Teacher
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PETAGINE ANTONIO
(syllabus)
The course aims to introduce students to the knowledge of the main currents of Western philosophy. Through the reading of classical texts, it aims to provide students with knowledge and critical understanding of the historical, epistemological, and methodological foundations of historical-philosophical research. By indicating the difficulties presented by the texts and the different possible interpretative solutions, it also aims to stimulate the student's critical reflection and autonomy of judgment. Particular attention will be given to the knowledge of topics that promote the development of cultural and professional competence in the educational and training field.
This year's course program is as follows: Can we be happy during our life? The question about happiness in the history of Western philosophy.
In its first part, 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. The second part, 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. Petagine, Profili dell'umano. Lineamenti di Antropologia filosofica, FrancoAngeli, Milano 2007, pp. 17-54. A file with the list of text will be uploaded on the blackboard online
Second part:
G. Lipovetsky, Una felicità paradossale, Cortina, Milano 2007, pp. 126-320. A. Petagine, Coltivare l'umano. Perché abbiamo bisogno dell'etica, orthotes, Napoli-Salerno 2019, pp. 29-82.
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