History of Ancient Philosophy

The examination will be entirely written and conducted on the computer via Moodle platform. It will be divided into three parts and will last 90 minutes:

1) a test consisting of 20 multiple-choice questions, aimed at testing basic knowledge of the history of the discipline and related historiographical problems. Each correct answer allows the acquisition of 0.5 points, for a maximum of 10 points. The test is considered passed by 7 points (14/20). Lower marks result in the exam being interrupted and the test being failed;

2) a test consisting of 5 concepts or terms to be defined precisely, with a maximum of 80 words, aimed at testing understanding of the fundamental vocabulary and awareness of the changes in meaning that the concepts have assumed in the historical development of ancient thought. Each answer will be graded from 0 to 2 points, according to the following scheme: 0 points = answer absent or completely wrong; 1 point = answer partially correct and/or expressed only partially appropriately; 2 points = answer fully correct and expressed appropriately;

3) a test consisting of 2 open questions on the topics and texts discussed during the lessons, to be answered in a maximum of 200 words, aimed at testing the ability to argue the most relevant topics of the teaching and to comment on the texts discussed during the lessons. Each answer will be graded from 0 to 6 points, according to the following scheme: 0 points = no answer or completely wrong; 1 point = insufficient answer and/or expressed in a largely inadequate way; 2 points = just sufficient answer and not very rigorously argued; 3 points = sufficient answer and just adequately argued; 4 points = good answer and correctly argued; 5 points = excellent answer and rigorous in terms of vocabulary and argument; 6 = excellent answer, which shows full awareness of the topic or text discussed and excellent ability to critically orientate oneself in the history of ancient philosophy.

Note that two excellent answers in the third paper compensate for four incorrect answers in the first paper. The final mark, expressed in thirtieths, is the sum of the marks for the three papers; if the total exceeds 30, laude will be awarded.

At each examination call, after the correction of the papers, an oral formative meeting will be held to clarify and explain the marks awarded. Attendance at the formative meeting will be optional. In no case will the grade be changed, except for material errors occurring during correction noted by the student.

The exam will be taken on Moodle in the computer lab. It will comprise three parts and the allotted time will be 90 minutes.
1.The first part consists in 20 multiple choice questions, aimed to assess the acquisition of the fundamentals of the history of the discipline and the historiographical problems connected with it. Every correct answer will get a score of 0.5 point for a maximum of 10 points. 7 points is the minimum required to pass this test (14/20). Failure to achieve this minimum determines the end of the exam with the outcome "failed".
2. The second part comprises 5 concepts or terms to be defined appropriately, with a maximum of 80 words. This part is aimed to assess the comprehension of the fundamental vocabulary and the awareness of the semantic changes the different concepts have undergone in the historical development of ancient thought. Every answer will receive a score between 0 and 2 points, according to the following scheme: 0 point= completely wrong or no answer; 1 point=partially correct and/or expressed only in a partially appropriate way answer; 2 points=fully correct and appropriately expressed answer;
3. The third part comprises two open questions on the themes and texts discussed in class. Students are requested to answer with a maximum of 200 words. This parts aims to assess the capacity to discuss the most relevant themes of the course and to comment on the texts dealt with in class. Every answer will receive a score between 0 and 6 points, according to the following scheme: 0 score= completely wrong or no answer; 1 point=insufficient and/or largely inadequate answer; 2 points= barely sufficient and superficially argued answer; 3 points=sufficient and barely adequately argued answer; 4 points=good and correctly argued answer; 5 points= very good answer, showing rigor both with respect to the lexicon and the argument; 6 points= excellent answer, showing full awareness of the theme and subject under discussion and an excellent critical capacity in the field of the history of ancient philosophy.

Note that two excellent answers in the third part allow the student to compensate for four wrong answers in the first part. The final grade, expressed on a 30/30 basis, consists in the sum of the scores from the three parts; if the score exceeds 30, the student will be given full mark with distinction (i.e., "30 e lode").

At each exam session, once the exams have been graded, students have the possibility to take part in a formative meeting during which the grades will be clarified and explained. This meeting is optional. Any change of grade is strictly excluded unless students have noticed some mistakes during the grading process.