PHILOSOPHICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
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The acquisition and correct understanding of the course contents will be assessed through an oral examination (3 questions) concerning the compulsory readings suggested in the section below.
The mark of the oral examination (expressed on a scale of 30) will take into account the accuracy of
the answers (worth 60% of the mark), as well as students’ analytical and presentation skills (worth 40% of the mark).
The course provides an in-depth knowledge of the traditional problems and topics in the field of Philosophical Anthropology, a discipline that critically links the Human Sciences to Philosophy. Understanding the sense of standing on this disciplinary border is the first aim of the course, followed by the analysis and discussion of some of the main philosophical issues deemed relevant to the recent anthropological studies. This will enable students to grasp the intrinsic complexity of contemporary societies, torn by the contradiction between globalization and local identities.
Among the learning objectives we find:
- the knowledge of the topics proposed during the lessons and on the reference texts;
- the ability to interpret, discuss and disseminate the acquired information under the lens of the recent debate among philosophers and anthropologists on the peculiarities of human nature;
- expertise in semiotics and hermeneutics
- capacity to interpret the present, being aware of the cultural transformations that constantly redefine the sense of human action in history.
"General part" - The first part of the course (30 hours) offers an overview of the history of the studies in Anthropological Philosophy, focusing on its origins, main authors, recurrent topics, and the main approaches emerged during the twentieth-century.
"Monographic part" - The second part of the course (34 hours) is about “Human signs: Anthropogenesis of the expression in contemporary thought” and focuses on the structure of sign in human experience, with special attention to the different stages of cultural formation of social subjects and their semantic system. The aim is to show how the use of signs represents not only an essential “anthropogenic” condition, but also a key form of mediation for a critical interpretation of the contemporary world.
GENERAL PART
- Angelo Campodonico, L’uomo. Lineamenti di antropologia filosofica, Rubbettino, Catanzaro 2013
- Helmut Plessner, Antropologia filosofica, trad. it., Morcelliana, Brescia 2010
- Additional material uploaded on the e-learning platform
MONOGRAPHIC PART
- C. Sini, Il sapere dei segni. Filosofia e semiotica, Jaca Book, Milano 2012.
The educational objectives of the Course will beachieved through 64 lecture hours. Students are expected to participate in the discussions and analysis of additional materials (documents and texts) provided by the lecturer, which will allow them to familiarize with the aims and methods of the philosophical anthropology.
Students are required to previously schedule a meeting by sending an e-mail to the lecturer.