Teaching Workshop:
A.Y. 2019/2020
Learning objectives
The student will be acquainted with different formulations of hedonism (concerning, in particular, sensory hedonism and attitudinal hedonism) and with the objections that have been raised against these formulations.
Expected learning outcomes
The workshop aims to develop the following skills:
Critical thinking skills:
By the end of the workshop, students will display a sufficiently independent critical approach in selecting and interpreting the notions that are most relevant their area of study and to the broader socio-cultural context in which they operate
Communication skills:
By the end of the workshop:
- students will be able to effectively communicate the acquired knowledge and disseminate it to the general public;
- student will have developed basic IT skills concerning knowledge preservation and transfer.
Learning skills:
By the end of the workshop, students will have developed the learning skills required to continue their studies in keeping with their own research interests. In order to meet this objective, students will also develop relevant skills in the independent interpretation of sources and in the use of basic IT tool for bibliographic research.
Critical thinking skills:
By the end of the workshop, students will display a sufficiently independent critical approach in selecting and interpreting the notions that are most relevant their area of study and to the broader socio-cultural context in which they operate
Communication skills:
By the end of the workshop:
- students will be able to effectively communicate the acquired knowledge and disseminate it to the general public;
- student will have developed basic IT skills concerning knowledge preservation and transfer.
Learning skills:
By the end of the workshop, students will have developed the learning skills required to continue their studies in keeping with their own research interests. In order to meet this objective, students will also develop relevant skills in the independent interpretation of sources and in the use of basic IT tool for bibliographic research.
Lesson period: Second semester
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
The lab will deal with the topic of hedonism in Plato, Aristotle, and in the contemporary debate. Different formulations of hedonism will be considered and some objections will be discussed.
The lab is worth 3 ECTS.
The workshop is open to the students of the B.A. in Philosophy and of the master degree in Philosophical sciences.
The lab is worth 3 ECTS.
The workshop is open to the students of the B.A. in Philosophy and of the master degree in Philosophical sciences.
Prerequisites for admission
Capacity to read English texts.
Teaching methods
Presentation of a theme by the teacher and discussion.
Teaching Resources
Aristotele, Etica Nicomachea, VII, capp. 12-15; X, capp. 2-5
Platone, Filebo, passi scelti
Delcomminette S. (2003) ''False Pleasures, Appearance and Imagination in the Philebus'', Phronesis,Vol. 48, No. 3, pp. 215-237
Owen G. E. L. (1971-1972) ''Aristotelian Pleasures'', Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, New Series, Vol. 72, pp. 135-152
Feldman, F. (2004), Pleasure and the Good Life, Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Platone, Filebo, passi scelti
Delcomminette S. (2003) ''False Pleasures, Appearance and Imagination in the Philebus'', Phronesis,Vol. 48, No. 3, pp. 215-237
Owen G. E. L. (1971-1972) ''Aristotelian Pleasures'', Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, New Series, Vol. 72, pp. 135-152
Feldman, F. (2004), Pleasure and the Good Life, Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Students will either pass or fail (no grade). In order to pass, students are required either to give an oral presentation or to write a short paper. Attendance is compulsory.
- University credits: 3
Humanities workshops: 20 hours
Professor:
Zucchi Alessandro
Shifts:
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Professor:
Zucchi Alessandro