectives of the course will be achieved through the ways of the lec-tures (for a total of 64 hours) that provide for the individual and collective discus-sion of the texts of the classics made in direct reference.
It carries on Wednesday, from 14 to 16, at the headquarters of the International Centre Insubrico, located on the second floor of the College Cattaneo, on the cam-pus of Bizzozero. It is advisable to make direct contact with the instructor via e-mail to arrange a specific time, in order to shorten the waiting time.