Teacher
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PETAGINE ANTONIO
(syllabus)
The question about happiness in the history of Western philosophy.
In its first part (36 hours), the course will offer an overall view, through an anthology of texts, which will allow the student to compare the theories of the main authors of Western philosophy.
Who has not a philosophical background will be alble to demonstrate a basic knowledge of some main authors: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Descartes, Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche. We suggest the use of this text: M. De Bartolomeo – V. Magni, Storia della filosofia, Atlas, Milano 2011.
The second part (18 hours), dedicated to Eudemonism, is structured in three parts: a. The examination of a work of the twenty-first century, in which the sources of contemporary unhappiness are well exposed: G. Lipovetsky, Una felicità paradossale (12 hours). b. A focus on the influence of Eudemonism on the so-called "positive psychology", founded by Martin E.P. Seligman (6 hours)
(reference books)
Fist part: F. de Luise – G. Farinetti, I Filosofi parlano di felicità, 2 voll., PBE, Einaudi, Torino 2014 (Mappe 51-52). A file with the list of text will be uploaded on the blackboard online
Second part:
G. Lipovetsky, Una felicità paradossale, Cortina, Milano 2007. M.E.P. Seligman, La costruzione della felicità, tr. it. T. Franzosi, Sperling Paperbacks 2005 (passages). A. Petagine, Profili dell’umano, FrancoAngeli, Milano 2007, pp. 17-52 e 138-170.
Other references could be uploaded on the blackboard online.
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