History of Moral Philosophy

The aim of the course is to enable participants to acquire knowledge and to understand the historical development of Ethics, through the reading and the commentary of well-known classics of the discipline.

Knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, the student
- knows the fundamental elements of the history of Ethics;
- understands the methodological reflections concerning the problems of the development of Ethics.

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
At the end of the study path, the student
- can apply the knowledge acquired in framing authors and texts historically;
- can interpret ethical doctrines by relating them to their processing contexts and their respective functions;
- can apply the philosophical lexicon to the analysis and discussion of texts and problems;
- can apply the understanding of concepts and argumentative forms to the analysis of complex texts and problems.