Università Roma Tre

The course of History of Ethics is part of the program in Philosophy (BA level) and is included among the characterising training activities.
The objective of the course is to provide knowledge of the basic issues of ancient philosophy (philosophical debates, historical and intellectual background). Students will read through a classic text of moral philosophy and they will focus on the basic issues and debates connected to it.
Students will be able to apply the acquired knowledge to discuss and to develop arguments both in a theorical and in a historical perspective.
Upon completion of the course students are expected to acquire the following skills:
- Critical thinking on moral philosophy and on its relation to wider issues (both historical and philosophical);
- Language and argumentation skills required for reading texts of moral philosophy and discussing about it;
- Basic capacity to read a classical text (in translation).