32854 - Theoretical Philosophy. Philosophy of Knowledge and Forms of Experience 1

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student knows the main positions that have developed about the theme of human knowledge, especially during modern and contemporary age; knows the prospects of the phenomenological investigation and the relationship between philosophy and psychology; knows the problems of scientific method and different subject areas that characterize the human sciences; knows orientation within the human knowledge and knows how to recognize the areas in which concrete knowledge theories are applied; knows recognize and distinguish the main features of scientific inquiry and how to apply these characteristics to practical contexts of education; knows the various forms of experience and reflect on their meanings and their complexity; knows critically the various contexts of communication and training, using forms of thought learned with a view to restructuring and an improvement of these contexts; recognises and highlights the different forms of experience, in order to identify means of communication best suited for each of them; knows acquire a degree of autonomy in reading and interpretation of a conceptual text, has the tools to continue and deepen its studies as part of human knowledge and different forms of experience.

Course contents

For reasonsof thematic coherence and continuity in teaching, we recommend to sit for both exams of Theoretical Philosophy, for a total of 10 credits. Who chooses to do both exams, can support the examin a single solution, but with two distinctminutes 5 credits each, for a total of 10, or can support them in a separate and at different times.

Titolo del corso:Filosofia dell'uomo e della biologia: Jakob von Uexküll

Readings/Bibliography

• Jakob von Uexküll, Ambienti umani e ambienti animali. Una passeggiata in mondi sconosciuti e invisibili, Quodlibet, Macerata, 2010 (Tutto il volume).
• Carlo Brentari, Jakob von Uexküll. Alle origini dell'antropologia filosofica, Morcelliana, Brescia, 2011, pp. 111-221 (è consigliabile, ma non obbligatorio,leggere anche i due capitoli precedenti, pp. 43-110).
• In the item "teaching material" willbe progressively available and downloadable materialabout subjects discussed during the course.

Teaching methods

Lectures, reading and commentary on texts and on primary sources, discussion on specific issues.

Assessment methods

Oral test with verification of specific historical and philosophical knowledge and of the level of assimilation and processing critical-conceptual content.

Assessment criteria and thresholds of evaluation:

30 cum laude: Excellent as to knowledge, terminology and critical expression.

30: Excellent, knowledge is complete, well articulated and correctly expressed, although with some slight faults.

27-29: Good, knowledge comprehensive and satisfactory, essentially correct expression .

24-26: Fairly good, knowledge present in significant points, but not complete and not always expressed with correctness.

21-23: Sufficient, knowledge is sometimes superficial, but the guiding general thread is included. Expression and articulation incomplete and often not appropriate

18-21:.Almost sufficient, but knowledge present only on the surface. The guiding principle is not included with continuity. The expression and articulation of the speech show important gaps.

<18: Not sufficient, knowledge absent or very incomplete, lack of guidance in discipline, expression seriously deficient. Exam failed.

Teaching tools

Overhead projector, projector connected to the PC.

Links to further information

http://www.discfil.altervista.org

Office hours

See the website of Luca Guidetti