PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY

Course objectives

In addition to some basic and indispensable goals (knowledge and understanding in the field of studies; ability to apply knowledge and understanding; capability of critical analysis; communication skills on that which has been learned; capacity to undertake further studies with some autonomy), the course is aimed to reach the following objectives: knowledge of key notions and central topics of modern metaphysics and post-Cartesianism; improvement of: capacity of critical reading and in-depth historical-theoretical framing of philosophical texts; mastery of a specialized philosophical terminology in oral and written communication; improvement of argumentative skills; ability of proper use of secondary literature.

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Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
The Analytic of fundamental propositions and the Transcendental dialectic in Kant's Critique of Pure Reason I will introduce the Analytic of fundamental propositions through a general presentation of the essential theses of the Transcendental Aesthetics and of the transcendental teduction of the pure concepts of the understanding. A detailed reading of the Analytic of fundamental propositions will follow. The third part of the course will be devoted to a reading of some parts of the Transcendental Dialectic: in particular, the Introduction, the Paralogisms, and the Third Antinomy.
Prerequisites
Good knowledge of the history of modern philosophy and of the general outline of the Kantian system.
Books
I. Kant, Critique of Pure Reason: 1. Preface to the second edition 2. Analytic of Fundamental Propositions 3. Transcendental Dialectic Edizioni consigliate: a c. di C. Esposito, Bompiani, Milano 2007; a c. di G. Colli, Einaudi, Torino 1957 (rist. Adelphi).
Frequency
Attending the course is strongly recommended.
Exam mode
A paper is required to be admitted to the exams. The paper should comment short section of the text (a list of texts will be given in class and published on Classroom). Mandatory due dates for submission will be available on Infostud for each term. Exam will consist of 1. a discussion of the paper and 2. analysis of the course texts. Evaluation will concern knowledge of the texts and ability to understand and elaborate their main issues, also within the conceptual context of modern philosophy.
Bibliography
Silvestro Marcucci, Guida alla lettura della «Critica della ragion pura» di Immanuel Kant, Laterza, Roma-Bari 1997 Per chi conosca l'inglese: Graham Bird, The Revolutionary Kant. A Commentary on the Critique of Pure Reason, Open Court 2006.
Lesson mode
Traditional lectures; students will be required to take part in seminar-style discussions.
  • Lesson code1026893
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CoursePhilosophy
  • CurriculumFilosofia
  • Year1st year
  • Semester2nd semester
  • SSDM-FIL/03
  • CFU12