Teacher
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RAPARELLI FRANCESCO
(syllabus)
Money, Value, Intellect
What is money? This question seems harmless since money is an object that has permeated our existence since birth; all the more so in today’s world, where financial markets often dictate our form of life. Nevertheless the answer is complicated. So much so that, in order to illustrate what money is, it is necessary to introduce and explain two fundamental philosophical concepts: value and intellect. This course will be devoted to clarifying the notions of ‘money’, ‘value’ and ‘intellect’ in modern and contemporary society; primarily through the thought of Karl Marx and Georg Simmel, as they analyzed those concepts in their major works. In order to fully grasp contemporary world, extensive reference will be made to feminist elaborations on the concepts of ‘value’ and ‘reproduction’.
(reference books)
Marx K., Il capitale. Critica dell’economia politica, Libro primo, capitoli primo e terzo, paragrafo 3 del capitolo quarto; Simmel G., Filosofia del denaro, capitoli primo (del paragrafo III, passi scelti), secondo (passi scelti) e quarto (solo il paragrafo I); Fortunati L., L’arcano della riproduzione. Casalinghe, prostitute, operai e capitale, capitoli 1-6-8 (available/downloadable in PDF on Moodle).
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