History of Early Modern Philosophy I

The course aims to provide students with a solid basic knowledge of some of the most important concepts in the history of modern philosophy with special focus on the classics. Its educational goals are to enable participants to understand the historical and theoretical meaning of the main philosophical traditions in connection with other doctrines and cultural traditions.

Knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
- describe the pivotal periods of the history of modern philosophy
- recognize the fundamental lexicon of philosophy in its historical evolution through the key texts proposed
- identify the concepts and arguments used by the authors considered
- recognize the relative stability of the sources and how they have evolved in time

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, students are expected to be able to:
- read philosophical classic texts
- apply the knowledge acquired in framing authors and discussion and texts historically
- apply the historical lexicon to the analysis and discussion of texts and problems
- apply the understanding of concepts and argumentative forms to the analysis of texts and problems
- explain the notions acquired in clear and concise terms
- compare texts at a basic level