Objectives
The Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence (L-5) has been designed to give students the basic, typical knowledge and skills required with regard to both philosophy and artificial intelligence. The aim is to promote the interaction of philosophy with various other fields of learning and to develop skills which contribute to the study of the human reality and the educational function of philosophy itself.
To this end, the Course explains the key points of philosophical and scientific thinking in terms of their theoretical characterisation and historical development; the logical and epistemological and, more in general, the philosophical and historical knowledge of science. The focus is on developing knowledge that goes beyond disciplinary boundaries; the tools used to analyse the operation of intelligent systems and information technologies, with particular attention paid to the ongoing efforts in digital transformation; the methodologies of philosophical inquiry, with reference to reasoning techniques and the use of language in the various forms of communication and command of a technical lexicon and bibliographical research tools; knowledge of at least one European Union language, in addition to Italian, including with reference to lexical disciplines.
The Degree Programme’s specific goals, with relation to the Dublin descriptors, are:
1.Knowledge and understanding
- knowledge of philosophical concepts, the major issues, the periods and contexts, with a focus on the long-term nature of the issues covered and with reference to classical texts and critical literature (contributing to this goal is the philosophical and historical philosophical teaching taught within the scope of the “History of philosophy and the institutions of philosophy” and of “Philosophical disciplines”);
- knowledge of the concepts and methodologies of mathematical sciences and IT engineering, including with reference to critical literature and contemporary debate on the subject (contributing specifically to this goal are the mathematical and IT engineering disciplines taught within the scope of the “Demo-ethno-anthropological, pedagogical, psychological and economic scientific disciplines”).
2. Applying knowledge
- the ability to analyse and understand classical texts and secondary literature, including in the original language, in the lexical specificity, by identifying the arguments expressed and their historic context (contributing to this goal is the philosophical and historical philosophical teaching taught within the scope of the “History of philosophy and the institutions of philosophy” and of “Philosophical disciplines”);
- the ability to apply reasoning tools and approaches to any aspect of discourse and knowledge. Contributing specifically to this goal is the teaching of logical, philosophical-linguistic and mathematical disciplines;
- the ability to apply philosophical and scientific tools, notions and language to the fields of morality, politics, bioethics and, in general, to the issues of applied ethics (contributing specifically to this goal is the teaching of morality, the philosophy of science and IT engineering);
- the ability to apply philosophical, mathematical and engineering tools, notions and language to the fields of linguistics, aesthetics and communication. Contributing specifically to this goal is the teaching of aesthetics, philosophical linguistics, mathematics and IT engineering;
- the ability to contribute to the treatise of experiential and existential questions, as well as to consciously and responsibly contribute to the betterment of society in terms of cultural improvement, active citizenship, intercultural and interdisciplinary dialogue with regard to human and scientific knowledge. Contributing to this goal are all the disciplines of the Course of Study.
3. Independence of judgement
- the ability to reflect critically, to adopt a personal perspective, to appreciate civic responsibility. Contributing to this goal are all the disciplines of the Course of Study and the activities of the group.
4. Communication skills
- the ability to use a specialist technical lexicon and to express thoughts and ideas confidently with regard to philosophical and IT engineering topics, including applied ones. Contributing to this goal is the teaching of the entire Course of Study;
- the ability to reason, with a command of language and a logical approach, on philosophical and scientific topics, but also, more broadly, on any other topic. Contributing specifically to this goal are the disciplines of logic, epistemology, philosophical linguistics and IT engineering;
- to use, in an effective way, both in writing and verbally, at least one European Union language, in addition to Italian, within the specific context of expertise.
5. Learning skills
- the ability to independently explore issues, including through the use of suitable bibliographic tools. Contributing to these goals are all the topics covered in the Course of Study and the preparation of the final thesis.
The opportunity to partially shape the study plan individually allows some of these goals to be enhanced.
The Degree Programme, for a total of 180 ECTS credits, is structured as follows:
- “Core activities” 48 ECTS credits: these count for 42 ECTS credits in the subject of the “History of philosophy and the institutions of philosophy”, which provides basic knowledge and skills both in terms of philosophical and scientific thinking from ancient times to the modern day and in terms of the fields of philosophy; they also count for 6 ECTS credits within the scope of “Literary, linguistic and historical disciplines”, which provides the basic knowledge of historical sciences from ancient times to modern;
- “Typical activities” 66 ECTS credits: these count for 24 ECTS credits in the “Philosophical disciplines”, designed to strengthen and further develop knowledge and skills in the field of the history of philosophical and scientific thinking from ancient times to the modern day as well as all the fields of philosophy; they also count for 42 ECTS credits within the scope of “Demo-ethno-anthropological, pedagogical, psychological and economic scientific disciplines”, which complete the programme offered by providing knowledge and skills in the fields of psychology, mathematics and IT engineering;
- Related or supplementary educational activities 18 ECTS credits: designed to complete the educational objectives of the Course, enhancing knowledge and skills in the fields of mathematical sciences and IT engineering;
- Activities chosen by the student 18 ECTS credits;
- Final exam and foreign language 12 ECTS credits;
- Additional educational activities 18 ECTS credits: structured in order to provide students with additional language skills, educational and orientation internships as well as other knowledge useful for entering the workplace.