Philosophy

The Body, Ethics and Politics Following a path through philosophy, anthropology and literature, the course examines the body in its social and political dimensions. In particular, it will explore the body as an object of social violence, the poor body, the black body, and the gay body, understood as sites for establishing critical terms that emerge from the conditions of life and are not dictated by universalist representations of human nature.

The course assumes knowledge of the problems and the tradition of philosophy.

James Baldwin, La prossima volta il fuoco, Fandango Libri, Roma 2020 Veena Das, Vita e parole. La violenza e la discesa nell’ordinario, Castelvecchi, Roma 2024 Didier Eribon, Ritorno a Reims, Bompiani, Milano 2017 Michel Foucault, La volontà di sapere, Feltrinelli, Milano 1997 Ludwig Wittgenstein, Ultimi scritti 1948-1951. La filosofia della psicologia, Laterza, Roma-Bari 1998

Attendance is strongly recommended.

In addition to active participation in class, the exam will consist of an oral examination lasting an average of 30 minutes on topics presented in class. In order to pass the exam, students should demonstrate that they: 1. know the basic doctrines of the various authors studied; 2. be able to read and comment on the texts analyzed in class; 3. have a correct command of the technical terminology of the various authors studied; 4. be able to recognize and carefully reconstruct the main theoretical concepts, also in their diachronic evolution; 5. be able to present critical and original arguments based on the texts and authors analyzed. The fulfillment of 1 and 2 is necessary to pass the exam. Marks above 27 will be given to students who fulfill all five points above.

Seminar lectures, with presentations of the materials by the instructor and active participation from the class.

The Body, Ethics and Politics Following a path through philosophy, anthropology and literature, the course examines the body in its social and political dimensions. In particular, it will explore the body as an object of social violence, the poor body, the black body, and the gay body, understood as sites for establishing critical terms that emerge from the conditions of life and are not dictated by universalist representations of human nature.

The course assumes knowledge of the problems and the tradition of philosophy.

James Baldwin, La prossima volta il fuoco, Fandango Libri, Roma 2020 Veena Das, Vita e parole. La violenza e la discesa nell’ordinario, Castelvecchi, Roma 2024 Didier Eribon, Ritorno a Reims, Bompiani, Milano 2017 Michel Foucault, La volontà di sapere, Feltrinelli, Milano 1997 Ludwig Wittgenstein, Ultimi scritti 1948-1951. La filosofia della psicologia, Laterza, Roma-Bari 1998

Attendance is strongly recommended.

In addition to active participation in class, the exam will consist of an oral examination lasting an average of 30 minutes on topics presented in class. In order to pass the exam, students should demonstrate that they: 1. know the basic doctrines of the various authors studied; 2. be able to read and comment on the texts analyzed in class; 3. have a correct command of the technical terminology of the various authors studied; 4. be able to recognize and carefully reconstruct the main theoretical concepts, also in their diachronic evolution; 5. be able to present critical and original arguments based on the texts and authors analyzed. The fulfillment of 1 and 2 is necessary to pass the exam. Marks above 27 will be given to students who fulfill all five points above.

Seminar lectures, with presentations of the materials by the instructor and active participation from the class.